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Latin American Parliament supports Ecuador against US oil company
30-Nov-2015     Tele Sur
The resolution calls for an international forum on the implementation of measures to better protect the rights of sovereign countries from exploitative multinationals.
South Korea ratifies free trade agreement with China
30-Nov-2015     New Kerala
The South Korean parliament, during a plenary session, ratified the country's free trade agreement (FTA) with China.
The secretive trade agreements that could scupper climate change ​action​
30-Nov-2015     The Guardian
Global trade deals like TTIP and TPP will lead to an increase in greenhouse gases and negate any agreement on climate change
Japan to help Thailand join TPP trade bloc, Somkid says
30-Nov-2015     The Bangkok Post
At a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Mr Somkid said Japan had pledged to support Thailand joining the much-touted Trans-Pacific Partnership.
India’s membership of APEC will be win-win for both
30-Nov-2015     New Daily Times
India’s inclusion in APEC is hoped to further integrate the Indian economy into the Asia-Pacific economic milieu as well as boost its ‘Act East Policy’.
Another TPP loser? Canadian trades workers
30-Nov-2015     The Tyee
Trade where we don't really get anything in return isn't really 'trade' at all.
Trade deals could lock in fossil fuel exports to Europe
30-Nov-2015     Rabble
The Natural Resources Defense Council has projected that Europe could be receiving 700,000 barrels of tar sands bitumen a day by 2020.
State-enterprises under threat if Indonesia joins TPP: Experts
30-Nov-2015     The Jakarta Post
"Our state-owned enterprises will be in under serious threat because until now they are under protective policies such as government tender"
Expect influx of foreign workers, professionals under TPP, experts say
29-Nov-2015    
An influx of skilled foreign workers is expected under the Trans-Pacific Partnership, but the agreement also makes it easier for Canadians to work abroad. Whether the gains and losses will balance themselves out in Canada is up for debate among experts.
TPP & ISDS: new tests for India
27-Nov-2015     Gateway House
For India, the U.S.-driven Trans Pacific Partnership will skew investment and intellectual property rights, and especially the debate over the Investor State Dispute System which allows companies to challenge soverign rights and public policy.