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'Free' trade deals are bad for Mass. cities like Fall River
17-Jul-2011    
Long before 2008, when Wall Street’s unchecked greed brought the world’s economy to its knees, we in the middle class could feel our future slipping away. We knew that we were working longer and harder — we could clearly see that even with two salaries, most families had less disposable income than families did in the ’60s and ’70s when one income was the norm.
SOCMA offers support for free trade pacts with South Korea, Panama, and Colombia
17-Jul-2011    
The Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA) issued its support this week of the passage of pending free-trade agreements (FTA) with South Korea, Panama and Colombia by two Congressional committees. SOCMA is the US-based trade association representing custom and batch manufacturers, including contract manufacturers of fine chemicals, pharmaceutical intermediates, and active pharmaceutical ingredients.
EU seeks huge duty cuts on auto, wines in its FTA with India
17-Jul-2011    
The European Union has sought substantial reduction or even elimination of duties in export of its automobiles, wines and spirits to India as a "must have" in the free trade agreement being negotiated between the two sides.
Gov't signs letters of intent with Philippines in economic meetings
17-Jul-2011    
Taipei and Manila managed to reach various consensuses and sign two letters of intent during their just-concluded economic cooperation meetings in the Philippines, Taiwan's economics minister said yesterday.
Korean fishing company pledges cooperation
16-Jul-2011    
A Christchurch-based company which charters Korean fishing boats for New Zealand waters says it will cooperate with a ministerial inquiry into conditions aboard foreign fishing boats.
Canada on track to clinch EU free-trade deal, Tories say
16-Jul-2011    
The Harper government says it's successfully concluded an eighth round of free trade negotiations with the European Union and is on track to clinch a deal by 2012.
S'pore-EU FTA talks going well
16-Jul-2011    
Talks on a free trade agreement (FTA) between the European Union and Singapore are progressing well.
FTA with Korea, Taiwan urged to boost auto sector
16-Jul-2011    
Free-Trade agreements with South Korea and Taiwan. This is what the State-owned think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) is urging the government to forge in order to help boost the local automotive industry.
Perplexing silence hangs over proposed Canada, E.U. trade pact
16-Jul-2011    
When Canada's premiers gather in Vancouver next week, it's hard to imagine that the subject of trade talks with the European Union won't come up. The potential ramifications of any deal for the provinces are enormous.
Embattled Colombian unionists rally against ‘free trade’
15-Jul-2011     In These Times
Gathering with fellow unionists in Washington, D.C., Jose Hugo Yanini speaks firmly about labor rights in Colombia. But a few weeks ago, the industrial janitor and shop steward feared that he soon might never utter another word.