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US business sees trade deals approved by July
8-Apr-2011    
A new U.S. deal with Colombia to address longstanding labor concerns should clear the way for Congress to pass three long-stalled free trade agreements by July, industry officials said on Friday.
"Trade minister to be held responsible for EU FTA fiasco"
8-Apr-2011    
Korean Trade Minister Kim Jong-hoon, who is considered his government’s leading trade expert, is on the brink of resignation over translation errors in the Korean version of the Korea-European free trade agreement.
Against lowering of customs duty on auto in FTA with EU: SIAM
8-Apr-2011    
Stating that incentives should be given for setting up manufacturing bases in the country, SIAM today said it opposes any lowering of customs duty on fully imported cars in the proposed India-EU free trade agreement.
Canada-India free trade pact by 2013: Industry Minister
8-Apr-2011     Economic Times
Canadian Industry Minister Tony Clement has reiterated his country's commitment to signing a free trade agreement with India by 2013.
AFL-CIO remains opposed to Colombia trade deal
7-Apr-2011     AFL CIO
"We have no doubt that if 51 CEOs had been murdered in Colombia last year, this deal would be on a very slow track indeed," says AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka
USW joins Colombian unions in opposition to proposed FTA
7-Apr-2011     USW
The United Steelworkers is both disappointed and outraged to learn that the Obama Administration has apparently reached an agreement with Colombia over a free trade agreement.
Unions seek labour justice under free trade deal
7-Apr-2011     IPS
"My brother was murdered, and we're still the victims of threats and harassment, which is why we filed the petition" under the free trade agreement signed with the United States by Central America and the Dominican Republic, (DR-CAFTA), said Guatemalan trade unionist Noé Ramírez.
US-Colombia deal on labour rights met with scepticism
7-Apr-2011     IPS
Largely hailed by Republican lawmakers, the preliminary details of the deal, dubbed an "Action Plan for Labour Rights", were received sceptically by some Democrat representatives, while labour and rights groups noted that they lacked breadth, depth, and accountability measures.
Dow applauds progress on US-Colombia free trade agreement
7-Apr-2011     Dow
The agreement will remove 90% of current tariffs assessed to Dow's more than $200 million in American manufactured goods exported to Colombia.
US, Colombia reach deal on key free trade pact
7-Apr-2011     AP
The United Steelworkers called news of the amended Colombia pact "devastating" and said they, as well as the AFL-CIO, would continue to oppose the deal.