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Perú: Solidarity with the struggle of the Amazonian peoples of Peru!
8-Jun-2009     Unión Socialista Libertaria
We ask our libertarian comrades to organise mobilisations and demonstrations outside Peruvian embassies in every country, in coordination with other sectors in struggle, in order to denounce the actions of the State and the multinationals in this country
50 days of protest and one massacre in the Peruvian Amazon
8-Jun-2009     rabble
Many Indigenous groups, human rights organizations, and environmental groups have called for President Garcia to step down and have issued calls for demonstrations at Peruvian embassies around the world "until the bloodbath is stopped and the legislative decrees for the Free Trade Agreement with the United States are repealed."
India seals free-trade pact with Thailand
8-Jun-2009     ToI
India took its trade diplomacy up several notches with negotiators wrapping up a free trade deal in goods with other BIMSTEC countries, ie. Thailand, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Nepal.
EU signs interim trade deal with 3 S African countries
8-Jun-2009     Xinhua
The European Union signed an interim trade deal on Thursday with the Southern African countries of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland.
Canada interested in new US free trade deal
8-Jun-2009     AP
Canada is interested in a free trade deal with the United States that would open up local government procurements to both countries. The interest comes as Canadian companies continue to report difficulties in winning government contracts in US cities because of "Buy American" provisions in President Barack Obama's stimulus bill.
Striking a proper match: Strategies to link trade agreements and real labor rights improvements
8-Jun-2009     Atlantic Community
This article makes recommendations for a template for linking trade and labor rights.
Police hostages die in Peru protest
8-Jun-2009     Al Jazeera
At the heart of the dispute are laws passed last year as Garcia sought to bring Peru's regulatory framework into compliance with a free-trade agreement with the US. "This has to be seen as one more chapter in the national struggle against the FTA," Mirko Lauer, a political commentator at Peru's La Republica newspaper, told Al Jazeera.
United States reviews its model bilateral investment treaty
8-Jun-2009     ITN
The United States has embarked on a review of its model bilateral investment treaty (BIT). Last updated in 2004, the US closely adheres to the model in its BIT negotiations with other countries.
Fatal clashes erupt in Peru at roadblock
6-Jun-2009     NY Times
The indigenous groups in Peru have surprised the authorities with their sudden strength and organization and are now threatening to blunt President Alan García's efforts to lure foreign investment to the region.
India to sign FTA with ASEAN in August
6-Jun-2009     The Hindu
The proposed ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement is likely to be signed at the ASEAN Economic Conference in Thailand in August