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Peruvians urge Himes to oppose TPP
27-Oct-2016     Stamford Advocate
"Our experience in Peru demonstrates how the TPP model prioritizes trade and investment above the protection of the environment, ecosystems, and life itself."
Intl. investment policy exacerbates vulnerabilities of people to corporate land grabs, says expert
27-Oct-2016     Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
As commercial pressures on resources increase, some of the world’s poorest people face the risk of dispossession under contested circumstances.
What do trade agreements do for open access—and what don't they do?
27-Oct-2016     Electronic Frontier Foundation
The absence of support for open access in trade agreements comes as no surprise when considering that there are no representatives from the education sector, nor any library or archive representatives, in the relevant closed-door trade advisory committees
Belgium keeps EU, Canada waiting over trade deal
27-Oct-2016     Reuters
Belgian politicians failed to break their deadlock over a planned EU-Canada free trade agreement. The news prompted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to call off plans to fly to Brussels.
World union meeting unites against TiSA and CETA
27-Oct-2016     ITF
Global trade union leaders meeting in Panama have united in condemnation of TiSA (the Trade in Services Agreement) and CETA (the Comprehensive Economic & Trade Agreement), highlighting the risks that both trade agreements pose to jobs and job security.
Public sector unions to oppose Asia Pacific mega trade deal RCEP
27-Oct-2016     PSI
On 12 October, the closing day of the Asia Pacific Regional Conference in Fukuoka, around 250 delegates representing more than 70 PSI affiliates from 18 countries resolved to intensify the struggle against the ambitious Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership under negotiation among 16 countries in the region.
Do free trade deals pose a threat to higher education?
26-Oct-2016     University World News
The awareness of the threat posed to the public realm by international ‘free trade’ agreements has been heightened by the publication of new leaks and criticism from leading intellectuals.
RCEP: India, China struggle to agree on tariff cuts in goods
26-Oct-2016     The Hindu
Trade Ministers from the 16-member RCEP will meet in the Philippines, on November 3-4 to see if final commitments in the area of goods, services and investments can be reached.
SADC, EAC and COMESA seek to implement Tripartite Free Trade Area
26-Oct-2016     Nigeria Today
The 10th EAC-COMESA-SADC Tripartite meeting opened in Nairobi to resolve issues that remain outstanding before the implementation of the Tripartite Free Trade Area.
Kenya opens fresh talks with EAC over EU deal
26-Oct-2016     The Star
Kenya has embarked on another round of diplomatic talks with her least-developed East African Community peers in a fresh bid to convince them to sign a trade deal with 28-member European Union.