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40,000 against the KORUS FTA
Tens of thousands of laborers hold a “Nationwide Workers’ Rally” hosted by Korea Confederation of Trade Unions in front of Seoul City Hall, Nov. 13 against the far-reaching implications of the Korea-US FTA
S. Koreans demand rejection of US free trade pact
Tens of thousands of South Koreans, most of them members of trade unions and farmers, staged a rally on Sunday against a free trade deal with the United States, vowing to block what they called a “pernicious” pact.
Japanese farmers, fishermen protest free trade deal
Thousands of Japanese farmers and fishermen have rallied in Tokyo to voice opposition to Japan’s proposed participation in an expanded Asia-Pacific free trade organization.
Hundreds take interfaith service to the streets on eve of APEC trade conference
More than 30 clergy from a dozen denominations led hundreds of followers out of St. Augustine's Catholic Church in Waikiki on Monday night and into the streets of Waikiki as a challenge to APEC, the international trade talks kicking off tomorrow in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Occupy Honolulu’s position on APEC
The Occupy Honolulu General Assembly formally asserts its opposition to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings to be held in Honolulu from November 7 – 13, 2011.
Korea: Prosecution vows stern actions against FTA protesters
Korean prosecutors said Monday they will resort to arrests and physical detention in dealing with protesters against the country's long-stalled free trade agreement with the US.
Corporations occupy fair trade
Corporations move in to further occupy the fair trade network
New Zealand trades away our sovereignty in secret negotiations
At the APEC Leaders’ Summit in Hawaii on November 12 & 13, Bill English will signal the Government’s readiness to trade away yet more of this country’s powers of self-government, the New Zealand Is Not For Sale Campaign warned today.
S Koreans protest against trade deal with US
South Korean authorities have detained at least 15 people after police clashed with protesters demonstrating against the country’s free-trade agreement with the US.
Free-trade agreement between the European Union and Canada: CORPORATIONS MUST NOT MAKE THE LAW
We, the undersigned unions and civil society organizations, ask our political leaders to stopimmediately the current negotiations for a free-trade agreement between the European Union and Canada. This agreement, called the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), would encourage the privatization of the public sector, weaken and prevent social, health and environmental regulations, and protect even more investors' rights at the expense of democratic rights.