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CTUs-SKM slams Trump’s tariff threats & India-UK CETA
The coordination of ten Central Trade Unions (CTUs) and Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Monday strongly condemned the recent threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to impose 25% tariffs on India.
Indonesia finalizes first North American CEPA with Canada
The Trade Ministry announced that the Indonesia-Canada Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (ICA-CEPA) is Indonesia's first CEPA in North America.
India, Philippines start talks for bilateral trade pact
India and the Philippines begin talks for a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) to boost bilateral trade, building on AITIGA terms.
European Commission again prioritises trade over wellbeing of EU population
ECVC expresses outrage at the disastrous EU-US trade deal, sealed by Donald Trump and Ursula von der Leyen last Sunday in Scotland.
Poland's new agri minister hopes to gather minority to block EU-Mercosur trade agreement
Poland's newly appointed agriculture minister Stefan Krajewski hopes to gather a blocking minority among EU countries to prevent the free trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur countries.
US trade deals: peasant unions in Indonesia and India sound alarm, warn of erosion of food sovereignty
Small-scale farmers and peasant unions in India and Indonesia against current and recent trade deals with the US because threaten their food sovereignty, livelihoods, and rural economies by opening local markets to heavily subsidized American agricultural imports.
No traceability, urgent duty of vigilance: facing the impacts of the EU-Morocco agreements
The duty of vigilance becomes an essential lever so that trade agreements, like that between the EU and Morocco, are not limited to economic interests, but also generate concrete progress in social and environmental matters.
S. Korea rules out changes to beef, rice imports as part of trade deal with US: sources
The South Korean government has decided not to use further opening of the country's beef and rice markets as bargaining chips in tariff negotiations with the United States, setting them as a "red line," sources said.
Farmer groups to step up campaign against FTA with US
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) will observe August 13 as ‘Corporations Quit India Day’; the SKM said that the general body has called for nationwide protests against the deal as it could act against the interests of farmers.
In South Korea's 'apple county', farmers beg not to be sacrificed for US trade deal
"US apples are very cheap. We can't compete with them," said Shim Chun-taek, a third-generation farmer who has been growing apples for two decades.