ISDS Case Map
Colombia
Did officials of Drummond Co, a US coal operation, play a role in the deaths of at least two men in Colombia? US and European labor leaders are watching this case closely and pointing to it as an example of why they object to the United States' proposed free-trade agreement with Colombia.
The US Congress won't likely ratify a free trade agreement with Colombia this year as it's currently focusing on health care reform and energy-related legislation, US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said Tuesday.
R-CALF USA states that the US-Colombia FTA should be rejected because the agreement “completely ignores the unique characteristics of the US cattle industry and likely would harm farmers and ranchers, consumers, and the rural communities all across America that are economically dependent on a vibrant US cattle industry.”
Colombia will be the first market in South America to reopen to Canadian beef since 2003, the Canadian government announced Wednesday.
The United States Trade Representative Office has received more than 500 public comments on the pending free trade agreements with South Korea and Colombia, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said Tuesday.
As Parliament resumes, Ken Neumann, National Director of the United Steelworkers (USW) today called on Michael Ignatieff and the Liberal caucus to refuse to support the Harper government's free trade agreement with Colombia when the bill is voted in Parliament next week.
Legislation to implement the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) (Bill C-23) may be the first order of business in the House of Commons when MPs return Monday after their summer recess.
Below, a call to action from the folks managing the Stop the Canada Colombia FTA group on Facebook.
South Korea and Colombia agreed Thursday to begin talks on a free trade agreement (FTA) within the year, Seoul's foreign ministry said after a meeting between their foreign ministers here.
Some say that domestic issues will dominate Barack Obama's agenda for the rest of the year.
