ISDS Case Map
labour | workers' rights
The Regional Cooperation Economic Partnership (RCEP) is unlikely to bring immediate significant benefits for its developing member countries in terms of flow of goods and services or major infrastructure investments, analysts and economists said.
The danger is that the UK Prime Minister is eager to get a deal, so he could accept whatever terms the CPTPP countries demand.
President Joe Biden’s administration is setting up its trade policy to prioritize enforcement of existing commitments by the US’s partners over negotiating more deals to open new export markets.
UK government urged to use deal to demand Turkey ‘recognizes and respects’ labor standards.
Potential gains not worth cost of overlooking 'blatant human rights violations' in Xinjiang, Hong Kong, Tibet, and against Taiwan': French senator
France will insist on a ‘calendar’ for Beijing’s reforms instead.
The Tories are trying to shut workers out of Britain's post-Brexit trade deals, writes Unite's Tony Burke.
The agreement, which would roll back restrictions on investment, faces some opposition in Europe and objections from the Biden camp.
Officials say European Parliament could refuse to endorse deal over Beijing’s failure to commit to International Labour Organisation standards
Australia’s recent signature of the RCEP has attracted world attention for its significance in consolidating Asia-Pacific geopolitical relations. But in celebrating this agreement, we seem to have forgotten its unfinished business regarding labour and human rights.
