Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
23-May-2014
PSI
In a poll taken at the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Congress in Berlin, Germany, 90% of the voters overwhelmingly rejected the Trans Pacific Partnership free trade deal, supporting the statement that “the TPP should not go ahead and must be scrapped.”
21-May-2014
IUF
A new publication from the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF) exposes the corporate power grab at the core of two mega-treaties: TPP and TTIP
21-May-2014
AFP
Asia-Pacific trade ministers say they will intensify talks on a vast trans-Pacific free trade agreement but are offering no clue on when a final accord might be reached.
19-May-2014
New Straits Times
The ninth ministerial meeting for the Trans Pacific Partnership opened this morning with the fewest participation of trade heads. Only six trade ministers from the 12-member grouping attended the morning session.
13-May-2014
Voxy
The New Zealand Climate and Health Council warns that negotiations over the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) threaten New Zealand’s ability to protect our climate and health.
9-May-2014
US proposals for free flow of information across borders and a ban on local server requirements could hamper other governments' ability to uphold national privacy laws and regulations for off-shored personal data
9-May-2014
Common Dreams
Hundreds of protesters rallied outside of the Capitol building in Washington DC on Wednesday to declare to the US government that "the entire progressive movement is united" in the call to reject unjust trade deals.
3-May-2014
Japan-U.S. bilateral negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership multinational free trade agreement have overcome their largest remaining hurdle, with a substantive agreement reached after renewed talks held in tandem with U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to Japan from April 23 to 25.
2-May-2014
It is possible a Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal will be thrashed out by the end of the month, says Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (Apec) executive director Alan Bollard.
30-Apr-2014
China is pressing for a vast Asia-Pacific free trade agreement, a senior official said Wednesday, as a rival U.S.-led deal that excludes the Asian giant runs into snags.