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Civil society position on the East African Community (EAC)-European Union (EU) economic partnership agreement (EPA)
2-Mar-2022     Seatini
We the members of the East African Trade Network (EATN) call upon the Government of Tanzania and the East African Community (EAC) not to waver and be stampeded into signing the EPA.
A sea of trouble: Seabed mining and international arbitration in Mexico
2-Mar-2022     Inequality.org
In the Gulf of Ulloa, a US treasure-hunting company turned seabed mining outfit poses a dire risk to the environment.
Corporate courts can be beaten. It’s essential for climate justice
2-Mar-2022     Global Justice Now
It is perfectly possible to withdraw from trade deals containing corporate courts, as former South African trade minister Rob Davies explains.
NZ UK FTA “inclusive trade” agenda does nothing to redress failed free trade model
1-Mar-2022     Scoop
Professor Kelsey repeated the calls for a comprehensive rethink of this model of free trade agreements to confront the social, environmental and economic challenges of the 21st century.
Briefers on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) vs Women’s Human Rights
1-Mar-2022     APWLD
APWLD is launching new Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) vs Women’s Human Rights briefers which elaborate on how ISDS is incompatible with human rights principles.
The EU-Mercosur free trade agreement: A critical analysis and an alternative
23-Feb-2022     TNI
The EU-Mercosur trade agreement leads to the destruction of nature, violation of land rights of farmers and Indigenous people and loss of industrial jobs in the Mercosur countries.
A Koched-up NAFTA lawsuit
22-Feb-2022     CCPA
Koch claims that Ontario’s abrupt cancellation of its cap-and-trade system in 2018 violated the NAFTA Chapter 11 minimum standard of treatment and expropriation clauses.
Toxic mine to re-open after Australian gold miner sues Thai Government
15-Feb-2022     AFTINET
Environmental defenders in Thailand have slammed a decision by the Thai Government to reinstate formerly revoked mining licenses following a lengthy legal battle in an international arbitration tribunal.
Parliamentary committee recommends that UK and Taiwan should join the CPTPP, but not China
14-Feb-2022     AFTINET
Australian trade committee recommends that Australia support the applications of the UK and Taiwan, but places conditions on support for China’s accession.
An India-UK trade deal could mean a race to the bottom for Indian workers
1-Feb-2022     New Internationalist
On farmers and food, vaccine inequality, climate justice and digital rights, we need to act in solidarity – and not allow trade rules to sacrifice people to corporate profit.