Americas


Bilateral deal-making involving governments of Latin America, the US and Canada.

last update: May 2012

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‘Mafia investments against Honduras’. New report exposes corporate demands after coup d'état
A new report, 'Mafia investments against Honduras', examines the worrying situation in which the Central American country finds itself in the face of claims brought by transnational corporations before international arbitration tribunals.
APEP should be used to eliminate ISDS, say members of Congress, US and Latin American civil society
Members of Congress, grassroots activists, and civil society organizations from the US and Latin America urged the United States to use the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity (APEP) to undo the damage of decades of corporate-dominated trade policy.
The corporate colonization of Latin America
How Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) harms indigenous communities.
Joint statement on the fourth meeting of the United States – Argentina council on trade and investment
Argentina expressed its determination to join the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity, and the United States welcomed Argentina’s interest in joining.
Peoples of Mesoamerica in defence of seeds and maize
This call for the defence of maize and all peasant seeds comes amid increasing pressure to impose the so-called UPOV laws through trade agreements and other neoliberal policies throughout the region.
China-Ecuador free trade agreement to take effect on May 1
The free trade agreement between China and Ecuador will go into effect on May 1 as both countries have completed respective domestic approval processes.
Why people of Ecuador were right to keep the corporate courts out
In a referendum, Ecuador voted to keep its constitutional ban on using international arbitration and investor-state dispute settlement mechanisms.
As Honduras leaves World Bank dispute forum, US tries to keep influence
Honduras’ withdrawal from the World Bank investor dispute forum could have a limited practical effect, but it is already read along ideological lines.
Ecuador said “no” to international arbitration: a sovereign decision with international resonance in the fight against ISDS
April 21st has been a historic day. The Ecuadorian people voted massively NO in the referendum question about whether Ecuador should return to arbitration.
Between sovereignty and corporate interests: what is at stake in the Ecuadorian referendum?
On 21 April 2024, the government of Daniel Noboa is holding a referendum in Ecuador to amend the country's constitution and, in particular, to reactivate the dangerous investor-state dispute settlement mechanism.

Referenced sites

Americans For Free Trade

A broad coalition of American businesses, trade organizations, and workers united against tariffs.

Americas Policy Program

The Americas Program of the Center for International Policy is a leading source of information for activists, academics and citizens concerned about US forei...

Bloque Verde

No hay ambiente para el TLC en Costa Rica

Citizens Trade Campaign - Bilateral Agreements

The Citizens Trade Campaign is a US coalition of environmental, labor, consumer, family farm, religious, and other civil society groups founded in 1992 durin...

Consejo de Investigaciones e Información en Desarrollo -CIID -

Institución que impulsa el desarrollo de Guatemala y Centroamérica, a través de la investigación y la promoción de programas de desarrollo

Costa Rica Solidaria - NO al TLC

Esta semana lo más relevante de nuestra lucha

GMA

The Grocery Manufacturers of America is a major lobby group on US FTAs

LATN

The Latin American Trade Network is an independent and interdisciplinary research network

Movimiento Cultura frente al TLC

El Movimiento Cultura frente al TLC es un colectivo de artistas que viaja por las comunidades llevando música, teatro, poesía, danza, pintura y talleres, inf...

NFTC

The National Foreign Trade Council is a US business organisation lobbying the US government on its foreign trade policy