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Joseph Purugganan on “How to Get Rid of TTIP and other FTAs”

Posted by admin | Sep 5, 2014 | Trade and Investment

Presentation by Joseph Purugganan at the plenary “How to get rid of TTIP and other bilateral free...

The Second Front: Aggressive Push for New Generation Free Trade Agreements

Posted by admin | Nov 14, 2013 | Trade and Investment

The U.S. Standard The Transpacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) is a free trade agreement ...

Early Harvest: The Bali Package

Posted by admin | Nov 6, 2013 | Trade and Investment

The Bali package is an agreement on a few elements of the Doha agenda that is expected to be...

Doha Scorecard: From Hongkong to Bali

Posted by admin | Oct 30, 2013 | Trade and Investment

The Hong Kong Ministerial Meeting in 2005 is considered by Asian movements a milestone in the...

SNR Coalition leads huge protest against proposed new trade agreements

Posted by admin | Dec 9, 2005 | Trade and Investment

A broad coalition of social movements and civil society organizations assailed the current negotiations for new multilateral trade deals under the World Trade Organization and demanded that the Philippine government led by our chief negotiator Trade Secretary Peter Favila oppose any such deal from moving forward in Hong Kong.

Around 5, 000 farmers, fishers, laborers, students, urban poor, small producers and NGO workers from the Stop the New Round! Coalition are expected to gather at Plaza Miranda to dramatize their opposition to new trade agreements.

WTO DRAFT MINISTERIAL TEXT: EMPTY “DEVELOPMENT PACKAGE”

Posted by admin | Nov 28, 2005 | Trade and Investment

WTO DRAFT MINISTERIAL TEXT: EMPTY “DEVELOPMENT PACKAGE” IN EXCHANGE FOR TAKEOVER OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES’ AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRIAL AND SERVICES MARKETS By Aileen Kwa with contributions from Jacqies...