RCEP | Focus on the Global South

Protect people’s economic rights to data, RCEP countries urged

by admin2 | Feb 28, 2019 | Asia/World, Trade and Investment | 0

by Jai Vipra, IT for Change [We feature this intervention made by IT for Change at the stakeholder...

RCEP must not undermine farmers’ rights, especially to protect their own plant varieties

by admin2 | Feb 27, 2019 | Asia/World, Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, Philippines, The Commons, Trade and Investment | 0

RCEP Negotiations Must Not Include Obligation to Join or Implement UPOV Systems and In...

People’s movements urge countries to stop RCEP negotiations

by admin2 | Feb 27, 2019 | Asia/World, Trade and Investment | 0

Denpasar, 25 February 2019. The Coalition of Indonesian Civil Society for Economic Justice...

RCEP needs to prioritize justice, not balance

by admin2 | Feb 25, 2019 | Asia/World, Trade and Investment | 0

[Note: The following is the slightly edited text of an intervention made during Stakeholder...

Dangers posed by RCEP for agriculture & smallholder farmers

by admin2 | Nov 15, 2018 | Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, India, The Commons, Trade and Investment | 0

The following is a discussion note by Afsar Jafri for a lecture at the 4th Kisan Swaraj Sammelan...

RCEP: Corporate capture on a grand scale

by yasmin | Jul 25, 2018 | Asia/World, Trade and Investment | 0

[Intervention at the RCEP Stakeholder Engagement during the 23rd Round of RCEP negotiations in...

Statement of Civil Society in Thailand on RCEP Negotiation and the Thai Government’s Effort in Joining CPTPP

by yasmin | Jul 25, 2018 | Mekong Region, Statement, Thailand, Trade and Investment | 0

On the 20th of July 2018, 25 civil society organizations in Thailand in the sectors of health, agriculture, fishery, environment, internet, labor rights, women rights and climate change convened a meeting on the impact of RCEP...

RCEP Trade Round: Singapore Host Privileges Business Over People’s Rights

by yasmin | May 4, 2018 | Asia/World, Statement, Trade and Investment | 0

3 May 2018, Singapore: Trade officials from 16 countries that are negotiating the Regional...

Workers Call on Governments to Defend Public Services & Reject RCEP

by cvmilitante | Sep 11, 2017 | China, Trade and Investment | 0

We are trade union and civil society representatives from seven Asian countries who came together to discuss the impacts on labour rights and essential public services of the proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership...