The Coalition for Community and Labor Solidarity opposes so-called ‘free trade’ agreements, like the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), that are better described as ‘investor rights’, ‘labor repression’, and ‘anti-regulation’ agreements. The TPP negotiators seek… Continue reading
Unless damaging provisions are removed before negotiations are finalized, the TPP agreement is on track to become the most harmful trade pact ever for access to medicines in developing countries. The TPP… Continue reading
Cambodia 2007 © Dieter Telemans A Cambodian HIV patient holds some of her drug regimen in an MSF HIV ward. NEW YORK, MARCH 4, 2013—As closed-door talks for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement… Continue reading
China to take a more proactive role in opening-up, minister says China is committed to pushing forward the Doha round of talks inresponse to what it sees as recent positive signs that may… Continue reading
BY CAROLINA ROSSINI AND MAIRA SUTTON EFF has been fighting against the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) intellectual property chapter for several years. This agreement poses a great risk to users’ freedoms and access to information on a… Continue reading
By Janie Boschma While the 16th round of negotiations surrounding the 11-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership wraps up in Singapore this week, K Street has plenty to say about the trade alliance and its terms at… Continue reading
BY KRISTEN BEIFUS MANUEL PÉREZ-ROCHA RAUL BURBANO A 16th round of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations is underway in Singapore. Canada and Mexico join the nine other TPP countries for the second… Continue reading
TOKYO/SINGAPORE – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to declare Japan’s participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade negotiations at a news conference Friday. A government source on Tuesday confirmed this is the day being… Continue reading
A new free trade agreement that will eventually cover over 40% of global trade is being hailed as one of the most ambitious plans in the Asia-Pacific region. Eleven Asian nations have signed… Continue reading
by Kang Eui-young, Lee Chi-dong WASHINGTON, March 12 (Yonhap) — The United States is cautiously optimistic thatSouth Korea will decide to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations, as it is a “natural candidate” for the ongoing… Continue reading
“… competing to lead the regional trade liberalization agenda.” by Arnie Saiki Los Angeles, California Editor: This analysis of the TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement) and ASEAN(Association of Southeast Asian Nations) was written just before the 21st ASEAN… Continue reading
BY CAROLINA ROSSINI AND KURT OPSAHL on the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The draft chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement on Intellectual Property—as of its current leaked version [PDF], article 16—insists that signatories provide legal incentives for Internet Service Providers (ISPs)… Continue reading
By Cory Doctorow on BoingBoing at 6:00 pm Saturday, Aug 25 The Trans-Pacific Partnership is the son of ACTA, a secretive copyright and trade treaty being negotiated by the Pacific Rim nations, including the… Continue reading
Pacific Rim Trade Zone Talks Begin in SD: Opponents Peacefully Protest Proposed Trade Deal that Would Send Jobs to Low-Wage Countries http://www.10news.com/news/31241771/detail.html “This not only contributes to the nation’s severe unemployment problems, but… Continue reading
Ice Cream Makers Help Coalition Deliver Over 10,000 Postcards to Trade Negotiators Currently Meeting in Chicago CHICAGO, IL – September 6 – As a major Pacific Rim trade summit begins in downtown Chicago… Continue reading
The 13th round of negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) will be held in San Diego, CA July 2-10th. Often referred to as the “NAFTA of the Pacific,” the TPP is what… Continue reading