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House Dems after meeting with Richard Trumka: No vote on Trump’s NAFTA if worker concerns go unaddressed
30-Oct-2019     The Intercept
AFL-CIO President met with House Speaker and Ways and Means Chairman to hash out labor’s concerns in ongoing discussions over President Donald Trump’s renegotiated NAFTA deal.
Michel Barnier tells UK: ignore EU regulatory standards at your peril
30-Oct-2019     The Guardian
EU Brexit negotiator links free-trade deal with the UK to workers’ rights and environmental protection.
Call for regional action against RCEP
29-Oct-2019     Trade Justice Unions
Unions in Asia Pacific hold a series of synchronised actions, to voice their positions and opposition to RCEP deal.
RCEP: As deadline looms, trade unions call out dangerous clauses
21-Oct-2019     People Dispatch
Negotiators representing 16 countries have been tasked with arriving at an agreement on the controversial Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership by October 19 but trade unions say the deal has grave consequences.
Maquiladoras and the exploitation of migrants on the border
11-Oct-2019     Nacla
The signing of NAFTA in 1994 expanded the viability of the maquiladora industry. More importantly, it served to deepen uneven economic and political relationships between Mexico and the United States.
Joint ITUC-Africa/ETUC/ITUC statement on the EU-Africa EPAs and EU-Africa trade relations
28-Oct-2018     ETUC
Trade unions from Africa and Europe have followed with grave concern the negotiation and conclusion of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between the EU and regional groupings in Africa.