Civil society organisations from the 15 member countries of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), call upon RCEP governments to continue to exclude Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) from the RCEP.
El gobierno canadiense no debería implementar el acuerdo de libre comercio recientemente firmado con Ecuador debido a su potencial de facilitar abusos ambientales y de los derechos humanos.
Le gouvernement canadien ne devrait pas mettre en œuvre l’accord de libre-échange récemment signé avec l’Équateur, car cet accord risque de faciliter les atteintes à l’environnement et aux droits humains.
The Canadian government should not implement the recently-signed free trade agreement with Ecuador because the agreement’s potential to facilitate environmental and human rights abuses.
Ecuador’s free trade agreement with Canada presents a glaring conflict of interest for President Noboa, whose family, one of Ecuador’s wealthiest, has a sizable financial stake in a Canada-based mining company.
The urgent demand for critical minerals has led to the expansion of mining operations, often accompanied by significant human rights and environmental abuses that cause social unrest and spark disputes between states and foreign investors.
Ecuador’s largest Indigenous organization is vowing to fight a now-concluded free trade agreement with Canada, warning it could encourage human rights abuses in the ecologically and culturally diverse South American country.