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RCEP

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (ASEAN+6)

Why RCEP is the problem, not the solution
Inquirer.net | 18-May-2017
RCEP negotiations have been highly conspiratorial and undemocratic, with all 18 rounds of trade discussions held in secret and no reports shared with the public
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , medicines , RCEP
RCEP’s digital trade negotiations remain shrouded in secrecy
Electronic Frontier Foundation | 17-May-2017
There has also been no official release of the chapters and textual proposals related to rules that are being tabled.
keywords: e-commerce | digital economy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Philippines , RCEP
Stop trading workers’ rights over profits
Forum on FTAs | 8-May-2017
RCEP magnifies existing inequalities and discriminates against women, indigenous peoples, people living with HIV or other illnesses, people with disabilities,rural communities, farmers and workers
keywords: actions | resistance , India , investor-state disputes | ISDS , medicines , Philippines , RCEP , women
Beyond investment protection: group warns of intensified corporate attacks vs people’s rights as ASEAN leaders meet in PH
People Over Profit | 5-May-2017
The People Over Profit network together with local civil society organizations in the Philippines warn of intensifying corporate attacks on people’s rights and join calls for an independent, sovereign and peaceful Southeast Asian region.
keywords: ASEAN , Asia , investor-state disputes | ISDS , RCEP
RCEP: Corporations could sue governments
AFTINET | 3-May-2017
ISDS is increasingly being used by global corporations to challenge health, environment and other public interest laws.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , medicines , RCEP
Employment crisis and free trade agreements( FTAs) : Why workers should reject RCEP
Forum against FTAs | 27-Apr-2017
Trade unions, farmers groups, health activists, and other people’s movements are planning to organise a series of events to put pressure on the Government of India to withdraw from RCEP negotiations.
keywords: actions | resistance , India , investor-state disputes | ISDS , medicines , RCEP
Treating intellectual property as an investment, and subjecting it to treaty arbitration, can have undesirable impact
Economic Times | 19-Apr-2017
Free trade agreements tend to treat intellectual property as an investment made by investor corporations, allowing private investment disputes to be raised against the host country.
keywords: India , intellectual property , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , RCEP
Stop RCEP. Trade for the People. Not for Corporate Elites
People Over Profit | 7-Mar-2017
People Over Profit Statement on the 17th Round of Negotiations of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) in Kobe, Japan 27 Feb-3 March 2017
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , Japan , medicines , RCEP
RCEP investment chapter presents a grave threat to access to medicines
MSF | 3-Mar-2017
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) raises concerns over provisions under negotiation in the RCEP investment chapter that threaten to restrict access to affordable medicines for millions of people
keywords: actions | resistance , investor-state disputes | ISDS , medicines , RCEP
RCEP, an attack on food sovereignty, must be junked – PCFS
People’s Coalition on Food Sovereignty | 2-Mar-2017
RCEP will be harmful to developing countries’ struggle for industrialization, access to cheaper medicines, quality social services, and protection of the environment
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , RCEP