Trade Facilitation

Global Civil Society letter on the Nairobi Ministerial of the World Trade Organization (WTO), December 9, 2015

Manicandan — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 19:28:26 +0000

9 December, 2015

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As members of 453 civil society organizations including trade unions, environmentalists, farmers, development advocates, and public interest groups from over 150 countries, we are writing today to express extreme alarm about the current situation of the negotiations in the WTO. We urge you to take seriously the need for the upcoming Nairobi Ministerial to change existing WTO rules to make the global trading system more compatible with people-centered development, and to forestall efforts by some developed countries to abandon the development agenda and replace it with a set of so-called “new issues” that actually are non-trade issues that would impact deeply on domestic economies and constrain national policy space required for development and public interest.

9 December, 2015 (All day)

Letter from Civil Society Regarding Future Agenda of the WTO Negotiations

Manicandan — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 05:17:12 +0000

8 July, 2015

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341 organizations of civil society from over 100 countries of the global North and South, as consumer groups, environmentalists, trade unions, farmers, and other development advocates, have sent a letter to WTO members regarding the wrong direction of the current WTO talks, and urged the governments to substantially turnaround the negotiations in advance of the December Ministerial in Nairobi.

8 July, 2015 (All day)

Secret trade pact gives ‘consolidated power’ to global transport firms warns ITF

Manicandan — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 09:17:22 +0000

3 June, 2015

International Transport Workers Federation (ITF)

The ITF warned that classified documents published today by Wikileaks on the Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) foresee consolidated power for big transport industry players and threaten the public interest, jobs and a voice for workers.

3 June, 2015 (All day)

Insight: WTO: Where are we heading?

Manicandan — Thu, 28 May 2015 10:44:58 +0000

27 May, 2015

The Jakarta Post

In this Jakarta Post article Iman Pambagyo, Indonesian ambassador in charge of the WTO, strongly criticizes non-transparent negotiations process followed by developed countries and Roberto Azevedo, Director General of WTO to define the Post Bali Work Programme towards 10th WTO Ministerial Conference in Nairobi, Kenya, later this year. He also called upon the ministers from the developing to insist strongly that the conversations in Geneva should be inclusive, transparent and flexibility for developing countries is a must.

27 May, 2015 (All day)

Implement Bali Rules of Origin decision, say LDCs

Manicandan — Tue, 12 May 2015 06:51:59 +0000

11 May, 2015

TWN Info Service on WTO and Trade Issues (May15/03)

The Least Developed Countries (LDCs) group at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has called on WTO members to move forward on implementing the Bali Ministerial Decision of 7 December 2013 on preferential rules of origin for the LDCs. This call came at a meeting of the WTO Committee on Rules of Origin (CRO) on 30 April.

11 May, 2015 (All day)

US and allies ‘strike work' on post-Bali, Doha Round

Manicandan — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 11:47:15 +0000

24 September, 2014

SUNS - South North Development Monitor

The United States and its close ‘allies' in industrialised countries, appear to be bent on continuing their campaign to paralyse all negotiations and talks at the WTO - on the other parts of the Bali package, a post-Bali work programme, and the Doha Round - by refusing ‘to work' on other issues, until the US-EU cherished protocol on the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) is agreed to and delivered. In this SUNS - South North Development Monitor article By Chakravarthi Raghavan analyses latest state of play in WTO negotiations and US & allies' negotiation strategies.

24 September, 2014 (All day)

Misplaced claims of deadline sanctity for TFA

Manicandan — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 18:15:40 +0000

31 July, 2014

SUNS - South North Development Monitor

In this timely article one of the most sensible commentator on trade policy issues of our time, throws more light on misplaced claims of deadline sanctity for Trade Facilitation Agreement in the backdrop of US-WTO propaganda about the missed deadline for the adoption of a Protocol of Amendment to incorporate the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) into Annex 1A of the Marrakesh agreement.

31 July, 2014 (All day)

Support to WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement is Insufficient or Misdirected

Manicandan — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 19:35:58 +0000

25 July, 2014

This short article argues that the support to WTO trade facilitation agreement is insufficient and misdirected

25 July, 2014 (All day)

Indian farmers organizations call upon the Government to stand firm on food security issue at the WTO

Manicandan — Wed, 23 Jul 2014 08:43:16 +0000

23 July, 2014

In a statement released ahead of the WTO General Council meeting tomorrow, farmers organization in India called upon the Indian Government to stand firm on linking the Food Security proposal with the Trade Facilitation Agreement in WTO. Farmers’ leaders expressed shock over the Chair's summary of the G 20 trade ministers meeting which was held on July 19 at Sydney.

23 July, 2014 (All day)

Indian Farmers' Statement on India's Stand at the WTO - 23 July 2014

Manicandan — Wed, 23 Jul 2014 08:22:02 +0000

23 July, 2014

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23 July, 2014 (All day)

Future of WTO Negotiations Hangs in the Balance at G20 Trade Ministers' Meeting

Manicandan — Sun, 20 Jul 2014 09:07:55 +0000

19 July, 2014

The Huffington Post

In the backdrop of G20 trade ministers meeting on July 19 at Sydney, Deborah James writes on various critical issues that are important for developing countries and least developed countries as this meeting can be used to build consensus toward positions that can be brought back to forums where decisions can be enforced, such as the World Trade Organization (WTO).

19 July, 2014 (All day)

As G20 trade ministers meet in Sydney, international CSOs urge that development must come before “Trade Facilitation” in WTO

Manicandan — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 21:22:18 +0000

18 July, 2014

In the backdrop of trade ministers meet in Sydney, today, 164 civil society organizations and trade unions from more than 150 developing and developed countries urged government representatives in Geneva to “condition the entry into force of the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) to the conclusion and fulfillment of the Development mandate under the Doha negotiations.”

18 July, 2014 (All day)

International civil society urges that development must come before Trade Facilitation in WTO

Manicandan — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 18:09:43 +0000

18 July, 2014

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18 July, 2014 (All day)

United States Fails to Completely Block New Flexibilities for Food Security in Bali WTO Talks

Manicandan — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 16:10:53 +0000

7 December, 2013

Overall “Bali Package” is a Setback for Development; Post-Bali Agenda Must Urgently Focus on Permanently Removing WTO Obstacles to Food Security, Urges Global Civil Society "Our World Is Not for Sale" network in this press release soon after the 9th WTO Ministerial in Bali, Indonesia.

7 December, 2013 (All day)

Civil Society “Mic Check” outside Heads of Delegation Meeting at WTO 9th Ministerial in Bali

Manicandan — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 09:09:06 +0000

6 December, 2013

Today, a group of civil society from the global Our World Is Not for Sale (OWINFS) network and allies, present in Bali for the 9th Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO), raised their voices using the human amplification tactic of “Mic Check!”

6 December, 2013 (All day)