Labour’s TPP conditions
Article – Don Franks The NZ Labour party has set down self described “non negotiable”conditions for signing the TPP.
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Malaysia
US Decision on People Trafficking in Malaysia “Manipulated”
Press Release – ITUC Brussels, 27 July 2015 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC is deeply concerned that the US State Department today upgraded Malaysia from Tier 3 to Tier 2 Watch in its annual Trafficking in Persons Report. The unwarranted upgrade is presumed to be result …
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Gordon Campbell on new bureaucratic tests for solo parents
Column – Gordon Campbell Offhand, its hard to think of a more cynical example of political opportunism than the requirement that solo parents will now need to re-apply for their benefits each year. This new rule is being enforced in the full knowledge that a significant number …
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Leaked TPP document shows US pushing rights of drug coys
Article – BusinessDesk July 2 (BusinessDesk) – A draft of part of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal leaked to the Politico website suggests the US is demanding increased protections for pharmaceutical companies, restricting access to the lower-cost generic versions …
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If the TPP passes, banks will wield awesome power
Press Release – Alternet Awesome Power Is On the Verge of Being Handed Over to Private Banks If TPP Passes
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TPP 101 : A Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement Primer – For An American Audience
Column – Carolyn Betts The Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement is a proposed regional international trade agreement that has been under negotiation since 2005 among Pacific Rim nations, currently numbering the following twelve:
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Senior lawmakers call for protect ion of sovereignty
Press Release – Third World Network Senior parliamentarians from five countries negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement have signed an open letter urging their political leaders to protect their nations sovereignty from the United States process of certification.
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TPP to live again in US Senate, but Congress a higher hurdle
Article – BusinessDesk May 14 (BusinessDesk) – US president Barack Obama will try again to get US Senate backing for a vote on ‘fast-track’ authority that he hopes will smooth the way to a deal on the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade and investment pact, …
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‘Team Obama’ Regroups on Fast Track, Still Not Deliverable
Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey After yesterdays stinging and unexpected defeat for the Obama administrations attempt to advance Fast Track legislation in the US Senate, Senate leaders have worked up a compromise they think will get them past this blockage, according to Auckland …
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U.S. Senate votes down TPP FastTrack bill:
Press Release – Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network The conclusion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal is now in doubt following the defeat in the US Senate of a proposal to advance the FastTrack Bill. The Fast Track Bill would prevent the U.S. Congress from amending the TPP, and instead …
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Senate Vote Dooms Fast Track and Potentially the TPPA
Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey The future of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) is now in doubt, following President Obamas failure to secure Senate support to advance Fast Track authority to a full debate and vote in Congress, according to Auckland University …
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A Programme of Phased Cuts in Company Tax
Column – ACT New Zealand Over-taxing mobile capital is not a good idea not if you want jobs and higher wages anyway. Last week the ACT Leader announced a plan for a programme of phased reductions in the company tax rate, with one percentage point per year reductions …
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