People’s Summit of Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe against EU free trade and investment policies
The social movements and political organizations of the Latin American continent and of Europe met during the People’s Summit in Santiago de Chile from January 25th through 27th, at the same time as the Summit of the Community of Latin…
Firenze 10+10: Joining forces for another Europe
Firenze 10+10 ends: call for action and road-map – More than 4 thousand participants, 300 networks and organisations from 28 countries from all over Europe and beyond, met at Fortezza da Basso in Florence, to debate and strategize together for…
Trade Unions discuss EU-India FTA
International Metalworkers Federation South Asia Office organized a workshop on EU India Free Trade Agreement on February 14 and 15 in New Delhi. Representatives of Indian national trade union centres and Indian affiliates of IMF, BWI, ITGLWF, UNI, ICEM exchanged views…
Week of Action against BITs and for an Alternative Investment Regime
5 – 8 November 2011, Brussels – International investment agreements (IIAs), such as Free Trade Agreements and Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs), pose a threat to economic, social, cultural and environmental rights, as well as to democracy and people?s sovereignty. It…