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Canada Colombia Free Trade Agreement should be rejected
9-Dec-2008 rabble.ca
The Harper government pretends that the Colombian Free Trade agreement will advance the human rights agenda in Colombia. But essentially, here is what would happen: in case of abuse, a small fine would be levied by the Canadian government which the Colombian government would then pay to itself.
Europe: What trade can have to do with trade unions
8-Dec-2008 IPS
The European Union has decided to push ahead with plans to secure a free trade agreement with Colombia despite the widespread abuse of labour rights in that country.
Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Signed
4-Dec-2008
Not a government to fail to live up to its reactionary commitments, the Tories signed Canada’s free trade agreement with Colombia on November 21st. The signing is the culmination of the Tory government’s aggressive campaign to reach a trade deal with the human-rights troubled Andean country. Prime Minister Harper first announced his government’s intention to get a deal with Colombia during his state visit there in July, 2007. Sixteen months and three high-level cabinet-minister visits later, and voila!, mission accomplished.
Trade Deals Will Face More Critics in Congress
29-Nov-2008
Free-trade critics picked up more than two dozen House seats and at least six Senate seats in the Nov. 4 election, a shift that could further endanger proposed free-trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea.
Canada’s deal with Colombia ignores human rights abuses
28-Nov-2008
The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) has joined with other labour and human rights organizations in condemning the Harper government’s approval of a free-trade deal with Colombia. The union is urging MPs in Ottawa to reject the tentative deal.
Selling out Colombia’s ’tierra querida’
26-Nov-2008 Colombia Reports
Colombian indigenous took their protest to Colombia’s capital Bogotá this weekend. Their struggle is about controlling the land in which they have lived and taken care of for hundreds of years.
Canadian Churches signal alarm over free trade deal with Colombia
25-Nov-2008 CNW
KAIROS calls on the government of Canada to conduct a Human Rights Impact Assessment before proceeding any further.
Free trade with Colombia a cruel move
25-Nov-2008 CUPE
Harper says that workers’ protection has been written into the trade deal. But whether these stipulations will be enforced is another story.
Japan, Colombia to start talks on investment pact
24-Nov-2008 TMC Net
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso and Colombian President Alvaro Uribe agreed Saturday to launch talks on a treaty to increase protection of their bilateral investments, a Japanese official said.
Canada and Colombia sign free-trade agreement
24-Nov-2008 Epoch Times
Canada and Colombia signed a free-trade agreement in Lima, the Peruvian capital, on Friday.
Sign on: "We demand the European Union and the Governments of Peru and Colombia not to desintegrate the Andean Community of Nations (CAN)"
23-Nov-2008 Enlanzando alternativas
Sign-on declaration demanding the European Union and the Governments of Peru and Colombia not to desintegrate the Andean Community of Nations.
Colombia FTA Ratification Now Pertinent
21-Nov-2008
U.S. corn growers could face a significant trade barrier in Colombia as a result of an increased import duty, imposed by the Colombian government this week, from a current 5 percent to 25 percent.
Colombian U’wa indigenous leaders visit US, urging investors and US Congress to respect human rights
21-Nov-2008 Market Watch
The U’wa called attention to indigenous mobilizations in Colombia where some 15,000 are marching to Bogota — to protest their government’s backsliding on indigenous land rights in attempt to make way for the US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement.
An Open Letter from the Association of Indigenous Councils of Northern Cauca (ACIN) to US President-Elect Barack Obama.
21-Nov-2008 Trade and War in Colombia
"During your historic campaign, you publicly noted some of what Colombians currently face: you acknowledged the murders of trade unionists by the regime and stated your reservations about a Free Trade Agreement with Colombia, which our people have decided against through a democratic referendum. We thank you for this, and now want you to know about the specific situation facing Colombia’s indigenous peoples."
FTA with Colombia favors companies over Colombians
20-Nov-2008 Znet
The US free trade agreement with Colombia is back in the spotlight, after President Bush allegedly conditioned his support for a bailout of the auto industry on the Democrats dropping their opposition to the FTA.
Colombia-US: Will Democrats Bury Free Trade Deal?
12-Nov-2008
Ratification by the United States Congress of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Colombia appears to be further away than ever, due to the victory of president-elect Barack Obama, who has declared his opposition to the treaty, and to the effects of the financial crisis.
Rahm Emanuel Makes the Right Move on Colombia Trade Deal
11-Nov-2008 http://www.alternet.org/story/106426/
This column has expressed plenty of concern about the selection of Illinois Congressman Rahm Emanuel to serve as President-elect Barack Obama’s chief of staff. Emanuel, whose record and reputation are those of a rigid "New Democrat," was the pointman for the Clinton White House’s free-trade agenda. And, in Congress, he has been a reasonably steady supporter of the Bush administration’s trade policies.
Businesses urge Obama reversal on Colombia deal
6-Nov-2008
A broad U.S. business coalition urged President-elect Barack Obama on Thursday to drop his opposition to a free trade pact with Colombia and work with Congress to approve it and a second agreement with Panama this year.
Colombia ambassador pushes free-trade pact
28-Oct-2008
Colombia’s U.S. ambassador visited Huntsville on Monday to urge support for a U.S.-Colombia free-trade agreement and to document her country’s recent success in reducing violence and spurring business growth.
Diaz-Balart courts voters via trade deal
25-Oct-2008
A free trade agreement with Colombia has become a campaign issue in Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart’s bid to hold his seat in the congressional district that represents the largest number of Colombian-American voters in the country.