Catholics In Coalition for Justice and Peace

Fair Trading Agreements

The Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement

A brief summary of the TPPA

The Australian Government is involved in negotiations for a Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) with the USA, Chile, Peru, Brunei, Singapore, New Zealand and Vietnam to develop a multilateral agreement based on the bilateral agreements the USA has with four of these countries. This will resurrect all of the issues that were debated in the Australia-US Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA) in 2003-04.

The US government and corporations are campaigning for an agreement which would threaten the affordability of medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, the practice of labelling of genetically engineered food, Australian content rules in film, television and radio, and rules for local content and jobs in government purchasing.

To learn more about the TPPA, visit our About the TPP page with three of our 'Check Out' papers on different aspects of the TPPA.


Latest blog posts on the TPPA

CCJP is a proud member of AFTINET, the Australian Free Trade and Investment Network


 

Read our Check Outs on Fair Trade

An Overview of the TPPA

Don't Trade Away Our Health

Workers Rights, Not Corporate Rights

with thanks to AFTINET

Dr Patricia Ranald, Convenor of AFTINET, gave a Sunday Seminar in June 2015.

Download an edited transcript of Dr. Ranald's revealing address.

Download the audience Q&A  from Dr. Ranald's address.


 

Get Fairtrade Products through ERC

The Edmund Rice Centre (ERC) promotes international economic justice through their “Fairtrade Project”. Fairtrade is not just about just and fair wages, it also helps create opportunities for economically disadvantaged producers.

ERC can supply your schools or organisation with Fairtrade tea and coffee. For more information, please contact Danny Long at ERC on (02) 8762 4224 or email to dannyl@erc.org.au