Unions and Community groups call to end secrecy of US Trans-Pacific trade talk
Tuesday, February 15, 2011 - 14:59
The fifth round of negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) between the US, Australia, and seven other countries starts in Santiago, Chile, today. Over 30 Australian community groups, including the ACTU and 8 national unions, the Catholic Social Justice Council, Greenpeace, the Public Health Association and pensioner groups are calling on governments to release the draft texts of the proposed agreement. - Trade Justice Campaigner.