TO AMERICANS WHO OPPOSED THE TPP FROM THE LEFT: The 11 other countries are moving forward, but scrapped labor and environmental protections the US got them to include. Once again, you compared reality to imagined perfection rather than probable alternatives.
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I'd be intrigued to see the data that politico is using to conclude that labour and environmental concerns are being weakened ... https://canadians.org/blog/canada-says-dispute-settlement-mechanisms-new-trans-pacific-partnership-apply-environment …
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I'll be following this story too. If you see something interesting, let me know.
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So here is this 2 page summary of differences: http://dfat.gov.au/trade/agreements/tpp/news/Documents/annex-2.pdf … You can see the bit about Labour (15.8.5) here: https://mfat.govt.nz/assets/Trans-Pacific-Partnership/Text/15.-Government-Procurement.pdf … and it really isn't a concern. Doesn't actually remove labour rights.
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The bit about conservation trade is a bit concerning. It required countries to enforce laws from both ends of a trade but now they only have to enforce their own. Not sure it has any real net effect.
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