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Nik Martin
RCEP: Asia Readies World's Largest Trade Deal
31 Dec 2021
A decade in the making, the RCEP pact will take effect on January 1, easing trade between Southeast Asia and the rest of the continent. Economic giants China, Japan and South Korea are set to benefit…
Peoples Dispatch
What is RCEP and why are Trade Unions in the Asia-Pacific Region Concerned About It?
16 Nov 2020
15 countries in the Asia-Pacific signed into effect the world’s biggest trading bloc, on Sunday, November 15.
Shilpa Shaji
Farmers, People’s Movements Hold Countrywide Protest Against RCEP, India Defers Agreement
04 Nov 2019
Even though India has reportedly deferred the agreement, farmers’ groups and people’s movements demand India’s withdrawal from the agreement.
Newsclick Report
Farmers to Stage Nationwide Protest Against RCEP on Nov 4
02 Nov 2019
Though the government is about to enter the trade agreement that would affect the livelihood of crores of Indian farmers, no draft of the negotiation text has been made public or even the state…
Pavan Kulkarni
RCEP: As Deadline Looms, Trade Unions Call Out Dangerous Causes
19 Oct 2019
Negotiators representing 16 countries have been tasked with arriving at an agreement on the controversial Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership by October 19 but trade unions say the deal has…
Newsclick Report
Keep Agriculture and Dairy out of RCEP, Demand Farmer Unions
01 Aug 2019
The unions fear dilution of seed rights of Indian farmers and massive dumping of dairy products from milk-producing countries.