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Trade in Services Agreement (TISA)

Jane Kelsey - Professor of law, University of Auckland, New Zealand

Video: Jane Kelsey - Professor of law, University of Auckland, New Zealand

17 October 2014

Jane Kelsey - Professor of law, University of Auckland, New Zealand

PSI participates in ILO meeting in Peru

Date: 
13 October, 2014 to 16 October, 2014

PSI has just taken part, with a delegation of 48 members, in the 18th American Regional Meeting of the International Labour Organization (ILO) held in the capital of Peru, Lima, from 13-16 October.

Global unions stand together against the Trade in Services Agreement

02 October 2014

“Trade matters to everyone because the rules affecting services intrude into every area of our life.” said Daniel Bertossa, PSI Director of Policy & Governance at the WTO Public Forum in Geneva, on Wednesday 1st October 2014. “The Trade in Services Agreement will deregulate financial services, liberalise the public sector and restrict democracy in our countries", continues Bertossa.

PSI Special Report: The Really Good Friends of Transnational Corporations Agreement

30 Sep 2014

This new report on trade, written by Ellen Gould, was launched by PSI and Our World is not For Sale (OWINFS) at a Global Trade Summit in Washington, D.C., on 15-17 September 2014.

PSI, affiliate leaders and partners convened in Washington, D.C., 15-17 September 2014 to discuss the new threats posed to workers, public services, democracy and our communities by trade and investment agreements.

Photos: PSI Global Trade Summit

23 September 2014

PSI, affiliate leaders and partners convened in Washington, D.C., 15-17 September 2014 to discuss the new threats posed to workers, public services, democracy and our communities by trade and investment agreements.

The history and geopolitics of trade in services

Video: The history and geopolitics of trade in services

18 September 2014

The history and geopolitics of trade in services

Union leaders open new trade agreements to public debate

Video: Union leaders open new trade agreements to public debate

18 September 2014

Union leaders open new trade agreements to public debate

Deborah James - Director of International Programs Centre for Economic and Policy Research

Video: From GATS to TISA: Corporate power, inequality and the new attacks on public services

17 September 2014

Deborah James - Director of International Programs Centre for Economic and Policy Research

Public services unions open new trade agreements to public debate

16 September 2014

#psiglobaltradesummit 2014 Washington, D.C., Tuesday 16 September 2014 - Public services unions worldwide are determined to open to public scrutiny a new wave of global trade agreements, which are now being discussed behind closed doors.