[CTC] Civil society groups call for more transparency in US trade deals, citing concerns about labor, environment, sovereignty

[Arthur Stamoulis]

http://fsrn.org/audio/civil-society-groups-call-more-transparency-us-trade-deals-citing-concerns-about-labor-environ

Civil society groups call for more transparency in US trade deals,  
citing concerns about labor, environment, sovereignty
NEWS SEGMENTS TUE, 03/05/2013 - 14:57

Year: 2013
Length: 4:16 minutes (3.91 MB)
Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
This week, US trade representatives are meeting in Singapore with  
countries in the region for the latest round of talks on a  
comprehensive trade deal in Asia and the Pacific, called the  
Transpacific Partnership, or TPP. The Obama Administration has  
highlighted the TPP and a deal in the Atlantic, called the Trans- 
Atlantic Free Trade Agreement as priorities for his second term. But a  
broad coalition of environmental groups, human and labor rights  
advocates and Native American communities have raised concerns about  
the secretive trade deals and what they call the lack of public input  
in the process. More than 400 civil society organizations sent a  
letter Monday to Congress demanding more transparency. For more we’re  
joined by Arthur Stamoulis, executive director of Citizens Trade  
Campaign.
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