From the International Trade Union Confederation, 22/04/08
Some elements of the EPA are welcome, such as Part I on sustainable development, the social chapter in Part II and the institutional provisions provided in Part VI.  However other aspects of the EPA could have a negative social and economic impact, especially for workers in the developing countries [...]

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 The European Commission’s (EC) negotiation of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with the ACP group of countries in regional groupings signify a shift from aid and preferential, non-reciprocal trade relationships reciprocal trade liberalization based on neo-liberal principles, with financial assistance in a subordinate role. This has fuelled concerns that ACP development may be subordinated to trade liberalization. The benchmarks approach [...]

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