[governance] Fwd: C-epas Digest, Vol 48, Issue 2

Tue Sep 24 08:07:04 EDT 2013

This just arrived via a Caribbean list that I subscribe to.
Deirdre

----- Original Message -----
From: Deborah James
To: Deborah James
Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 1:55 AM
Subject: Request for your endorsement against FTA - "Information Technology
Agreement"

Dear Friends,
Please see this note below ? requesting endorsements for an important
letter by our friends at ITUC (developed together with OWINFS) against yet
another proposed FTA in the WTO ? this time on "Information Technology
Goods" aka "kiss your infant industry and jobs creation programs goodbye!"
Please send organizational endorsement with country to Georgios Altintzis
at georgios.altintzis at ituc-csi.org by September 23rd. We really need to
make a strong showing to governments on this one soon! It has been endorsed
by IndustriALL, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), the Arab
NGO Network for Development (ANND), UNI Global Union, International Union
of Food workers (IUF-UITA-IUL), and more (see attached) but now we need YOU!

Thank you!

- Deborah, Our World Is Not for Sale (OWINFS)
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Dear colleagues,

Estimados compa?eros y compa?eras, (espa?ol abajo)

Chers/ch?res camarades, (fran?ais ci-dessous)

With very little public knowledge, governments are negotiating to expand
the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) of the WTO, which commits
countries to assess zero tariffs on myriad manufactured products. We are
writing to express our deep concern because ITA-II will reduce policy space
for governments to protect infant industries and jobs, and is not a
solution to the global jobs crisis. In light of the stagnation of the Doha
Round in the WTO, developed countries are seeking to achieve their agenda
(getting new market access for their corporations) without having to make
concessions to developing countries that would make the global trading
system more fair.

Join our sign-on letter to governments that participate in the expansion of
the ITA-II, urging them to be cautious and prudent when negotiating on
issues that concern industrial development, policy space, technology
transfer, technical standards, market access and security.

The sign-on was developed with Our World Is Not For Sale Network (OWINFS),
the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), the Global Union
?IndustriALL? and the Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND).

Please send your organisational endorsement, with country (or countries) of
your group, to Georgios Altintzis at georgios.altintzis at ituc-csi.org. The
deadline for signing on the letter is September 23, so that it can be
delivered before the next round of negotiations. The attached letters are
in English, Arabic, Spanish, and French versions; we urge you to share this
call with your networks, especially as we are on a tight deadline.

All the best,

Saludos solidarios,

Meilleures salutations

Yorgos Altintzis, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)

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Sin apenas informar a la opini?n p?blica, los gobiernos est?n negociando la
ampliaci?n del Acuerdo sobre Tecnolog?a de la Informaci?n (ATI) de la OMC,
que comprometer?a a los pa?ses a aplicar derechos arancelarios nulos a una
gran cantidad de productos manufacturados. Nos expresamos nuestra seria
preocupaci?n, en particular, porque ATI-II reducir? el espacio pol?tico de
que disponen los gobiernos para proteger sus industrias nacientes y
empleos, y no ofrece una soluci?n a la crisis mundial del empleo. Ante el
estancamiento de la Ronda de Doha en la OMC, los pa?ses desarrollados est?n
buscando la manera de hacer avanzar sus intereses (tener acceso a nuevos
mercados para sus empresas), sin tener que hacer concesiones a los pa?ses
en desarrollo, concesiones que har?an que el sistema mundial del comercio
fuera m?s justo.

A?adan su firma a una carta que dirigiremos a los gobiernos que participan
en la ampliaci?n del ATI-II, inst?ndolos a actuar con la m?xima prudencia
al negociar sobre cuestiones relativas al desarrollo industrial, espacio
pol?tico, transferencia de tecnolog?a, normas t?cnicas, acceso a los
mercados y seguridad.

Esta carta fue elaborada conjuntamente por la Red ?Nuestro Mundo No Est? en
Venta?, la Confederaci?n Sindical Internacional (CSI),  el Sindicato
Mundial  ?IndustriALL? y la Red de ONG ?rabes para el Desarrollo (ANND).

Les rogamos confirmen el apoyo de su organizaci?n, mencionando el pa?s (o
pa?ses) de su grupo a Georgios Altintzis (georgios.altintzis at ituc-csi.org).
 El plazo para enviar la carta firmada es el 23 de septiembre, a fin de que
pueda entregarse antes de la pr?xima ronda de negociaciones.  Les enviamos
en anexo las cartas en ingles, ?rabe, espa?ol y franc?s.  Asimismo les
rogamos que difundan este llamado entre todas sus redes r?pidamente, ya que
el tiempo apremia.

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N?informant pas le publique, les gouvernements n?gocient l??largissement de
l?Accord sur les technologies de l?information (ATI) de l?OMC, qui
engagerait les pays ? ramener ? z?ro les droits de douane pour la
fabrication d?une multitude de produits. Nous vous faisons part de notre
vive inqui?tude, notamment parce que l?Accord r?duira l?espace politique
dont disposent les gouvernements pour prot?ger leurs industries naissantes
et les emplois et qu?il n?offre pas de solution ? la crise de l?emploi
mondiale. Compte tenu de la stagnation du cycle de Doha ? l?OMC, les pays
d?velopp?s cherchent ? r?aliser leur programme (obtenir un acc?s ? des
nouveaux march?s pour leurs entreprises) sans devoir faire de concessions
aux pays en d?veloppement, qui rendraient le syst?me mondial du commerce
plus ?quitable.

Nous vous invitons ? signer la lettre que nous adresserons aux
gouvernements participant ? l??largissement de l?ATI, les exhortant ? agir
avec prudence et pr?caution dans le cadre de la n?gociation des questions
concernant le d?veloppement industriel, l?espace politique, le transfert de
technologie, les normes techniques, l?acc?s aux march?s et la s?curit?.

Cette lettre a ?t? ?labor?e conjointement avec le r?seau ? Notre monde
n?est pas ? vendre ? (OWINFS), la Conf?d?ration syndicale internationale
(CSI), la f?d?ration syndicale internationale IndustriALL et le R?seau
d?ONG arabes pour le d?veloppement (ANND).

Nous vous prions de bien vouloir confirmer le soutien de votre
organisation, en indiquant le pays (ou les pays) de votre groupe ? Georgios
Altintzis (georgios.altintzis at ituc-csi.org). Le d?lai pour envoyer la
lettre sign?e est le 23 septembre, afin qu?elle puisse ?tre remise avant le
prochain cycle de n?gociations. Nous vous annexons la lettre en anglais, en
arabe, en espagnol et en fran?ais. Nous vous exhortons ?galement ? diffuser
rapidement cet appel ? vos r?seaux, compte tenu du tr?s court d?lai.

Yorgos Altintz?s

Economic & Social Policy

ITUC International Trade Union Confederation

??? ??????? ????????????? ??????????

--

Deborah James
Our World Is Not For Sale (OWINFS) network

Director of International Programs
Center for Economic and Policy Research
1611 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 400 Washington DC 20009
+1.202.293.5380 x111
djames at cepr.net
www.cepr.net

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