[governance] Fwd: C-epas Digest, Vol 48, Issue 2
Nick Ashton-Hart
nashton at consensus.pro
Tue Sep 24 08:40:25 EDT 2013
It is probably a bit out-of-date. The ITA-II talks are on hold now.
On 24 Sep 2013, at 14:07, Deirdre Williams <williams.deirdre at gmail.com> wrote:
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> This just arrived via a Caribbean list that I subscribe to.
> Deirdre
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> ----- 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"
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> 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!
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> Thank you!
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> - Deborah, Our World Is Not for Sale (OWINFS)
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> Dear colleagues,
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> Estimados compa?eros y compa?eras, (espa?ol abajo)
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> Chers/ch?res camarades, (fran?ais ci-dessous)
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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).
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> 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.
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> All the best,
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> Saludos solidarios,
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> Meilleures salutations
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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).
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> 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.
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> 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?.
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> 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).
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> 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.
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> Yorgos Altintz?s
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> Economic & Social Policy
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> ITUC International Trade Union Confederation
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> Deborah James
> Our World Is Not For Sale (OWINFS) network
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> Director of International Programs
> Center for Economic and Policy Research
> 1611 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 400 Washington DC 20009
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