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

parminder parminder at itforchange.net
Tue Sep 24 11:25:25 EDT 2013 

On Tuesday 24 September 2013 06:10 PM, Nick Ashton-Hart wrote:
> It is probably a bit out-of-date. The ITA-II talks are on hold now.

Its a current initiative. See the sign on deadline of 23rd Sept 2013....
>
> On 24 Sep 2013, at 14:07, Deirdre Williams <williams.deirdre at gmail.com 
> <mailto:williams.deirdre at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>>
>> 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 
>> <mailto: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)
>> ------------------------------------------
>>
>> 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 
>> <mailto: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)
>>
>>
>> -------------------
>>
>>
>> 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 
>> <mailto: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.
>>
>>
>> ------------------
>>
>>
>> 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 
>> <mailto: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 <tel:%2B1.202.293.5380%20x111>
>> djames at cepr.net <mailto:djames at cepr.net>
>> www.cepr.net <http://www.cepr.net/>
>>
>>
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