From the impacts of the pandemic to the challenges of climate change, this briefing explored what the UK is doing with its new 'independent trade policy' and how it is affecting workers, consumers and citizens.
Watch the recording of this webinar on our YouTube channel
The webinar was chaired by Emilio Casalicchio, reporter at POLITICO Europe, and we were delighted to welcome the following speakers:
- Angus MacNeil MP, Chair of the International Trade Select Committee
- Richard Kozul-Wright, Director of the Globalisation and Development Strategies Division at UNCTAD
- Sanya Reid Smith, Senior Researcher at the Third World Network
- Rosa Crawford, Policy Officer at the TUC
- Jane Wallace, Head of Public Affairs at Which?
- Ruth Bergan, Senior Adviser at the Trade Justice Movement
Following short presentations from each speaker, there will be time for audience comments and questions.
This session is the first in a series of trade briefings provided by the Trade Justice Movement this spring. Further briefings will explore trade deals with India and the Gulf, dig deeper into the human and environmental impacts of trade deals, and explore connections with agriculture, vaccine justice and emerging technologies.
Watch the recording of this webinar on our YouTube channel
Details of all the events in the series are available at https://www.tjm.org.uk/blog/2022/tjm-launches-briefing-series-on-trade-justice
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