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TJM Publications
Gender Equality and Trade: recent developments and ways forward
Ensuring international trade supports gender equality goals will take more than broad statements at the WTO or non-binding chapters in trade deals.
Briefing by Trade Justice Movement
TJM submission to the International Trade Committee inquiry into UK Trade Policy Transparency and Scrutiny
Trade Justice Movement submission outlining the provisions required in a transparent and democratic procedure for developing trade agreements
Briefing by Trade Justice Movement
Submission to the ITC Inquiry on UK Investment Policy
Trade Justice Movement submission to the International Trade Committee Inquiry on UK Investment Policy
Briefing by Trade Justice Movement
A Trade Model That Works for Everyone
A joint business, union and NGO framework to ensure the UK’s trade policy is more inclusive, transparent and democratic and benefits all stakeholders
Briefing by Trade Justice Movement
Submission to the International Trade Committee inquiry on trade and the Commonwealth: developing countries
TJM calls for the UK to develop a progressive new approach to trade and development policy
Briefing by Trade Justice Movement
The Trade Bill: Constitutional Implications and Recommendations
This briefing identifies the constitutional implications of the Trade Bill and makes recommendations for amendments
Briefing by Trade Justice Movement
Submission to the House of Commons Public Bill Committee on the Trade Bill
A submission calling for the Trade Bill to be amended to include essential transparency and scrutiny provisions
Briefing by Trade Justice Movement
Securing democracy in UK trade policy - Developing a transparent and democratic approach to trade agreements
A report outlining the reform required to establish a transparent and democratic procedure for negotiating and ratifying trade agreements in the UK
Report by Trade Justice Movement
Trade Justice Movement submission to APPG for Trade out of Poverty Inquiry
Trade Justice Movement submission to the APPG for Trade out of Poverty Inquiry - Can the Commonwealth help developing countries trade out of poverty?
Briefing by Trade Justice Movement
Can trade and investment policy support ambitious climate action?
A report outlining options that could be implemented to tackle climate impacts of trade agreements
Report by Trade Justice Movement
Feedback from the Trade Justice Movement on the white paper "Preparing for our future UK trade policy"
Response from TJM to the UK government's proposals on trade policy
Briefing by Trade Justice Movement
Post-Brexit Trade and Development Policy: Ensuring Trade Justice for the Global South
A briefing outlining how the UK could reform its trade and development policy so it has the best outcomes for countries in the Global South
Briefing by Trade Justice Movement
Stepping Away from ISDS
A briefing on how countries in South America, Africa, Asia and Europe are stepping away from the controversial ISDS mechanism
Briefing by Trade Justice Movement
The Queen’s Speech and the trade bill
The Trade Justice Movement sets out three steps to ensure that the UK's trade bill is fit for purpose.
Briefing by Trade Justice Movement
TJM asks for the 2017 General Election and the party manifestos
Find out how the party manifestos for the 2017 General Election measure up to TJM's asks
Briefing by Trade Justice Movement
International Trade and Climate Change
This briefing summarises five ways in which trade rules are damaging the climate, and lists potential trade reforms to curb these effects
Briefing by Trade Justice Movement
Third Party Funding - The Financialisation of Justice
How financial institutions are speculating on ISDS cases against governments
Briefing by Trade Justice Movement
Brexit and trade justice for the global south
Brexit implications for countries in the global South
Briefing by Trade Justice Movement
Reform of UK international investment protection post-Brexit
UK international investment protection is not fit for purpose, reform must happen before full Brexit
Briefing by Trade Justice Movement
Democratising UK Trade Post-Brexit
Democracy and transparency in UK trade policy matter to us all
Briefing by Trade Justice Movement
Key Issues in UK Trade Policy Post-Brexit
Key issues in UK trade policy post-Brexit
Briefing by Trade Justice Movement
TTIPing Away the Ladder
How the EU-US trade deal could undermine the Sustainable Development Goals
Report by Trade Justice Movement
TJM Briefing on WTO Ministerial Conference 2015
Broken promises and outstanding issues have characterised the negotiating process at this year’s ministerial conference of the WTO.
Briefing by Trade Justice Movement
Worried about UK BITs? Analysis of UK Bilateral Investment Treaties
This TJM report outlines the state of play in the UK investment protection regime. The UK has an ext...
Report by Trade Justice Movement
The Case for Reform of UK BITs – short briefing for MPs
UK BITs offer foreign investors an extra layer of protection beyond that available to domestic companies or citizens
Briefing by Trade Justice Movement
TJM: Take Back the Power - Energy Transition and the International Trade and Investment Regime
Climate goals commit us to reducing fossil fuel use but trade and investment deals can block government action
Report by Trade Justice MovementTJM member publications
UNISON report on the effects of international trade agreements on social, labour and environmental standards
UNISON report on the effects of international trade agreements on social, labour and environmental standards
Report
UNISON Briefing on CETA, TTIP and TISA
National governments and MEPs from the European Parliament’s Trade Committee have only limited access to documents. MPs at Westminster have no none.
Report by UNISON
Global Justice Now’s Guide to CETA
If you thought Brexit meant that we would be free of the terrible impacts of TTIP, the controversial US-EU trade deal, it is time to think again.
Report by Global Justice Now
Oil corporations vs. Climate: how investors use trade agreements to undermine climate action
Canadian company TransCanada has announced its plan to sue the US government for more than US$15 billion under the North American Free Trade Agreement
Report by Friends of the Earth
Investment Agreement Advocacy Guide
This guide is in 9 sections providing background information to those new to the issue initially aimed at Civil Society Organisations in Africa
Report by Traidcraft
John Hilary: the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
John Hilary from War On Want gives an overview of the issues with TTIP
Report by War on Want
Friends of the Earth report on the impact of TTIP on agriculture
Studies show that export opportunities created through TTIP predict falls in the price paid to EU farmers in every food category
Report by Friends of the Earth
International Trade for the Common Good
CAFOD paper outlining five principles that the UK government must consider for each of its future trade deals
Report by CAFOD
Post-Brexit Trade: Options for continued and improved market access arrangements for developing countries
A Traidcraft report exploring how the upcoming rewrite of trade deals could be an opportunity to create fairer trade terms for developing countriess
Report by Traidcraft
Post-Brexit: Towards a trade policy that supports development
MP briefing on trade and development
Briefing
Briefing on International Development issues for the customs bill 2nd reading
Traidcraft Briefing on the Taxation (Cross-border trade) Bill, also known as the Customs Bill.
Briefing by Traidcraft
Briefing on International Development issues for the Trade Bill 2nd reading
Traidcraft briefing on International Development issues for the Trade Bill 2nd reading
Briefing by Traidcraft
Why MPs must act now or risk threat to parliamentary sovereignty
Global Justice Now parliamentary briefing on the Trade Bill
Briefing by Global Justice Now
No more secret trade deals: the urgent need for transparency and democracy in UK trade deals
War on Want briefing on the urgent need for trade democracy in the UK
Briefing by War on Want
Giving away control? How Brexit will make UK trade deals less democratic and what to do about it
Global Justice Now briefing on trade democracy
Briefing by Global Justice Now
Fairtrade Foundation Briefing – Trade & Customs Bills, 2nd Reading
Fairtrade Foundation Briefing on the Trade and Customs Bills
Briefing by The Fairtrade Foundation
Other useful resources
Public Citizen: Can countries to protect public services using GATS exemptions?
Leaked texts have revealed that many of the most damaging provisions from past “free trade” agreements (FTAs) are being replicated in the TPP
Report Published August 2015 by PublicCitizen
Briefing for MPs for second reading of the Trade Bill, 9 January 2018
Greener UK briefing on the Trade Bill
Briefing Published January 2018 by Greener UK
The trade system and climate action: Ways forward under the Paris Agreement
A working paper from Climate Strategies exploring how the global trade regime could be amended to support climate change action
Report Published March 2017 by Climate Strategies
Trade for All: Towards a more responsible trade and investment policy
A European Commission report exploring how trade and investment could be used for the public interest
Report Published March 2017 by European Commission
CETA and the environment: A gold standard for the planet or for big business?
An analysis by Transport & Environment and ClientEarth that finds that the public interest is treated as an afterthough in CETA
Report Published March 2017 by Transport & Environment and ClientEarth
Climate change, trade and emissions leakage: trade measures and climate agreements
A report by the Center for International Environment & Resource Policy into the potential for CO2 commitments to lead to an 'outsourcing' of emissions
Report Published March 2017 by Center for International Environment & Resource Policy
Trade and Climate Change
A United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and World Trade Organisation (WTO) report exploring the links between trade and climate change
Report Published March 2017 by UNEP and WTO
CLIMATE ROADBLOCKS: Looming Trade Deals Threaten Efforts to Keep Fossil Fuels in the Ground
A Sierra Club report, discussing how trade deals make it harder to resist fracking, offshore oil drilling, pipelines and the pollution of public land
Report Published March 2017 by Sierra Club
The impact of the UK's post-Brexit trade policy on development
A series of essays, compiled by the UK Trade Policy Observatory (UKTPO), on the potential impact of new UK trade policies on developing countries
Report Published March 2017 by UK Trade Policy Observatory
Brexit: options for trade
A House of Lords report exploring the UK's options for trade and trade agreements following Brexit
Report Published March 2017 by House of Lords
Brexit: environment and climate change
A House of Lords report outlining some possible impacts of Brexit on environmental law and climate change action.
Report Published March 2017 by House of Lords
Safeguarding the environment after Brexit
A report by Caroline Lucas about environmental protection challenges the UK will need to face following Brexit
Report Published March 2017 by Caroline Lucas, Green Party
An early analysis of TiSA by Public Services International
The idea for TISA originated with trade think tanks and lobbyists for corporations unhappy with the pace of services negotiations at the WTO
Report Published February 2017 by Public Services International
TiSA - Bad News for Communities and Workers
Lobbyists from some of the world's most powerful multinationals have inside access while elected representatives in parliaments are kept in the dark
Report Published February 2017 by International Trade Union Confederation
All About TiSA: What you didn’t know about the Trade in Services Agreement
TiSA participants are missing five of the largest developing countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa
Report Published February 2017 by International Trade Union Confederation
European parliament report on TiSA
This paper will firstly try to explain the economic stakes involved in services liberalisation, both globally and for the EU
Report Published February 2017 by European Parliament
Corporate Europe Observatory report on ISDS in TTIP
The analysis in this report shows that the rhetoric about the problems with ISDS having been solved by the proposed ICS is nothing but a fairytale.
Report Published February 2017 by Corporate Europe Observatory
Profiting from Injustice
TNI & Corporate Europe Observatory have uncovered a secretive elite club of lawyers riding an international litigation boom benefiting multinationals
Report Published February 2017 by Corporate Europe Observatory and the Transnational Institute
Dirty Deals: How trade talks threaten to undermine EU climate policies
How trade talks threaten to undermine EU climate policies and bring tar sands to Europe
Report Published February 2017 by Friends of the Earth Europe
The European Commission's Summary of the Final Negotiating Results
This note summarises the key elements of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the EU and Canada (CETA).
Report Published February 2017 by European Commission
EU report on the use of ‘positive’ and ‘negative’ lists in services trade deals
Services and investment are a key component of EU trade policy. So how do EU trade deals cover trade in services and investment?
Report Published February 2017 by European Commission
UK Parliament Note on CETA
This note provides details about CETA, the Comprehensive Trade and Economic Partnership. This is a free trade agreement between the EU and Canada.
Report Published February 2017 by House of Commons Library
South Centre: Analysis of the Doha negotiations and the Functioning of the WTO
Is it possible to reform the WTO?
Report Published June 2016 by South Centre