12:15-1.30pm - Tue 5 March 2013 - Waratah Room
NSW Parliament House
6 Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW
Free entry
Never heard of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement being negotiated by Australia, the US and nine Asia Pacific countries?
Think that trade agreements don’t affect women’s rights? Think again!
Trade agreements can create global rules which mean higher prices for medicines and for seeds used by women farmers, privatisation of public services and less ability for governments to make laws to protect women’s rights.
The Australian Fair Trade & Investment Network (AFTINET) presents a special seminar to mark the lead-up to International Women’s Day and the 17th Round of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) negotiations being held in Singapore.
Speakers:
Dr Elizabeth Hill, Department of Political Economy, Sydney University – Women, Globalisation and Development
Dr Patricia Ranald, AFTINET – The Trans-Pacific Partnership: where is it up to and what are the issues for women?
Kelly Nichols, Doctors Without Borders - TPPA threats to access to affordable Medicines for women and other vulnerable groups
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