COVID-19, Trade and Resilience
Free trade agreements that prioritize private profits over healthy communities have made the world far less resilient in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic’s dual public health and economic crises. […]...
View ArticleTrade Policy Recommendations for the Biden-Harris Administration
Citizens Trade Campaign has published its recommendations to the Biden-Harris transition team on how the incoming administration can advance a new model of trade policy that creates good jobs, raises...
View Article400+ U.S. Groups Call on President Biden to Support COVID-19 WTO Waiver
More than 400 U.S. public health, faith, labor, development, human rights and other consumer groups are urging President Biden to reverse the Trump administration’s obstruction of an emergency COVID-19...
View ArticleIncreasing Global Production of COVID-19 Treatments and Vaccines
Arcane trade rules at the World Trade Organization (WTO) that put “intellectual property” for Big Pharma ahead of public health are getting in the way off efforts to increase global […] The post...
View ArticleVigils Calling for Global Access to COVID Vaccines & Treatments Held...
Vigils Calling for Global Access to COVID Vaccines & Treatments Held Coast-to-Coast Activists Voice Support for a Fast & Comprehensive “TRIPS Waiver” Needed to Increase Global Production of...
View ArticleVigils Calling for Global Access to COVID Vaccines Held at German Consulates...
For Immediate Release June 3, 2021 Health & Politics: Vigils Calling for Global Access to COVID Vaccines Held at German Consulates Across the United States Activists Remember Loved Ones Lost […]...
View ArticleUS Needs Trade Enforcement Tools for Labor & the Environment — NOT New Powers...
For Immediate Release June 8, 2021 TRADE & POLITICS: The U.S. Needs Trade Enforcement Tools for Labor & the Environment — NOT New Powers for “Big Tech” . Statement on […] The post US Needs...
View ArticleBiden Administration Urged to Push EU to Support COVID TRIPS Waiver
A wide range of U.S.-based public health, human rights, faith, labor, consumer and other organizations are calling on President Biden to persuade the European Union and other nations to negotiate […]...
View ArticleGerman Chancellor Merkel Urged to Stop Blocking Global COVID Vaccines
For Immediate Release: July 13, 2021 Contact: Arthur Stamoulis, (202) 494-8826 or media@citizenstrade.org German Chancellor Merkel Urged to Stop Blocking Global COVID Vaccines Nationwide Protests...
View ArticleDelta Variant Demonstrates Risk of Ignoring Global COVID Vaccine Production...
While access to COVID vaccines and treatments is increasingly widespread in communities throughout the United States, huge numbers of people throughout the world will have to wait years longer for […]...
View ArticleCOMPETES Vastly Superior to USICA on Trade
As Congress considers its approach to improving U.S. economic resilience, Citizens Trade Campaign and others are urging policymakers to support the trade title in the House’s America COMPETES Act of...
View ArticleLeaked WTO Text on COVID a Step Backwards on Access to Medicines
Citizens Trade Campaign and other civil society organizations are urging President Biden to oppose a leaked World Trade Organization (WTO) text that fails to waive ongoing WTO barriers to COVID […] The...
View ArticleTAA program for trade-displaced workers reauthorized
The action you took on behalf of trade-displaced workers paid off. Last week, President Biden signed legislation reauthorizing the expired Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program that provides...
View Article403 Labor and Civil Society Groups Outline Shared Priorities for Indo-Pacific...
For Immediate Release Contact: Arthur Stamoulis, media@citizenstrade.org 403 Labor and Civil Society Groups Outline Shared Priorities for Indo-Pacific Trade Deal Organizations Address the Indo-Pacific...
View ArticleShared Priorities for Indo-Pacific Trade Deal
Over 400 labor and civil society organizations outlined shared priorities for the pending Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) trade agreement in a letter sent to President Biden. The letter comes...
View ArticleBiden Administration Stands Up for Labor and Environmental Standards in IPEF
Citizens Trade Campaign (CTC) praised the Biden administration’s decision to conclude the U.S.-hosted Asia-Pacific Economic Forum (APEC) Leaders Summit in San Francisco this week without concluding any...
View ArticleUSTR Tai Praised for Defending Privacy, Workers & Civil Rights in “Digital...
Civil society groups across a range of sectors sent a letter to President Biden praising U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai for withdrawing U.S. support for Trump-era “digital trade”...
View ArticleBiden Tariffs Another Positive Step for Jobs and the Environment
In response to the Biden administration’s announcement that it is raising tariffs on a variety of Chinese products, including electric vehicles (EVs), advanced batteries and solar cells, Citizens Trade...
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