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European Union and Vietnam finalise free-trade deal
2015-12-09 14:17:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The European Union and Vietnam have finalised their Free Trade Agreement (FTA), after nearly two and a half years of talks and 14 rounds of negotiations.
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Battle for Oregon highlights Obama's free-trade challenge
2015-04-14 12:02:20| Footwear - Topix.net
It is crunch time for President Barack Obama's push to finalize an ambitious Pacific free trade pact and anyone wondering why it is such a tough sell may want to talk to the people of Oregon. This West Coast state of 4 million people, which hosts major operations of global giants Nike Inc and Intel Corp , exemplifies the nation's ambiguity about free trade and shows the battle lines between its advocates and critics.
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Unions intensifying attacks on new emerging free-trade pact
2015-01-13 11:25:37| IT Services - Topix.net
Just over two decades after lobbying unsuccessfully against the North American Free Trade Agreement, U.S. labor unions are again voicing strong reservations to a proposed major trade-liberalization deal. At issue now is the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a measure expected to call for lowering or eliminating most trade barriers among the United States and 11 other Pacific Rim nations.
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Unions Intensifying Attacks on New Emerging Free-Trade Pact
2015-01-13 11:25:36| IT Services - Topix.net
Just over two decades after lobbying unsuccessfully against the North American Free Trade Agreement, U.S. labor unions are again voicing strong reservations to a proposed major trade-liberalization deal. At issue now is the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a measure expected to call for lowering or eliminating most trade barriers among the United States and 11 other Pacific Rim nations.
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Factory Man: A Must-Read for Anyone Who Cares About American Jobs, or Those Who Praise "Free-Trade"
2014-11-20 09:45:11| Furniture - Topix.net
The real value in manufacturing is creating a community where cash flows. If the American people only realized what's taken place, they wouldn't ever buy anything from Wal-Mart again.