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HAITI: RIGHTS GROUPS URGE GOVERNMENT TO BACK OUT OF TRADE PACT WITH EUROPEAN UNION.
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NotiCen: Central American & Caribbean Affairs
Publication Date: 01-NOV-07 |
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access |
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Full Article Title: HAITI: RIGHTS GROUPS URGE GOVERNMENT TO BACK OUT OF TRADE PACT WITH EUROPEAN UNION.(Reprint) |
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Article Excerpt
[The following article by Charles Arthur is reprinted with the permission of Noticias Aliadas in Lima, Peru. It appeared in the Oct. 17, 2007, edition of Latinamerica Press.]
Development and human rights organizations in Haiti are campaigning against the signing of a new trade relationship with the European Union (EU) that they say will strike a further blow against the country's already ailing economy. An Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the EU and the 16 Caribbean nations grouped together as CARIFORUM is set to be signed by the end of this year.
Standing up to the EPA threat
The Haitian government has indicated that it is ready to sign, but Haitian organizations, including those representing peasant farmers, say the agreement--which will eliminate tariffs on goods traded between signatory nations--will destroy the country's agricultural sector, which provides a...
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