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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | RCEP: Farmers', civil society groups, unions seek more talks

RCEP: Farmers', civil society groups, unions seek more talks

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published Published on Sep 22, 2019   modified Modified on Sep 22, 2019
-The Hindu Business Line

Write to Commerce Minister demanding negotiations be put on hold till they are consulted

New Delhi:
A number of farmer organisations, trade unions, livestock and fisheries groups and civil society bodies have written an open letter to Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal stating that most of them had not been consulted on the on-going negotiations for the proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) pact and expressed concerns that their concerns may not have been taken on board.

The representatives of various organisations and individuals from across the country, who signed the letter, demanded that the on-going negotiations be put on hold till consultations are conducted with those left out including small farmers, fishing communities, dairy keepers, fruit and vegetable growers, tribal populations, trade unions and other marginalised sections of society.

They also asked for the key representations made in the consultations that the government has had with industry be made public.

The RCEP is a mega trade agreement being negotiated between 16 countries including the 10-member ASEAN, India, China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand. Once implemented it would lead to zero-duty imports on most products between the participating countries.

Referring to media reports on the Department of Commerce’s assertion that it held over 100 consultations across the country over the last six years to gather reactions to the proposed RCEP, the letter said that it was misleading on two accounts.

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The Hindu Business Line, 15 September, 2019, https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/rcep-farmers-civil-society-groups-unions-seek-more-talks/article29424172.ece#


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