Open CSO letter on proposed “Trade in Services Agreement (TISA)”

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International Civil Society Letter

Opposing Proposed

Trade in Services Agreement (TISA)

September, 16 2013

Dear Trade Ministers,

We, the undersigned civil society organizations, representing hundreds ofmillions of members across the globe, are writing to express our strongopposition to the negotiations towards a proposed far-reaching plurilateral Tradein Services Agreement (TISA).

For those countries of the so-called Really Good Friends[of Services] (RGF)participating in the talks Australia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, HongKong, Iceland, Israel, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Pakistan,Peru, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, the United States, and the 28member states of the European Union we urge you to abandon them.

For those countries not participating, we urge you to register your strongopposition to the negotiations and to pledge never to join any potential futureTISA.

The TISA negotiations largely follow the corporate agenda of using tradeagreements to bind countries to an agenda of extreme liberalization andderegulation in order to ensure greater corporate profits at the expense ofworkers, farmers, consumers and the environment. The proposed agreement isthe direct result of systematic advocacy by transnational corporations in banking,energy, insurance, telecommunications, transportation, water, and other servicessectors, working through lobby groups like the US Coalition of Service Industries(USCSI) and the European Services Forum (ESF). Notwithstanding severalfinancial, economic, social and environmental crises, the services rules proposedfor the TISA replicate and greatly expand upon the same rules that disciplinegovernment measures and limit policy space for regulation, enshrined in theGeneral Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) of the World Trade Organization(WTO) and free trade agreements (FTAs), which contributed to those crises.

Strong regulation of and oversight over both public and private services is crucialfor democracy, the public interest and development, as well as for the orderlyfunctioning of the services market. We fear that all of these values and goalswould be seriously undermined by this proposed TISA.

Democracy is eroded when decision-making about important sectors such asfinancial services (including banking, securities trading, accounting, insurance,etc.), energy, education, healthcare, retail, shipping, telecommunications, legal


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services, transportation, and tourism is transferred from citizens, local oversightboards, and local or provincial/state jurisdiction to unaccountable tradenegotiators who have shown a clear proclivity for curtailing regulation andprioritizing corporate profits.

The deregulation of the financial sector and capital which was encouraged in partthrough 1990sera rules of GATS and FTAs led to the recent global financialcrisis and the ensuing worldwide wave of recessions. The continued suffering bymillions from unemployment and austerity measures reminds us that financialsector re-regulation is essential to rebuild stability and forestall future financialand economic crises.

We denounce the ambition of the RGF to bind further service sectors to thederegulatory GATS-like rules(e.g. in Article XVI on Market Access or Article VI onDomestic Regulation) while legislatures move toward re-regulation. We furtherreject any plans to adopt new cross-sector restrictions on licensing, technical

standards and other domestic regulations (even regulations that affect domesticand foreign businesses alike) that would surpass the existing GATS and FTA rulesin restricting governments and parliaments right to regulate.

We strongly condemn the secretive nature of the TISA talks, in which thecitizens, parliamentarians, trade unions, regulating agencies, services users andother interested parties have limited or no access to those who are settingnegotiating mandates or to negotiations or negotiating documents, whilecorporations set the agenda and have easy access to the negotiation documents.We insist that in such negotiations as for the proposed TISA, negotiating textsmust be published, and input from regulatory agencies, public service providers

and users, parliamentarians, state and local officials, and civil societyorganizations must be regularly invited. Parliaments and legislatures must setbinding terms for such negotiations, which must not go into effect without a fullvote of elected officials.

The proposed TISA is an assault on the public interest as it fails to ensure thatforeign investments in service sectors actually promote public goals andsustainable economies. We are particularly wary of further undermining ofessential services such as health care and insurance, water and energy provision,postal distribution, education, public transportation, sanitation, and others if theyare handed over to private and foreign corporations motivated only by profits

and available only to those who can pay market rates. Therefore such essentialservices including those that operate under a public/private mix, compete withprivate providers, or charge a fee should not be subject to any closed-door,unaccountable trade negotiations, including the TISA.

We denounce the intent within the proposed TISA to promote the liberalization ofso-called temporary movement of natural persons, who are actually migrantworkers, without guaranteeing legal protections for their human and labourrights. The movement of workers is outside the competence of trade agreementsand must be dealt with as part of the normative tripartite framework of theInternational Labour Organization (ILO).

The proposed TISA also poses a threat to countries that are not participating.The European Union and the United States have made clear that their intention is


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to multilateralize the negotiations. We call for vigilance against thedetermination of the EU and the United States to set the TISAs hyper-deregulation-and-privatization agenda as the global norm, and to pressureother countries into joining, in particular countries that may accede to the WTO.Further, it is not a stretch to consider that once a TISA is concluded, signatory

countries would try to act as a bloc in services (GATS) negotiations within theWTO, pushing other countries meet the TISA level of liberalization andderegulation, thus contradicting the services negotiating guidelines that WTOmembers agreed upon by consensus. We further denounce the TISA as anattempt to advance developed countries corporate wish lists for services whileabandoning commitments made in the WTOs Doha Development Agenda toaddress developing country concerns, such as fixing existing asymmetries andunfair rules on agriculture.

The world is still recovering from the greatest global economic downturn innearly a century, facilitated by the extreme deregulation of the financial services

industry. It is clear that strong public oversight over services is necessary toensure that the public interest is prioritized over private profit. We reject theTISA that would move our countries in precisely the wrong direction.


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Signed by

International and Regional organizations and Networks

1 ACP Civil Society Forum The Forum is a coalition of 80 not-for-profitorganisations working on issues relating to ACP-EUdevelopment cooperation. It seeks to cater for thediverse range civil society development issues withinthe wide geographic coverage of the ACP group.

2 Africa Europe Faith AndJustice Network(AEFJN)

AEFJN is a Faith-based International Network presentin AFRICA and in EUROPE, established in 1988. AEFJNpromotes economic justice between the EuropeanUnion and sub-Saharan Africa so that the poor ofAfrica may look forward to a better future.

3 Africa Trade Network(ATN)

ATN is a long-standing network of civil societyorganisations, working on economic justice. The ATNhas observer status with the African Union, and hasprovided a means of increased interaction betweencivil society groups and African governments, includingthe annual Conference of African Ministers of Trade.

4 Alianza SocialContinental (ASC)

La ASC es un movimiento integrado por organizacionessociales, redes temticas y organizaciones sectorialesde todo el hemisferio Americano, desde Canad hastaChile.

5 Arab NGO Network forDevelopment (ANND)

ANND is a regional network, working in 12 Arabcountries with seven national networks (with an

extended membership of 200 CSOs from differentbackgrounds) and 23 NGO members.

6 Asia Pacific Mission forMigrants (APMM)

A regional migrant centre working in the Asia Pacificand Middle East region.

7 Asia Pacific ResearchNetwork (APRN)

APRN is a network of leading research NGOs in theAsia-Pacific. It is active in promoting exchange,coordination and capacity building support in research.

8 Asian Peasant Coalition(APC)

APC is a regional network of peasants, agriculturalworkers, dalits, pastoralist, indigenous peoples,peasant women and rural youth representing more

than 15 million members coming from 34 organizationsin 9 countries in Asia. The APC advocates for genuineagrarian reform and food sovereignty.

9 Association forWomen's Rights inDevelopment (AWID)

AWID is an international, feminist, membershiporganization committed to achieving gender equality,sustainable development and women's human rights. Adynamic network of women and men around theworld, AWID members are researchers, academics,students, educators, activists, business people, policy-makers, development practitioners, funders, and more.


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10 Association pour laTaxation desTransactions financireet l'Aide aux Citoyens -(ATTAC) European

Network

ATTAC is an international organization involved in thealter-globalization movement. We oppose neo-liberalglobalization and develop social, ecological, anddemocratic alternatives so as to guaranteefundamental rights for all.

11 Centrepour la Defensedes Droits de l'Hommeet de la Democratie enAfrique(CDDHDA)

CDDHDA works to ensure fundamental of HumanRights of individuals and the people are not violated inAfrica and genuine democracy is established in everycountry in the continent.

12 Committee for theCancellation of theThird World Debt(CADTM)

CADTM is an international network of individuals andlocal committees from across Europe and LatinAmerica, Africa and Asia. It was founded in Belgium on15th March 1990. Its main preoccupation, besides thedebt issue, is the planning of activities and radicalalternatives for the creation of a world respectful of

peoples fundamental rights, needs and liberties.13 CoordinadoraLatinoamericana deTrabajadores de losServicios Pblicos(CLATSEP)

CLATSEP es una organizacin regional de AmricaLatina y el Caribe, con presencia en 15 pases de laregin, creada en 1970, en ese momento dentro de laCLAT para proteger los derechos de los trabajadoresde los servicios pblicos y privados. Hoy en da esindependiente e integrada de sus afiliados con el ISP,el CLATE.

14 DevelopmentAlternatives withWomen for a New Era

(DAWN)

DAWN is a network of feminist scholars, researchersand activists from the economic South working foreconomic and gender justice and sustainable and

democratic development.15 Dignity International Dignity Internationals vision is of a world in whicheveryone enjoys human rights and lives in dignity; freefrom fear, poverty and discrimination. DignityInternational advocates with, connects, and supportsthe empowerment of deprived and strugglingcommunities in claiming their human rights, andcreating social justice around the world.

16 Eastern and SouthernAfrica Small-scaleFarmers Forum

(ESAFF)

ESAFF is a network of small holder farmers thatadvocate for policy, practice and attitude change thatreflects the needs, aspirations, and development of

small-scale farmers in east and southern Africa. ESAFFoperates in 13 countries.17 Education International

(EI)Education International is the global federation ofunions representing 30 million teachers and educationworkers in more than 170 countries and territories.

18 European Federation ofPublic Services Unions(EPSU)

EPSU is the largest federation of the ETUC andcomprises 8 million public service workers from over265 trade unions; EPSU organises workers in theenergy, water and waste sectors, health and socialservices and local and national administration, in allEuropean countries including in the EUs Eastern

Neighborhood. EPSU is the recognized regionalorganization of Public Services International (PSI).


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19 European WaterMovement

The European Water Movement is an open, inclusiveand pluralistic network whose goal is to reinforce therecognition of water as a commons and as afundamental universal right. The movement is unitedto fight against privatisation and commodification of

this vital good, and to construct a public andcommunal management of water, founded on thedemocratic participation of citizens and of workers.

20 Food & Water Europe Food & Water Europe monitors the practices ofmultinational corporations that impact our food andwater. We work with grassroots organizations aroundthe world to create a genuinely economically andenvironmentally viable future.

21 IBON International IBON initiates and implements international programs,develops and hosts international networks, initiatesand participates in international advocacy campaigns,

and establishes regional and country offices. IBONstrengthens links between local campaigns andadvocacies to international initiatives.

22 Indigenous PeoplesMovement for SelfDetermination andLiberation (IPMSDL)

The IPMSDL is comprised of indigenous leaders andadvocates from different countries in Asia, Pacific,Australia, Africa, Europe and North America. TheIPMSDL stands for the right of indigenous peoples togovern ourselves and for liberation from imperialism,state oppression and human rights violations.

23 IndustriALL GlobalUnion

IndustriALL Global Union represents 50 million workersin 140 countries in the mining, energy and

manufacturing sectors and is a new force in globalsolidarity taking up the fight for better workingconditions and trade union rights around the world.

24 InternationalPresentationAssociation

IPA is to channel our resources so that we can speakand act in partnership with others for global justice.IPAis present in 22 countries, both of North and South.

25 International Union ofFood, Agricultural,Hotel, Restaurant,Catering, Tobacco andAllied Workers'

Associations (IUF)

The IUF is currently composed of 385 trade unions in123 countries representing a combinedrepresentational membership of over 12 millionworkers (including a financial membership of 2.6million). It is based in Geneva, Switzerland.

26 La Internacional deServicios PublicosAmericas- ISP Americas

In North, Central and South America and theCaribbean, 140 labor organizations in 35 countries areaffiliated to PSI, with a total membership of about 3.3million workers. The regional office is currently basedin So Paulo, Brazil.

27 Latin AmericanConfederation ofCooperatives andMutual (COLACOT)

International organization of cooperatives and mutualsin 22 countries in Latin America, driving the ModelSocial Solidarity Economy to Neoliberalism.


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28 LDC Watch LDC Watch is a global alliance of national, regional andinternational civil society organisations (CSOs),networks and movements based in the LeastDeveloped Countries (LDCs).

29 Marcha Mundial de las

Mujeres Internacional

The World March of Women is an international feminist

action movement connecting grass-roots groups andorganizations working to eliminate the causes at theroot of poverty and violence against women.

30 Mesa de CoordinacinLatinoamericana deComercio Justo-RIPESSLAC (regin AmricaLatina)

Integrada por organizaciones de comercio justo deArgentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador,Mxico, Per y Uruguay. Sus tareas: articularexperiencias; desarrollo de mercados; difusin de lapropuesta; e incidencia poltica.

31 Pacific Network onGlobalisation (PANG)

PANG is a Pacific regional network promoting economicjustice in globalisation with specific attention to:1)Accountability and transparency in economic and tradepolicy processes, 2) Poverty eradication, 3) Equitabledevelopment and sustainable livelihoods (opportunity,access, impact) and 4) Food sovereignty andenvironmental sustainability.

32 Pax Romana ICMICAAsia

Global network of Catholic leaders committed tojustice, peace and creation.

33 PlataformaInteramericana deDerechos Humanos,Democracia y

Desarrollo (PIDHHD)

La PIDHDD es un actor poltico, conformado porCaptulos Nacionales que articulan organizacionessociales e instituciones de la sociedad civil, quepromueve la plena vigencia y realizacin de los

derechos humanos; Actualmente, se cuenta concaptulos nacionales constituidos y en funcionamientoen 16 pases del continente americano: Argentina,Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Dominicana, Ecuador,El Salvador, Hait, Guatemala, Mxico, Nicaragua,Paraguay, Per, Uruguay y Venezuela.

34 Public ServicesInternational (PSI)

Public Services International (PSI) is a global tradeunion federation dedicated to promoting quality publicservices in every part of the world. PSI brings togethermore than 20 million workers, represented by 650unions in 150 countries and territories.

35 Public ServicesInternational (PSI) -Central America, Mexicoand Dominican Republic

In Central America, Mexico and the DominicanRepublic 44 labor organizations in 8 countries areaffiliated to PSI with a total membership of about138,024 workers. The Subregional office is currentlybased in San Jos, Costa Rica.

36 Red LatinoamericanaMujeres Transformandola Economa (REMTE)

REMTE es un espacio de articulacin de redes yncleos nacionales de once pases de la regin, en elque participan mujeres urbanas y rurales, de mbitosacadmicos, ONG y organizaciones de base. Supropsito es contribuir a la apropiacin crtica de laeconoma por parte de las mujeres, y a la bsqueda de

alternativas basadas en la justicia econmica y lajusticia de gnero.


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37 South Asia Alliance forPoverty Eradication(SAAPE)

An alliance to fight against poverty and injustice inSouth Asia comprising journalists, academics, tradeunionists, human rights activists, NGOs and other civilsociety actors across the region.

38 Southern and Eastern

African Trade,Information andNegotiations Institute (SEATINI)

An African initiative to strengthen Africa's capacity to

take a more effective part in the emerging globaltrading system and to better manage the process ofGlobalization.

39 Transnational Institute The Transnational Institute (TNI) of Policy Studiescarries out radical informed analysis on critical globalissues builds alliances with social movements developsproposals for a more sustainable, just and democraticworld.

40 UNI Europa UNI Europa is a European trade union federation. Itunites national trade unions organising in service and

skills sectors in 50 different countries. With 320affiliated trade union organisations, UNI Europarepresents 7 million workers in key service sectors.

41 UNI Global Union UNI Global Union is the voice of 20 million servicesector workers around the world. Through 900affiliated unions, in 150 countries UNI representsworkers in the Cleaning & Security; Commerce;Finance; Gaming; Graphical & Packaging; Hair &Beauty; ICTS; Media, Entertainment & Arts; Post &Logistics; Social Insurance; Sport; Temp & AgencyWorkers and Tourism industries.

42 WIDE+ WIDE+ is the network that follows up the previousWIDE network (a member of S2B), composed offeminists, NGO's, researchers, etc. that advocate for asocially just economy.

National Organizations43 Frum das Organizaes No Governamentais Angolanas

(FONGA)

Angola

44 Gilbert Agricultural and Rural Development Centre (GARDC) Antigua andBarbuda

45 Argentine Federation Of Commerce And Services Workers(FAECyS)

Argentina

46 Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network Australia47 Association pour la Taxation des Transactions financire et

l'Aide aux Citoyens (ATTAC) AustriaAustria

48 WIDE Network for Womens Rights and Feminist Perspectivesin Development, Austria

Austria

49 Center for Encounter and Active Non-Violence Austria50 The Federal Chamber of Labour Austria


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51 Civil Society Bahamas Bahamas52 Bahrain Transparency Society Bahrain53 Krisoker Sor (Farmers' Voice) Bangladesh54 Barbados Association of Non Governmental Organizations Barbados

55 11.11.11 Belgium56 Attac Vlaanderen Belgium57 Centre national de coopration (CNCD-11.11.11) Belgium58 Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) Belgium59 Le Monde selon les femmes Belgium60 Belize Enterprise for Sustainable Technology Belize61 Dynamique OSCAF - Organisations de la Socit Civile dAfrique

FrancophoneBenin

62 Groupe de Recherche et dAction pour la Promotion delAgriculture et du Dveloppement (GRAPAD)

Benin

63 Plateforme des Acteurs de la Socit Civile au Bnin (PASCiB) Benin64 Bolivian Platform on Climate Change Bolivia65 Botswana Council of Non Governmental Organisations

(BOCONGO)Botswana

66 Central nica Dos Trabalhadores (CUT) Brazil67 Instituto Justia Fiscal Brazil68 Rede Brasileira Pela Integrao dos Povos (REBRIP) Brazil69 Rseau des Organisations de la Socit Civile pour le

Dveloppement (RESOCIDE)Burkina Faso

70 Civil society Plat-form Action Dveloppement et Intgration

Rgionale (ADIR)

Burundi

71 Eastern and Southern Africa Small Scale Farmers Forum(ESAFF)

Burundi

72 Collectif des OSC pour la Scurit Alimentaire et leDveloppement Rural (COSADER)

Cameroun

73 Conseil des ONG AGREES du Cameroun (CONGAC) Cameroun74 Association pour la taxation des transactions financires et pour

l'Action citoyenne (ATTAC-Qubec)Canada

75 Canadian Environmental Law Association Canada76 Canadian Health Coalition Canada77 Canadian Union of Postal Workers Canada78 Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Canada79 Common Frontiers Canada80 Confdration des syndicats nationaux Canada81 Council of Canadians Canada82 Global Compliance Research Project Canada83 National Union of Public and General Employees Canada84 Public Service Alliance of Canada Canada85 Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Qubec

(SFPQ)

Canada

86 Association Commerciale, Agricole, Industriel et du Service Cape Verde


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(ACAISA)87 Conseil Inter Ong En Centr Afrique (CIONGCA) Central Africa

Rep.88 Pour Social Develpment Cooperative (SDC - RCA) Central Africa

Rep.

89 Centre dInformation et de Liaison des ONG (CILONG) Chad90 Chile Sustentable Chile91 Confederacion Nacional de Salud Municipalizada (CONFUSAM) Chile92 Confederacin Nacional de Trabajadores del Comercio, Oficinas,

Industrias y Servicios (CONSFETRACOSI)Chile

93 Instituto Latinoamericano para una Sociedad y un DerechoAlternativos (ILSA)

Colombia

94 Red Colombiana de Accin Frente al Libre Comercio (RECALCA) Colombia95 Sindicato Nacional de Servidores pblicos del Estado

ColombianoColombia

96 Sindicato Unitario Nacional de Trabajadores del Estado (SUNET) Colombia97 Union Nacional de Trabajadores del Estado y os Servicios

Pblicos de Colombia (UTRADEC)Colombia

98 Conseil de Concertation des ONGs de Dveloppement (CCOD)du Congo Brazzaville

CongoBrazzaville

99 Cook Islands Association of Non-Governmental Organisations(CIANGO)

Cook Islands

100 Asociacin Nacional de Profesionales en Enfermera (ANPE) Costa Rica101 Comisin Nacional de Enlace (CNE) Costa Rica102 Alliance Pour la Reconstruction et le Developpement Post-

Conflit (ARDPC)

Cote dIvoire

103 Sociedad Econmica de Amigos del Pas Cuba104 Afrika Kontakt Denmark105 Kvindernes U-landsudvalg (KULU) Denmark106 Organisation de bienfaisance et de dveloppement Djibouti107 Kalingo Carib Council Dominica108 Alianza ONG Dominican

Republic109 Ecuador Decide Ecuador110 Unidad Ecolgica Salvadorea (UNES) El Salvador111 Forum des ONG pour le Dveloppement Durable (FONGDD) Eq. Guinea112 Cotonou Task Force Ethiopia113 Poverty Action Network in Ethiopia (PANE) Ethiopia114 Association pour la Taxation des Transactions financire et

l'Aide aux Citoyens (ATTAC) - FinlandFinland

115 Association pour la Taxation des Transactions financire etl'Aide aux Citoyens (ATTAC) France

France

116 Association Internationale de Techniciens, Experts etChercheurs - Initiatives pour un autre monde (Aitec-Ipam)

France

117 Coordination eau Ile-de-France France


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118 Fal 5France Amrique Latine France119 Solidarit France120 Concertation Nationale Des Organisations paysannes et des

Producteurs (CNOP)Gabon

121 Worldview Gambia

122 Association pour la Taxation des Transactions financire etl'Aide aux Citoyens (ATTAC)

Germany

123 Colibri Germany124 Die AnStifter e.V. Germany125 Ecumenical Service on Southern Africa Germany126 Forschungs- und Dokumentationszentrum Chile-Lateinamerika

e.V. (FDCL)Germany

127 Gemeingut in BrgerInnenhand (GiB) Germany128 PowerShift (Verein fuer eine oekologisch-solidarische Energie-

& Weltwirtschaft)

Germany

129 Stuttgarter Wasserforum Germany130 Wasser in Brgerhand Germany131 World Economy, Ecology & Development (WEED) Germany132 Zukunftskonvent Germany133 Agricultural Workers Union of TUC Ghana134 Inter Agency Group of Development Organizations (IAGDO) Grenada135 Save Greek Water Greece136 Federation de Femmes Enterpreneurs et Affairs de la CEDEAO

(FEFA)Guinea

137 Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisa (INEI) Guinea Bisau138 Women Across Differences (WAD) Guyana139 Palteforme hatienne de Plaidoyer pour un Dveloppement

Alternatif (PAPDA)Hati

140 Programme de Plaidoyer Pour une Intgration Alternative(PPIA)

Hati

141 Andhra Pradesh Vyavasaya Vruthidarula Union (APVVU) India142 Bharatiya Krishak Samaj (BKS) India143 Feminist Learning Partnerships India144 Indian Social Action Forum (INSAF) India

145 IT For Change India146 National Agricultural Workers Forum India147 Steel Metal & Engineering Workers Federation of India (SMEFI) India148 Indonesian Peoples' Alliance (IPA) Indonesia149 Institute for Global Justice (IKG) Indonesia150 Institute for National and Democracy Studies (INDIES) Indonesia151 Resistance and Alternatives to Globalization (RAG) Indonesia152 Confederazione Generale Italiana del Lavoro (CGIL) Italy153 Fairwatch Italy

154 Association pour la Taxation des Transactions financire etl'Aide aux Citoyens (ATTAC) - Ireland

Ireland


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155 Irish Congress of Trade Unions Ireland156 Presentation Justice Network Ireland157 Asia Monitor Resource Centre (AMRC) Hong Kong158 Advocacy and Monitoring Network on Sustainable Development

(AMnet)Japan

159 Association pour la Taxation des Transactions financire etl'Aide aux Citoyens (ATTAC) - Japan

Japan

160 Globalization Watch Hiroshima Japan161 Kenya Debt Relief Network (KENDREN) Kenya162 Kenya Small Scale Farmers Forum (KESSFF) Kenya163 National Council of NGOs Kenya164 Social Democratic Party Kenya165 Kiribati Association of Non-Governmental Organisation

(KANGO)Kiribati

166 Consumers Protection Association Lesotho167 Eastern and Southern Africa Small Scale Farmers Forum(ESAFF)

Lesotho

168 Lesotho Council of NGOs (LCN) Lesotho169 Policy Analysis and Research Institute of Lesotho Lesotho170 West African Women Association (WAWA) Liberia171 Coalition Paysanne de Madagascar Madagascar172 Plateforme Nationale des Organisations de la Societe Civile de

MadagascarMadagascar

173 Malawi Economic Justice Network Malawi

174 National Smallholder Farmers Association of Malawi Malawi175 Positive Malaysian Treatment Access & Advocacy Group

(MTAAG+)Malaysia

176 Appui Solidaire Pour Le Renforcement De L'aide AuDeveloppement

Mali

177 Foundation pour le Developpment au Sahel (FDS) Mali178 Marshall Islands Council of NGOs (MICNGOS) Marshall

Islands179 Association pour le dveloppement et de la promotion des

droits humains (ADPDH)Mauritania

180 Mauritius Council of Social Service (MACOSS) Mauritius181 Rezistans ek Alternativ Mauritius182 Alianza Mexicana por la Autodeterminacin de los Pueblos

(AMAP)Mexico

183 Asociacion Nacional De Industriales De Transformacin, A. C.Anit.

Mexico

184 Bialii, Asesora e Investigacin, A.C. Mexico185 Centro De Investigacin Laboral Y Asesora Sindical (CILAS) Mexico186 Coalicin de Organizaciones Mexicanas por el Derecho al Agua Mexico187 FIAN - Seccin Mxico Mexico

188 Jvenes frente al G20 Mexico189 Mujeres Por el Dialogo, Ac. Mexico


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190 Participacin Organizada para el Desarrollo Regional, A.C.(PODER)

Mexico

191 Red Latinoamericana Mujeres Transformando la Economa(REMTE), Mexico

Mexico

192 Red Mexicana de Accin frente al Libre Comercio (RMALC) Mexico

193 Red Nacional Genero y Economa Mexico194 SEMILLAS, A.C. Mexico195 Sindicato nico Nacional de Trabajadores de Nacional

FinancieraMexico

196 Unin Popular Valle Gmez, A. C. Mexico197 Grupo Tacuba Mxico198 FSM Alliance of NGOs (FANGO) Micronesia199 Eastern and Southern Africa Small Scale Farmers Forum

(ESAFF)Mozambique

200 National Forum for Mozambiquan NGOs and CBOs (TEIA) Mozambique

201 Namibia Non-Governmental Organisations Forum Trust Namibia202 Nauru Island Association of NGOs (NIANGO) Nauru203 All Nepal Peasants Federation (ANPFa) Nepal204 Rural Reconstruction Nepal (RRN) Nepal205 Both ENDS Netherlands206 Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) Netherlands207 Platform Aarde Boer Consument Netherland208 It's Our Future.org.nz New Zealand209 Maritime Union of New Zealand New Zealand

210 Alliance Nationale contre la Faim et la Malnutrition du Niger Niger211 Association Nigrienne des Scout de l'Environnement (ANSEN) Niger212 Coalition pour la Protection du Patrimoine Gntique Africain

(COPAGEN Niger)Niger

213 Rseau des Organisations des Droits de lHomme etAssociations de Dfense des Dmocratie (RODADDHD)

Niger

214 Rseau Sahel DEFIS Niger Niger215 Labour,Health and Human rights Development Centre Nigeria216 National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) Nigeria217 Niue Island (Umbrella) Association of NGOs (NIUANGO) Niue218 Association pour la Taxation des Transactions financire et

l'Aide aux Citoyens (ATTAC) NorwayNorway

219 Campaign for the Welfare State Norway220 Norwegian Trade Campaign Norway221 Norwegian Union of Social Educators and Social Workers (FO) Norway222 Union of Education Norway (UEN) Norway223 Dharti Development Foundation Sindh Pakistan224 Gothseengar Foundation (GSF) Pakistan225 Pakistan Kissan Mazdoor Tehreek Pakistan226 Roots for Equity Pakistan


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227 Social Alternatives for Community Empowerment Pakistan228 Agricultura Alternativa y de Alerta ante la Transgnesis

(AGALAT)Panama

229 Melanesian NGO Centre for Leadership (MNCL) Papua NewGuinea

230 Accin Internacional para la Salud (AIS) Peru231 Asociacin Pro Derechos Humanos (APRODEH) Peru232 Centro de Derechos y Desarrollo (CEDAL) Peru233 Centro de Estudios y Promocin del Desarrollo Peru234 Centro Peruano de Estudios Sociales (CEPES) Peru235 CooperaAccin Accin Solidaria para el Desarrollo Peru236 Derecho Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (DAR) Peru237 Federacin de Trabajadores del agua Potable y Alcantarillado

del Per (FENTAP)Peru

238 Frente Nacional por la Vida y la Soberana (FRENVIDAS) Peru239 Grupo Gnero y Economa Per Peru240 La Alianza Social Continental Captulo Per Peru241 la Marcha Mundial de las Mujeres de Per Peru242 Marcha Mundial de las Mujeres Per Peru243 Red Peruana de Comercio Justo y Consumo tico (Per) Peru244 Red Peruana por una Globalizacin con Equidad (RedGE) Peru245 Association pour la Taxation des Transactions financire et

l'Aide aux Citoyens - (ATTAC) PolandPoland

246 Alliance of Progressive Labor (APL) Philippines

247 Campaign for a Life of Dignity for All (KAMP) Philippines248 Confederation of Labor and Allied Social Services (CLASS) Philippines249 Cordillera People's Alliance (CPA) Philippines250 Initiatives for Dialogue and Empowerment through Alternative

Legal Services (IDEALS)Philippines

251 Kilusang Magbubukid Ng Pilipinas (KMP) Philippines252 Woman Health Philippines Philippines253 Association pour la Taxation des Transactions financire et

l'Aide aux Citoyens (ATTAC) - PortugalPortugal

254 Conseil National des ONG de Dveloppement (CNONGD) R.D.Congo255 Interregional Trade Union of Health Workers 'Action' Russia256 Eastern and Southern Africa Small Scale Farmers Forum

(ESAFF)Rwanda

257 Rwanda Civil Society Platform Rwanda258 Ole Siosiomaga Society Incorporated (OLSSI) Samoa259 Samoa Umbrella for Non Governmental Organisation (SUNGO) Samoa260 Forum das Ong de So Tom e Principe (FONG-STP) Sao Tom &

Principe261 Africaine de Recherche et de Coopration pour l'Appui au

Dveloppement Endogne (ARCADE)

Senegal

262 Forum Africain des Alternatives Senegal


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263 Plate-forme des acteurs non tatiques pour le suivi de l'Accordde Cotonou au Sngal

Senegal

264 Liaison Unit of the non-governmental organisations ofSeychelles -(LUNGOS)

Seychelles

265 Seychelles Farmers Association Seychelles

266 Africa Youth Coalition Against Hunger Sierra Leone Sierra Leone267 Civil Society Movement of Sierra Leone Sierra Leone268 Development Service Exchange (DSE) Solomon

Islands269 Somali Organisation for Community Development Organisation

(SOCDA)Somalia

270 Alternative Information & Development Centre (AIDC) South Africa271 South African NGO Council (SANGOCO) South Africa272 South Africa - Small scale Farmers Networking Forum (SA-

SFNF)South Africa

273 Association pour la Taxation des Transactions financire etl'Aide aux Citoyens (ATTAC) Spain Spain

274 Centro de Estudios e Investigacin sobre Mujeres (CEIM) Spain275 World Democratic Governance project association (WDGpa) Spain276 National Fisheries Solidarity Movement (NAFSO) Sri Lanka277 Windward Islands Farmers Association (WINFA) St. Vincent &

theGrenadines

278 Iyanola (St.Lucia) Council for the Advancement of RastafariIncorperated (I.C.A.R.)

St.Lucia

279 Stichting Projekta Suriname280 Council for NGOs (CANGO) Swaziland281 Association pour la Taxation des Transactions financire et

l'Aide aux Citoyens (ATTAC) SwedenSweden

282 Alliance Sud Switzerland283 Berne Declaration Switzerland284 International-Lawyers.Org Switzerland285 Taiwan Environmental Protection Union Taiwan286 Mtandao wa Vikundi vya Wakulima Tanzania (MVIWATA) Tanzania

287 Tanzania Association of NGOs Tanzania288 AIDS ACCESS Foundation Thailand289 Alternative Agricultural Network Thailand290 Drug Study Group Thailand291 Drug System Monitoring and Development Program Thailand292 Ecological Alert and Recovery Thailand (EARTH) Thailand293 Foundation for AIDS Rights Thailand294 Foundation for Consumers Thailand295 FTA Watch Thailand296 Health and Development Foundation Thailand297 Health Consumers Protection Program Thailand


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298 Rural Doctor Society Thailand299 Rural Pharmacists Foundation Thailand300 Social Pharmacy Research Unit, Chulalongkorn University Thailand301 Thai Holistic Health Foundation Thailand

302 Thai NGO Coalition on AIDS Thailand303 Thai Network of People living with HIV/AIDS (TNP+) Thailand304 The Asia Foundation Timor-Leste305 Groupe d'Action et de Reflexion sur l'Environnement et le

Dveloppement (GARED)Togo

306 Civil Society Forum of Tonga (CSFT) Tonga307 Grassroots Organisations of Trinidad & Tobago (GOTT) Trinidad &

Tobago308 Rassemblement pour une alternative internationale de

dveloppement (RAID) - Association membre des rseau Attacet Cadtm

Tunisia

309 Tuvalu Association of NGOs (TANGO) Tuvalu310 Center for Health, Human Rights and Development (CEHURD) Uganda311 Eastern and Southern Africa Small Scale Farmers Forum

(ESAFF- Uganda)Uganda

312 Consumer Education Trust Uganda313 Banana Link UK314 Farms Not Factories UK315 Jubilee Debt Campaign UK316 Roj Women's Association UK

317 The Corner House UK318 Trade Justice Movement UK319 UNISON UK320 War on Want UK321 William's Desk UK322 World Development Movement UK323 REDES-Friends of the Earth Uruguay Uruguay324 Alliance for Democracy USA325 Center for Policy Analysis on Trade and Health (CPATH) USA

326 Food & Water Watch USA327 Global Exchange USA328 Milwaukee Clean Clothes Campaign USA329 Milwaukee Fair Trade Coalition USA330 Minnesota Fair Trade Coalition USA331 New Rules for Global Finance USA332 Public Citizen USA333 Texas Fair Trade Coalition USA334 United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) USA335 Utility Workers Union of America USA336 Vanuatu Association of NGOs (VANGO) Vanuatu


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337 Aljawf Women Organization For Development (ALJWOF-D) Yemen338 Eastern and Southern Africa Small Scale Farmers Forum

(ESAFF)Zambia

339 Zambia Council for Social Development Zambia340 National Association of NGOs (NANGO) Zimbabwe

341 Zimbabwe Smallholders Organics Forum (ZIMSOFF) Zimbabwe

Open CSO letter on proposed “Trade in Services Agreement (TISA)”

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