{"id":4679,"date":"2018-10-26T14:35:28","date_gmt":"2018-10-26T06:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/partisosialis.org\/?page_id=4679"},"modified":"2019-10-10T15:17:00","modified_gmt":"2019-10-10T07:17:00","slug":"no-to-tppa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/partisosialis.org\/en\/no-to-tppa\/","title":{"rendered":"No to TPPA"},"content":{"rendered":"

PSM’s involvement in the struggle against free trade agreement started ever since Malaysia was in negotiations with the United States of America to sign the Malaysia \u2013 US FTA in 2006. A coalition of civil society organizations was formed . Several direct actions were being held at Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) and the US Embassy. The Malaysia US FTA did not materialize when the then government drew up red lines that Malaysia was not willing to compromise . Through our efforts and campaigns, the MITI Minister Rafidah Aziz backed out from the negotiations. Later with the change of US Presidency from GW Bush Jr to Barack Obama, the Malaysia \u2013 US FTA was shelved. <\/span><\/p>\n

It was shelved, but only to be resurrected by Obama through a new name, the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement ( TPPA). Malaysia entered the negotiations in October,2010. \u00a0On Dec, 2010, the coalition submitted a protest memorandum to the MITI putting forward out opposition to the US led trade agreement . Several activities were kicked started since, then with forums organized, roadshows, printing of leaflets, mass distribution of info leaflets to the public were done regularly. <\/span><\/p>\n

14<\/span>th<\/span> December , we organized a briefing session with Parliamentarians on the dangers of the TPPA at the Parliament house. \u00a0That was followed by a forum organized by MTAAG organization on the effect of TPPA on medicine prices. Among other tactics were , when we fax many letters of protest to the Prime Ministers Department to protest the TPPA. A Valentine card was also submitted to the PM on 14<\/span>th<\/span> Feb, 2011 as a sign that Malaysian love Malaysia and we don\u2019t want to trade away our sovereignty through a trade agreement. <\/span><\/p>\n

On 28<\/span>th<\/span> Februari, 2011 around 200 people participated in a protest at the Prince Court Hotel in KL, where \u00a0the EU-Malaysia negotiations were being held. <\/span><\/p>\n

PSM and the coalition also engaged the Suhakam, Human Rights Commissions of Malaysia to address the concerns of the TPPA. We proposed that SUHAKAM carries out a complete Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) study and advise the government on the TPPA. Even though the coalition gathered sufficient information and documentation to back our request ,but unfortunately the then SUHAKAM commissioner refused to attempt the HRIA. <\/span><\/p>\n

The coalition and PSM also worked with the Malaysian Trades Union Congress, MTUC leadership to conscientize the unions on the downside of trade agreements . A forum was held on the 4<\/span>th<\/span> February, 2012 with MTUC members at the Petaling Jaya Community Library , PJ. <\/span><\/p>\n

From 2013 onwards the coalition against TPPA was renewed with MTEM (Majlis Tindakan Ekonomi Melayu) \u00a0taking the lead to group together a larger group NGO\u2019s . Consistently many more activities were done as follows; <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Dates<\/span><\/td>\nAction<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21\/2\/2013<\/span><\/td>\nLeafleting \u00a0TPPA brochures \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20\/4\/2013<\/span><\/td>\nProtest \u00a0by People Living with HIV at the EU \u00a0Embassy and the US Embassy. <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22\/6\/2013<\/span><\/td>\nForum TPPA , with Jayashri chief negotiator , Penang \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/7\/2013<\/span><\/td>\nPress statements by student movement on copyright matters in TPPA<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/7\/2013<\/span><\/td>\nPress conference <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12\/7\/2013<\/span><\/td>\nNationwide leafleting \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16\/7\/2013<\/span><\/td>\nProtest at \u00a0Parliament- demanding that the TPPA text be made public <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12\/7\/2013<\/span><\/td>\nDebate with the Minister at \u00a0SINAR<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/7\/2013<\/span><\/td>\nRoundtable at Parliament with Embassy TPPA countries<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19\/7\/2013<\/span><\/td>\nAnother protest at the MITI<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16\/7\/2013<\/span><\/td>\nInterview in BFM Radio <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23\/7\/2013<\/span><\/td>\nPConf , negotiations 18<\/span>th<\/span> round KK, Sabah<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1\/8\/2013<\/span><\/td>\nAttended the MITI Open day. <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23\/8\/2013<\/span><\/td>\nProtes at US Embassy , <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13\/8\/2013<\/span><\/td>\nMITI fumbles on contradiction on Tobacco control as raised by BANTAH<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/span>TH<\/span> TO 23\/8\/2013 <\/span><\/td>\nBANTAH INTERVIEWS LIVE ON ASTRO AWANI <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15\/8\/2013<\/span><\/td>\nCabinet decide to carve out tobacco from TPPA<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16\/8\/2013<\/span><\/td>\nBANTAH meets with MITI<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19\/8\/2013<\/span><\/td>\nCabinet announces that it drops time line to sign TPPA<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26\/8 & 27\/8<\/span><\/td>\nMahathir officiates conference on TPPA , MTEM <\/span><\/p>\n

Conference produces National Red Lines against \u00a0TPPA<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

20\/8\/2013<\/span><\/td>\nCabinet launches two Cost Benefit Analysis studies<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31\/8\/2013<\/span><\/td>\nGantung banner Merdeka dikawasan caw PSM<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1\/9\/2013<\/span><\/td>\nMTUC rejects TPPA<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/9\/2013<\/span><\/td>\nAttend 2<\/span>nd<\/span> MITI open house , raise questiones<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sept,2013<\/span><\/td>\nCabinet forms Parliamentary caucus<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sept hingga Oct2013<\/span><\/td>\nLaunch of a roadshow , nationwide.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6\/9\/2013<\/span><\/td>\nBANTAH closed door meeting with Minister <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/9\/2013<\/span><\/td>\nPress conference pelancaran Roadshow national BANTAH TPPA<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sept 2013<\/span><\/td>\nMobilising to protest during Obama visit 11\/10\/2013<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24\/9\/2013<\/span><\/td>\nGovn statement\u201d Putrajaya wants peaceful Obama visit\u201d<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30\/9\/2013<\/span><\/td>\nGovn statement\u201d Govn mulls getting Parliament mandate before signing TPPA\u201d<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/10\/2013<\/span><\/td>\nRally Anwar against TPPA <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11\/10\/2013<\/span><\/td>\nProtest at KLCC BANTAH TPPA,BANTAH JOHN KERRY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17\/10\/2013<\/span><\/td>\nBANTAH calls for biased consultant appointed to so CBA to be replaced.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7-8\/11\/2013<\/span><\/td>\nVisit by three ISDS experts to Malaysia, meeting with Ministers, public forum etc ,. <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16\/11\/2013<\/span><\/td>\nWikileaks document on IP chapter <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22\/11\/2013<\/span><\/td>\nPress statement \u201c Is it final talks in Salt Lake City??\u201d<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24\/11\/2013<\/span><\/td>\nYoutube video released Bantah TPPA<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29\/11\/2013<\/span><\/td>\nBANTAH sends out letters to all key Ministry and MITI<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/12\/2013<\/span><\/td>\nSingapore meeting , no deal , 2013 dateline missed !<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18\/12\/2013<\/span><\/td>\nProtest Flash mob di Central Market KL oleh nelayan \/petani<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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