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Chile: Thousands protest against TPP in Santiago
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23.01.2016
More than 2000 activists marched through Santiago on Friday to protest against the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement which Chilean President Michelle Bachelet is set to sign on February 4.
Protesters held signs with messages condemning the trade agreement and denouncing US agro-industrial giant Monsanto. Similar anti-TPP protests were held in various locations across Chile on Friday including in the cities of Iquique, Angol, Temuco and Villarrica.
The TPP is a proposed trade agreement concerning a variety of matters of economic policy. The deal is being negotiated between several Pacific Rim countries including Japan, Canada, Mexico and Australia and covers a variety of matters regarding economic policies, including trade barriers such as tariffs, intellectual property and environmental law. Protesters claim that TPP is anti-democratic and favours multinational corporations. They also argue that it threatens healthcare by potentially increasing the prices of medical drugs, as well as threatening jobs, the environment and workers' rights.
Protesters held signs with messages condemning the trade agreement and denouncing US agro-industrial giant Monsanto. Similar anti-TPP protests were held in various locations across Chile on Friday including in the cities of Iquique, Angol, Temuco and Villarrica.
The TPP is a proposed trade agreement concerning a variety of matters of economic policy. The deal is being negotiated between several Pacific Rim countries including Japan, Canada, Mexico and Australia and covers a variety of matters regarding economic policies, including trade barriers such as tariffs, intellectual property and environmental law. Protesters claim that TPP is anti-democratic and favours multinational corporations. They also argue that it threatens healthcare by potentially increasing the prices of medical drugs, as well as threatening jobs, the environment and workers' rights.
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