TPPA and SoutheastTrans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (Tppa) • November 8th, 2016
Contract Type FiledNovember 8th, 2016The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) is a trade, investment and economic integration that involves 12 Asia- Pacific countries, including Vietnam and Malaysia. The concluded agreement is around 6000 pages long, comprising 30 chapters, multiple annexes, appendixes general notes and side agreements. Trade unions, environmental, development and public health campaigners have all raised issues with various parts of the TPPA, and large-scale protests have animated much of the public discourse in other parts of the world. The deal’s proponents have pointed to the economic gains, while arguing that the safeguards negotiated into the agreement will protect the public interest.