ASETUC Consultation Meeting on TPPA

ASETUC Consultation Meeting on TPPA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On 10^th November 2016, ASETUC Consultation Meeting on TPPA was held at Federal Hotel Kuala Lumpur as a follow up from the ASETUC National Working Group Meeting and Roundtable Discussion which was held on 27^th October 2016. This meeting was participated by a total of 30 participants from unions affiliated under BWI, UNI and PSI with ten participants from each global union federation. 

This national consultation is part of a project undertaken by BWI and is funded by FES Singapore on the implications of the TPPA for workers and their labour labour unions in Malaysia and Vietnam. Short research papers have been drafted covering a number of major sections, as well as focusing on projected impacts for unions in ASETUC sectors. These remain as a work in progress. During the consultation meeting, feedbacks of participants were requested on part of this research, particularly with regards to the implications of TPPA on various sectors.

Presentation on different topics in relation to TPPA was presented by Brother Edward Miller, BWI Regional Campaign Office. Among the key topics discussed during the consultation meeting are as follows:

• Introduction and background of project

• TPPA history and context

• Brief analysis of projected macro-economic impact of TPPA for Malaysia

• Investment chapter

• Labour chapter

• Impact on BWI sectors (construction, wood and forestry)

• Impact on PSI sectors (including impacts on health, State Owned Enterprise
  (SOE) chapters and privatisation impacts)

• Impact on UNI Sectors (including financial services)

• Implementation

The meeting was concluded with constructive feedback from participants and closing remarks from Brother Dong, Regional Representative of BWI and Brother Shafie, General Secretary of ASETUC. Separate consultation meetings with trade union leaders from each global union federation is anticipated in future as a follow up from this meeting in order to gain latest status updates and impacts of TPPA according to sectors in depth.