The trouble with TISA

10.05.2017

The proposed Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) aims to rewrite the rules of the game for the service economy – in favour of Transnational Corporations.

Image: Tisa Means Trouble of International Transport Workers' Association

Two reports analyse the potential impacts of the agreement on democratic rights and on workers in affected sectors: ITF’s “The trouble with TiSA” puts emphasis on transport workers and their sectors while UNI Global Union’s “TISA-Foul Play” concentrates on e-commerce, telecommunications, financial services and post and logistics sectors.

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