Press Release – Council of Trade Unions The Council of Trade Unions has today formally written to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Nanaia Mahuta and the Minister for Trade, Hon. Damien OConnor calling on them to take action to halt ratifying the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership …
The Council of Trade Unions has today formally written to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Nanaia Mahuta and the Minister for Trade, Hon. Damien O’Connor calling on them to take action to halt ratifying the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement. “If New Zealand does so, then we will be recognising the military junta in Myanmar as legitimate,” CTU Secretary Melissa Ansell-Bridges said.
Tuesday, 20 April 2021, 4:13 pm
The Council of Trade Unions has today formally
written to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Nanaia
Mahuta and the Minister for Trade, Hon. Damien O’Connor
calling on them to take action to halt ratifying the
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade
agreement. If New Zealand does so, then we will be
recognising the military junta in Myanmar as legitimate,
CTU Secretary Melissa Ansell-Bridges said. We support
the government taking quick steps to suspend all high-level
contact with Myanmar and imposing a travel ban on its
military leaders the week immediately after the coup. It is
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