EU trade and investment agreements with Vietnam
In recent years, the European Union has negotiated a free trade agreement and an investment protection agreement with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. However, as the two treaties are highly controversial due to the precarious human rights situation in the one-party state, their ratification was delayed.
But now it's time: The agreement will be voted on by the EU Council in the week of 25 June and can then also be ratified by the European Parliament.
On this occasion, AbL, attac Germany, Naturefriends and PowerShift today published a new FactSheet with which we point out critical points in the agreements. These mainly concern the human rights situation and the difficult situation for trade unions, as well as environmental aspects. Trade and investment agreements are incapable of improving the social and human rights situation.
