TiSA
Here are publications, articles and videos on TiSA, the Trade in Services Agreement.
What’s in the TISA and why it’s a secret? (18 minutes, Sanya Reid Smith for the Rosa Luxembourg Foundation, Sept 2014)
Great presentation by Sanya Reid Smith (Researcher and Legal Adviser, Third World Network, Genf), introduction to the concept of services, and the link between TTIP and TiSA.
Video : What the TiSA Leaked Documents Reveal About Negotiations (12 min, TheRealNews, June 2015) A general introduction to TiSA. PopularResistance.org co-director Kevin Zeese explains the most egregious portions of the secretly negotiated agreement.
Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) Core Text and Analysis (Owinsf, based on Wikileaks, July 2015)
WikiLeaks has previously published a large number of secret TiSA Annexes. WikiLeaks’ publication of the present core text for the first time gives the public a picture of the scale and scope of TiSA, and illustrates the overarching legal framework for previously published Annexes. The draft core text dates from April 2015, shortly after the 12th round of TiSA negotiations held from 13-17 April 2015 in Geneva, Switzerland.
From GATS to TISA – Global Trade in Services Forum, Geneva, 17 October, 2014
14 short videos interviews with critical perspective on TISA, with trade unionists from public and private sectors, government representatives, global experts and civil society representatives.
Short article by Lavinia Steinfort, focuses on trade secrets, water privatisation, general liberalisation and the cost of this agreement for the common good.
Short analysis on the risks that TISA pose for education quality and equality specially in the Global South.
Leaked TISA document revealing that the governments of Norway, together with Colombia, New Zealand and Australia would like to see education services included in the new trade pact