{"id":137,"date":"2011-01-11T14:29:36","date_gmt":"2011-01-11T19:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citizenstrade.org\/draft\/the-andean-free-trade-agreement-afta\/"},"modified":"2011-05-31T05:05:08","modified_gmt":"2011-05-31T09:05:08","slug":"andean-free-trade-agreement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/trade-policies\/potential-trade-agreements\/andean-free-trade-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"The Andean Free Trade Agreement (AFTA)"},"content":{"rendered":"

AFTA Overview<\/a>
\nAFTA News<\/a>
\nAFTA & Agriculture<\/a>
\nAFTA & Access to Medicines<\/a>
\nAFTA & Indigenous Rights<\/a>
\nAFTA & Labor<\/a>
\nAFTA & The Environment<\/a>
\nInformaci\u00f3n sobre el TLC en Espa\u00f1ol<\/a><\/p>\n

AFTA Overview<\/strong><\/a>
\nLast November, the Bush Administration announced an aggressive plan to negotiate another free trade agreement, in what appears to be an endless line of like attempts at opening up markets for corporate expansion in Latin America. The start of negotiations began just as talks for the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) hit an impasse at the ministerial meeting in Miami, FL. Thus the Andean Free Trade Agreement or \u201cAFTA\u201d was introduced – like CAFTA – as an attempt to put the FTAA in place piece by piece. Negotiating parties include the United States, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Bolivia, currently participating as an observer, is expected to join the negotiations.<\/p>\n

Most alarming about the AFTA is the audacity of the current Administration to negotiate a free trade agreement with Colombia — the country that currently leads the Western hemisphere in reported human rights and international humanitarian law violations (Human Rights Watch, January 2004). The negotiations belie an utter disrespect for labor and human rights. In point of fact, just under 200 unionists were killed last year alone in Colombia, making it the most dangerous country in the world for unionists. As one Colombian worker explains: \u201cFor more than twenty years I\u2019ve worked as a trade unionist in a country where union work is like carrying a tombstone on your back.\u201d[1]<\/p>\n

The lack of labor rights provisions in the Andean FTA comes as little surprise however, as it is modeled after the US-Central American trade pact (CAFTA) which in addition to including no core, enforceable labor or environmental protections includes services provisions promoting the privatization and deregulation of fundamental public services. There has been strong popular resistance to privatization in the Americas in the past, much of which has ended in harsh repression. In June 2002, for example, two people died and 150 people were injured during six-day protests in Arequipa, Peru against a plan to privatize two electricity companies. Similarly, in Bolivia a water privatization plan by the California-based Bechtel corporation in Cochabama went awry when families received water bills equal to as much as 25 percent of their monthly income.[2] The price hikes sparked massive citywide protests that the Bolivian government sought to end by declaring a state of martial law. More than a hundred people were injured and one 17-year-old boy was killed. In April 2000, as protests continued, the privatization contract was terminated. Bechtel then filed a lawsuit against the people of Bolivia for $25 million in \u201cpotential\u201d lost profits.[3]<\/p>\n

The CAFTA model replicated in the Andean agreement would also remove all tariff barriers on imported agricultural products allowing cheaply grown and heavily subsidized U.S. corn and other basic grains to flood local markets (subsidies that almost exclusively benefit giant agribusiness in the U.S.). Peru’s Agricultural and Communities Front, which groups together more than a dozen associations of small-scale farmers, opposes plans to reduce import tariffs on agricultural products, arguing that Peru should not offer any reductions until the United States agrees to eliminate agriculture subsidies. “The free trade agreement is going to destroy traditional agriculture in Peru. Millions of farming families are going to be pushed deeper into poverty by tariff-free imports,” said Miguel Palacin.[4]<\/p>\n

Notes<\/strong>
\n1. Giraldo, Hector de J., In My Country, Privatization is Enforced by Assassination<\/a>, March 2003.
\n2. EarthJustice, Secretive World Bank Tribunal Bans Public and Media Participation in Bechtel Lawsuit over Access to Water<\/a>, February 2003.
\n3. Ibid.
\n4. Daily Report for Executives, \u201cFarm Tariffs, Intellectual Property Rights Seen as Main Obstacles to U.S.-Andean FTA\u201d July 30, 2004.
\nWhat You Need to Know about AFTA<\/a> Public Citizen
\nCAFTA & AFTA Talking Points<\/a> International Relations Center, October 20, 2005
\nDeclaration of Parliamentarians, Congressman, & Legislators of Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, & Bolivia before AFTA<\/a> September 22, 2005
\nAFTA: Threats to Development<\/a> Alliance for Responsible Trade, July 22, 2004<\/p>\n

AFTA News<\/strong><\/a>
\nU.S. moves to suspend trade benefits for Bolivia<\/a> Reuters, September 26, 2008
\nLetter Calling for Tobacco Exclusion from All Bilateral Trade Agreements<\/a> Members of Congress, April 10, 2006
\nUS & Colombia Conclude Free Trade Agreement<\/a> United States Trade Representative, February 27, 2006
\nColumbia, Ecuador To Set Common Position in FTA Talks<\/a> Dow Jones, January 16, 2006
\nEcuador Police Break Up US Protests<\/a> Associated Press, January 12, 2006
\nColombian Ministers: New Trade Talks With US Start January 23<\/a> Dow Jones, January 11, 2006
\nUS & Peru End Trade Impasse with Agreement<\/a> Financial Times, December 7, 2005
\nA Decade of Bad Results Haunts AFTA Talks as “Last Round” of Talks Collapse<\/a> Public Citizen, November 29, 2005
\nColombia Halts US Free Trade Talks on Ag, Intellectual Property<\/a> Dow Jones, November 23, 2005
\nColombian TV Actors Take to Streets to Protest Proposed Trade Pact<\/a> Associated Press, November 18, 2005<\/p>\n

CAFTA & AFTA: Talking Points<\/a> International Relations Center, October 20, 2005
\nAFTA Will Cause More Harm Than Good Unless the USTR Changes Course Now<\/a> Washington Office of Latin America, October 19, 2005
\nAnti-Free Trade Protest Held in Colombia<\/a> Associated Press, September 23, 2005
\nU.S., Three South American Nations Begin Talks<\/a> Associated Press, September 19, 2005
\nTrade Pacts to the South Losing Appeal<\/a> New York Times, June 30, 2005
\nFree Trade Proposal Splits Bolivian City<\/a> New York Times, March 9, 2005
\n<\/a>Colombia Min: US Trade Deal Should Lift Tariffs Gradually<\/a> Associated Press, February 8, 2005
\nStatement on the Andean Free Trade Agreement<\/a> Delegation of Bishops from the Andean Region, February 8, 2005
\nPeru Expects U.S. Free Trade Agreement by July, Minister Says<\/a> Bloomberg, December 24, 2004
\nFour-Way Tucson Trade Talks Quickly Hailed as a Success<\/a> Arizona Daily Star, December 5, 2004<\/p>\n

U.S.-Andean Trade Talks Extended<\/a> Reuters, December 4, 2004
\nU.S. Opens Industrial Markets to Andeans<\/a> United Press International, December 3, 2004
\nFour-Way Trade Talks Encounter Discord<\/a> Arizona Daily Star, December 1, 2004
\nU.S. Seeks to Allay Andean Concerns<\/a> Arizona Daily Star, November 30, 2004
\nThe U.S. Andean Free Trade Agreement Chokes Along<\/a> Interhemispheric Resource Center, November 2, 2004
\nPeru Wants Trade Pact by 2005<\/a> Houston Chronicle, October 8, 2004
\nColombia Top Priority in Andean Trade Talks<\/a> Reuters, September 29, 2004
\nPuerto Rico: In Search of “Lost Floor” of the ATPA-DEA<\/a> La Republica (Peru), September 14, 2004
\nLatin American Bishops Caution Against Effects of Free Trade Pacts<\/a> Catholic News Service, September 14, 2004
\nLetter to Andean Parliamentarians on Investment Chapter of U.S-Andean FTA<\/a> U.S. NGO’s, September 13, 2004<\/p>\n

Peru Negotiator Calls US Inflexible In Free-Trade Talks<\/a> Dow Jones Newswires, August 26, 2004
\nColombia Sends Exports List To US For Free Trade Talks<\/a> Dow Jones Newswires, July 7, 2004
\nConcern For Colombia’s ‘Little Guy’<\/a> Washington Post, June 24, 2004
\nU.S. Tack on Trade Treaties Assailed<\/a> Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 23, 2004
\nU.S., State Hope to Push Deals During Atlanta Trade Talks<\/a> Associated Press, June 14, 2004
\nU.S. and Andean Groups Demand Accountability in Free Trade Talks<\/a> Alliance for Responsible Trade, June 11, 2004
\nUN Committee Warns Ecuador That US-Andean FTA Must Not Undermine Human Rights<\/a> 3D-Three, May 18, 2004
\nAndean Countries Scramble for U.S. Free-Trade Pact<\/a> Reuters, May 2004<\/p>\n

AFTA & Agriculture<\/strong><\/a>
\nColombian Farmers Fear Cheap US Imports<\/a> Associated Press, April 26, 2006
\nAgriculture Stalls US Trade Talks<\/a> Bloomberg, November 22, 2005
\nLetter to USTR on Agriculure, Intellectual Property, and Labor<\/a> November 7, 2005
\nTree Oil Plan Tries to Bear Fruit<\/a> Houston Chronicle, February 6, 2005
\nTrade Winds Buffet State’s Farmers<\/a> Seattle Times, June 28, 2004
\nForeign Agriculture Bruising “Grown in Washington” Label<\/a> Seattle Times, June 27, 2004
\nPeru Cattle Ranchers March To Protest Free Trade Pact<\/a> Associated Press, October 26, 2004
\nAgriculture & AFTA<\/a> Washington Office on Latin America, October 2004
\n<\/a>Colombia Must Be Firm in US Trade Talks: Stiglitz<\/a> Reuters, October 21, 2004
\nProtests Against Anti-Drug Crop Spraying Across Border Heat Up<\/a> Inter Press Service, September 25, 2004<\/p>\n

AFTA & Access to Medicines<\/strong><\/a>
\nFact Sheets & Reports<\/strong>
\nImpact of FTA on Access to Medicines<\/a> Peru frente al TLC
\nUS-Andean FTA: Access to Medicine Overview<\/a> Peru frente al TLC
\nUS-Peru FTA: A Free Trade Agreement Made to Order for the Pharmaceutical Industry<\/a> Health Action International, January 2006
\nImpact of AFTA on Access to Medicines & Health in Colombia<\/a> Health Mission Foundation, November 2005
\nEvaluation of Potential Effects of Peru FTA on Access to Medicines<\/a> Health Ministry of Peru, April 2005 In Spanish<\/a>
\nUN Committee Warns Ecuador That US-Andean FTA Must Not Undermine Human Rights<\/a> 3D-Three, May 18, 2004 En Espa\u00f1ol<\/a>
\nFTA Will Put Access to Life-Saving Medicines in Peru and Region at Risk<\/a> Medecins Sans Frontieres, May 14, 2004<\/p>\n

Articles & Statements<\/strong>
\nEcuadorian Organizations Cite Health Threats in FTA<\/a> March 23, 2006
\nLetter to USTR Robert Portman on Intellectual Property Provisions<\/a> November 10, 2005
\nDrug Patents Stall Trade Talks<\/a> Bloomberg, February 11, 2005
\nOpen Letter to Ministers of Trade in Countries Negotiating the US-Andean FTA<\/a> M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res, September 10, 2004
\nTrade Accord with US Could Endanger Right to Health<\/a> Inter Press Service, July 15, 2004<\/p>\n

AFTA & Indigenous Rights<\/strong><\/a>
\nEcuador’s Indian Movement Halts Protest<\/a> Associated Press, March 24, 2006
\nEcuadoran Government Declares State of Emergency<\/a> Associated Press, March 22, 2006
\nEcuadorian Indigenous Groups Announce Protests Will Continue & Grow Around FTA<\/a> March 20, 2006
\nEcuador Quells Indian Trade Protest<\/a> Associated Press, March 20, 2006
\nFree Trade Protests Lead to Resignation of Interior Minister in Ecuador<\/a> Associated Press, March 16, 2006
\nThe Tyranny of Free Trade: Wasted Natural Wealth & Lost Livlihoods<\/a> Friends of the Earth, December 9, 2005
\nAndean Nations Seek US Patent Protection for Native Medicines<\/a> Bloomberg, November 17, 2005
\nThe day George Bush came face to face with Latin America’s revolt<\/a> The Guardian, November 5, 2005
\nColombia: Indigenous Women Reclaim Traditional Medicine<\/a> Tierram\u00e9rica, October 14, 2004
\nIndigenous March for Peace<\/a> Inter Press Service, September 20, 2004<\/p>\n

AFTA & Labor<\/strong><\/a>
\nAnnual Survey of Violations of Trade Union Rights in Colombia 2006<\/a> International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, June 7, 2006
\nAnnual Survey of Violations of Trade Union Rights in Ecuador 2006<\/a> International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, June 7, 2006
\nAnnual Survey of Violations of Trade Union Rights in Peru 2006<\/a> International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, June 7, 2006
\nNAFTA Took Jobs, Workers From Mexico<\/a> My San Antonio, April 13, 2006
\nUS Labor Seeks to Stop Oman, Colombia, Peru Pacts<\/a> Reuters, March 17, 2006
\nBush Administration Cannot Fail to Address Labor Rights in Peru FTA<\/a> Rep. Chalrles Rangel & Rep. Benjamin Cardin, March 10, 2006
\nColombia, US Trade Partner, Violates Labor Rights Says US State Department Study<\/a> Bloomberg, March 8, 2006
\nLetter to USTR Portman Opposing the US-Peru and Colombia FTA<\/a> International Brotherhood of Teamsters, March 7, 2006
\nReport of the Labor Advisory Committee for Trade Negotiations and Trade Policy<\/a> February 1, 2006
\nMembers of US Congress, Labor Speak Out on AFTA Talks<\/a> November 16, 2005<\/p>\n

Letter to USTR on labor abuses in Ecuador & Columbia<\/a> November 8, 2005
\nLetter to USTR on Agriculure, Intellectual Property, and Labor<\/a> November 7, 2005
\nUnion Worker, Luciano Molina, Murdered<\/a> International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, September 13, 2005
\nSexual Harassment in the Workplace: The Cut Flower Industry in Ecuador<\/a> International Labor Rights Fund, April 2005
\nDespite Claims By Colombian Government, Outlook for Columbian Trade Unionists Remains Bleak<\/a> Washington Office on Latin America, March 2005
\nCongressional Letter to the Ecuadoran Minister of Foreign Trade on Worker Rights Violations in Ecuador<\/a> February 1, 2005
\nTake Colombia To Task For Trade Union Murders<\/a> Tucson Citizen, December 3, 2004
\nAssassination Is an Issue in Trade Talks<\/a> New York Times, November 17, 2004
\nColombian Government Explanation for Expulsion of Trade Unionists ‘Not Credible’<\/a> International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, November 5, 2004
\nColombia: Global Unions Condemn Expulsion of International Trade Unionists<\/a> International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, November 2, 2004<\/p>\n

Ongoing Violence Against Colombian Trade Unionist<\/a> Washington Office on Latin America, October 2004
\nColombian Soldiers Said to Assassinate Union Leaders<\/a> New York Times, September 7, 2004
\nColombia: 30 unionists killed this year already<\/a> International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, August 16, 2004
\nAttempted Assassination of Peruvian Trade Union Leader<\/a> International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, July 9, 2004
\nU.S. Pursues Trade Agreement with Colombia Despite Notorious Human Rights Atrocities<\/a> Citizens Trade Campaign, June 18, 2004
\nRural Development and Labor Rights Major Issues in U.S.-Andean FTA<\/a> Washington Office on Latin America, June 14, 2004<\/p>\n

AFTA & The Environment<\/strong><\/a>
\nEcuador Oil Move Prompts US Ire<\/a> BBC, May 17, 2006
\nLetter from US Environmental Groups Opposing the US-Peru FTA<\/a> March 10, 2006
\nTwo Senators Express Concern Over Chevron Lobbying Tactics<\/a> PRNewswire, February 14, 2006
\nThe Tyranny of Free Trade: Wasted Natural Wealth & Lost Livlihoods<\/a> Friends of the Earth, December 9, 2005
\nAndean Agreement Would Block Conservation of Natural Resources<\/a> Tucson Citizen, December 2, 2004
\nOil makes U.S. raise military stakes in Colombia<\/a> Newsday, November 26, 2004
\nAndean Nations Clash with Washington on Patents<\/a> Tierram\u00e9rica, November 15, 2004
\nThe Galapagos: Enchanted Islands or Political Spoils?<\/a> Tierramerica, November 8, 2004
\nThe Secret Trade Courts<\/a> New York Times, September 27, 2004
\nExplosive Mix of Oil and Free Trade<\/a> Inter Press Service, July 29, 2004<\/p>\n

Informaci\u00f3n sobre el TLC en Espa\u00f1ol<\/strong><\/a>
\n\u00bfCu\u00e1nto vale la biodiversidad andina?<\/a> Tierram\u00e9rica, 29 de enero 2005
\n‘Estados Unidos no quiere negociar agricultura’<\/a> El Tiempo (Colombia), 30 de noviembre 2004
\nAdvierten sobre posible cambio en posici\u00f3n de Colombia en negociaciones del TLC con Estados Unidos<\/a> El Tiempo (Colombia), 16 de noviembre 2004
\nTLC-ALCA: Paso muy lento en la 5ta ronda<\/a> Mensajero Peruano, 2 de noviembre 2004
\nAprende Colombia de experiencia mexicana en el TLCAN<\/a> El Financiero, 29 de octubre 2004
\nNegociadores andinos defraudados por pretensiones de Estados Unidos<\/a> La Rep\u00fablica (Per\u00fa), 27 de octubre 2004
\nAdvierten que TLC causar\u00eda ola de despidos<\/a> La Rep\u00fablica (Per\u00fa), 27 de octubre 2004
\nE.U. rechaz\u00f3 salvaguardias industriales presentadas por Colombia, Ecuador y Per\u00fa en el TLC<\/a> El Tiempo (Colombia), 26 de octubre 2004
\nColombia, Per\u00fa y Ecuador aceleran negociaciones de TLC con EEUU<\/a> Agence France Presse, 26 de octubre 2004
\nCinco mil productores de arroz en Tolima est\u00e1n viviendo la peor crisis de su historia<\/a> El Tiempo (Colombia), 26 de octubre 2004<\/p>\n

Colombia no firmar\u00e1 el TLC si se desconocen preferencias arancelarias ganadas por lucha antidrogas<\/a> El Tiempo (Colombia), 25 de octubre 2004
\nUribe enfrenta paro nacional<\/a> Associated Press, 15 de octubre 2004
\nCap\u00edtulo laboral en el tratado abord\u00f3 las reglas para negociar<\/a> La Rep\u00fablica (Colombia), 24 de septiembre 2004
\nBalance Preliminar de la Ronda de Puerto Rico<\/a> RECALCA, 21 de septiembre 2004
\n“Para un Tratado de Libre Comercio Justo y Solidario”<\/a> Lee el pronunciamiento de los Obispos Peruanos, septiembre de 2004
\nAbismo cada vez mayor sobre propiedad intelectual<\/a> El Tiempo (Colombia), 16 de septiembre 2004
\nNegociador peruano del TLC pasa a laborar en multinacional de EEUU<\/a> Diario La Rep\u00fablica, 15 de septiembre 2004
\nDeclaraci\u00f3n en oposici\u00f3n a las negociaciones en Puerto Rico del TLC Andino – ALCA<\/a> Lee la declaraci\u00f3n del 14 de septiembre 2004
\nPuerto Rico: en b\u00fasqueda del ‘piso perdido’ del ATPDEA<\/a> Diario La Rep\u00fablica, 14 de septiembre 2004
\nPronunciamiento de la Conferencia Episcopal a Prop\u00f3sito del TLC<\/a> Conferencia Episcopal de Colombia, 13 de septiembre 2004<\/p>\n

Carta a los Miembros de los Congresos de los pa\u00edses de la regi\u00f3n andina sobre el Tratado de Libre Comercio<\/a> Lee la carta escrito por ONG’s de los Estados Unidos, 13 de septiembre 2004
\nSociedad civil estadounidense cuestiona TLC con andinos<\/a> El Diario (Bolivia), 11 de septiembre 2004
\nMovimiento contra el ALCA se declara en emergencia por TLC<\/a> El Diario (Bolivia), 03 de septiembre 2004
\nSerias peticiones de Estados Unidos en patentes<\/a> La Rep\u00fablica (Colombia), 01 de septiembre 2004
\nFenocin pide suspender negociaciones del TLC<\/a> Diario Hoy (Ecuador), 27 de agosto 2004
\nConclusiones a las que lleg\u00f3 La FENOCIN luego del taller de informaci\u00f3n sobre el TLC dictasdo por el MICIP<\/a> FENOCIN, 26 de agosto 2004
\nTres intereses indirectos gu\u00edan a EE.UU. en la negociaci\u00f3n del TLC<\/a> El Comercio, 20 de agosto 2004
\nDiputados de los EE.UU. eval\u00faan el TLC<\/a> El Universo (Ecuador), 17 de agosto 2004
\nColombia: Este a\u00f1o ya fueron asesinados 30 sindicalistas<\/a> Confederaci\u00f3n Internacional de Organizaciones Sindicales Libres, 16 de agosto 2004
\nNotas de la Tercera Ronda de Negociaciones<\/a> Mensajero Peruano, agosto de 2004<\/p>\n

Carlos Mar\u00eda Correa y la dignidad nacional<\/a> Recalca, 2 de agosto 2004
\nLEl TLC solo beneficia a las grandes transnacionales y a los empresarios importadores y exportadores<\/a> Lee el pronunciamiento de la Campa\u00f1a Peruana frente al ALCA, el 23 de julio 2004
\nDemandan refer\u00e9ndum para el TLC<\/a> La Rep\u00fablica (Per\u00fa), 23 de julio 2004
\nIntento de asesinato contra dirigente sindical peruano<\/a> La Confederaci\u00f3n Internacional de Organizaciones Sindicales Libres, 09 de julio 2004
\nPropiedad Intelectual: \u00bfel Caballo de Troya del TLC?<\/a> Sociedad Peruana de Inventores, 2004
\nPoblaci\u00f3n quiere instalar gobierno de emergencia en Per\u00fa<\/a> Adital, 01 de julio 2004
\nTLC: EEUU muestra sus cartas en el tema de medicinas<\/a> Hoy (Ecuador), 01 de julio 2004
\nFarmac\u00e9uticos advierten un posible conflicto por el TLC<\/a> El Universo, 30 de junio 2004
\nGrupos Estadounidenses y Andinos Exigen Control Ciudadano sobre las Negociaciones de Acuerdos de Libre Comercio<\/a> Alliance for Responsible Trade, 11 de junio 2004
\nMalos Presagios<\/a> Red Colombiana de Acci\u00f3n frente al Libre Comercio y el ALCA, 10 de junio 2004<\/p>\n

La Luna de Miel del TLC Llego a su Fin<\/a> Portofolio, 08 junio de 2004
\nRegalar al pa\u00eds no es tan f\u00e1cil<\/a> Red Colombiana de Acci\u00f3n Frente al Libre Comercio y el ALCA, 21 de mayo 2004
\nTratado de Libre Comercio en Secreto<\/a> Adital, 20 de mayo 2004
\nUn comit\u00e9 de las Naciones Unidas advierte al Ecuador de que el ALC entre los EE.UU. y la Comunidad Andina no debe socavar los derechos humanos<\/a> 3D-Three, 18 de mayo 2004
\nDocumento del Episcopado Colombiano sobre los Tratados de Libre Comercio<\/a> El Catolicismo, 16 de marzo 2004<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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