Labor has asked the government to indefinitely delay consideration of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, arguing it is doomed now due to US president-elect Donald Trump’s opposition. Congress will abandon Trans-Pacific Partnership deal, White House concedes Read more“It now appears the TPP is very unlikely to be ratified by the US,” Danby wrote. He asked for Jscot to delay its report on the TPP “until it becomes clearer whether the TPP will even be considered by the US Congress” before Trump’s inauguration. “There is no TPP unless the US Congress votes for it and it’s now clear that’s not going to happen,” she said. Labor has concerns about the TPP, including its investor state dispute resolution clause and that it removes labour market testing for six countries.

Source: The Guardian November 13, 2016 05:17 UTC