Swiss Alliance Calls for Referendum Against Malaysia Trade Deal
Campaigners say the deal would lower tariffs on 12.5 million kg of palm oil without effective safeguards against deforestation and forced labour.
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The alliance of several NGOs, known as "anti-deforestation of tropical forests", collected 85,000 signatures against the agreement signed by Switzerland and the countries of the European Free Trade Association with MalaysiaSome 85,000 signatures were deposited on Monday at the Chancellery against the free trade agreement between EFTA and Malaysia. The alliance against deforestation of tropical forests believes that this agreement endangers the t…
The Alliance warns against the consequences of palm oil cultivation, such as deforestation or land displacement.
On Monday, a committee of left-wing parties and environmentalists submitted the signatures for the referendum against Switzerland's new free trade agreement with Malaysia. His main criticism: environmental and human rights remain on the track.
Some 85,000 signatures were deposited on Monday at the Chancellery against the free trade agreement between EFTA and Malaysia. The alliance against tropical forest deforestation believes that this agreement endangers the tropical forest and promotes the widespread use of forced labour.
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