Thailand: Assembly of the Poor (AOP) protests the EU-Thailand free trade negotiations, denounces backdoor manoeuvres to join UPOV 1991

Poor protest Thai-EU FTA talks in Phuket

PHUKET: The Assembly of the Poor has staged a protest in Phuket against the possible inclusion of rules under the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants, known as UPOV 1991, in the Thailand-European Union Free Trade Agreement.

Thailand: Assembly of the Poor (AOP) protests the EU-Thailand free trade negotiations, denounces backdoor manoeuvres to join UPOV 1991

According to AOP, these negotiations could pave the way for amendments to laws that would facilitate accession to the 1991 International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV 1991). The post Thailand: Assembly of the Poor (AOP) protests the EU-Thailand free trade negotiations, denounces backdoor manoeuvres to join UPOV 1991 appeared first on La Via Campesina