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Trade Justice Movement @tradejusticemov.bsky.social · 6h

Starting in an hour!

Highly recommend joining below webinar if you want to dig deeper into #ISDS reform and how it links to investment treaties, climate, democracy and human rights.

📅 Hosted by @clientearth.bsky.social and @iisd.org

International Institute for Sustainable Development @iisd.org · 2d

📅 Join us on October 9 for the second session of our webinar series with @clientearth.bsky.social exploring ongoing multilateral reform of #investment legal frameworks—investment treaties and contracts—and #ISDS.

Register now ➡️ https://bit.ly/4mcV3AR

An offshore oil rig. Text overlaid reads, "Webinar. Multilateral Investment Treaty Reform: Where are we today and where should we go? Thursday, October 9, 2025. 7:00 a.m. Ottawa / 1:00 p.m. Geneva."

Trade Justice Movement @tradejusticemov.bsky.social · 2d

📩 Our October newsletter is out!

Trade turbulence continues: new ministers, old problems.

We unpack what the UK’s new trade leadership means, and how the country’s first #ISDS case shows corporate courts can obstruct climate action and democracy.

👉 Read more: mailchi.mp/2798be4a446e...

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Trade Justice Movement @tradejusticemov.bsky.social · 9d

Dr Patricia Ranald highlights how Palmer’s claims expose the absurdity of ISDS: secret tribunals, no independent judges, no appeals, and giving investors special rights to sue govts over public interest laws.

#ISDS is a threat to democracy & climate.

🔗 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Clive Palmer’s multibillion dollar claims make a mockery of a tribunal that allows foreign investors to challenge court decisions | Patricia Ranald

The billionaire’s last three cases are part of a growing global list from fossil fuel companies against government decisions to reduce carbon emissions

www.theguardian.com

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Trade Justice Movement @tradejusticemov.bsky.social · 10d

Another billionaire tries (and fails) to use investor–state dispute settlement (#ISDS) to squeeze money from a government.

Clive Palmer’s case was dismissed, and he’s ordered to pay $13m.

These corporate courts don’t belong in a fair trade system.

🔗 www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Clive Palmer ordered to pay $13m after claim of being ‘foreign investor’ in Australian mining project thrown out

Attorney general says mining magnate is ‘not a foreign investor’ and is ‘not entitled to any benefits under Australia’s free trade and investment agreements’

www.theguardian.com

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Trade Justice Movement @tradejusticemov.bsky.social · 21d

The new UK-US Tech Prosperity MoU is an opaque stitch-up, negotiated behind closed doors.

It risks a giveaway to US Big Tech & undermines democracy, oversight & regulation.

Read our full statement: tjm.org.uk/new-uk-us-te...

New UK-US tech MoU “an opaque stitch-up” - Trade Justice Movement

The Trade Justice Movement is highlighting the risks of the secretive UK-US Tech Prosperity Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) announced today. It is being promoted as a major boost in AI, quantum comp...

tjm.org.uk

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Trade Justice Movement @tradejusticemov.bsky.social · 21d

Investors can use old treaties to challenge democratically-agreed decisions on climate, sanctions, or security ... and claim billions. #ISDS puts profits first.

Read more ⬇️

Friends of the Earth Europe @foeeurope.bsky.social · 22d

🆕 stories show how old investment treaties still roll out the red carpet for investors to sue EU countries over sanctions against aggressive regimes, national security, climate laws, tax policies …

This secretive #ISDS system puts profits above democracy. Read more 👉 10isdsstories.org #StopISDS

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Trade Justice Movement @tradejusticemov.bsky.social · Sep 4

The risk of a UK-US trade deal & digital rules is that they hand corporations (and not the public) the power to shape online safety. Read more in Chapter 3 of our "Looming Threat" report.

📕https://tjm.org.uk/resource/looming-threat-the-risks-to-the-uk-of-a-comprehensive-trade-deal-with-trump/

Front cover of the TJM Looming Threat report with an image of Starmer and Trump in the Oval office.

Trade Justice Movement @tradejusticemov.bsky.social · Sep 4

Farage’s US testimony warns of “authoritarian” UK rules and the arrest of social media users.

But, what’s at stake is how trade deals & digital taxes could shape online safety.

www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Nigel Farage tells Congress: UK has ‘become North Korea’

The Reform leader told US politicians that Britain has fallen into an ‘awful authoritarian situation’ and highlighted cases of Graham Linehan and Lucy Connolly

www.thetimes.com

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Trade Justice Movement @tradejusticemov.bsky.social · Sep 1

... @gulfcentre4hr.bsky.social @hrw.org MENA Rights Group, Reprieve, Salam for Democracy and Human Rights, SANAD Human Rights Organisation, @tradejusticemov.bsky.social

Read the joint letter here: tinyurl.com/4ps5vsxj

Joint statement: Human rights concerns regarding the UK’s FTA with the Gulf Cooperation Council - Trade Justice Movement

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer CC: Secretary of State for Business and Trade Jonathan Reynolds Dear Prime Minister Starmer, We are writing on behalf of a coalition of rights groups and trade unions to...

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Trade Justice Movement @tradejusticemov.bsky.social · Sep 1

Signed by: @alqst.bsky.social @amnestyuk.bsky.social Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy, Business and Human Rights Resource Cent, Emirates Detainees Advocacy Centre @equidem.bsky.social European Saudi Organization for Human Rights,...

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Trade Justice Movement @tradejusticemov.bsky.social · Sep 1

In 2022, Labour said it was “wrong, immoral and damaging” to drop human rights from Gulf trade talks.

Now in power, will they honour that promise?

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Trade Justice Movement @tradejusticemov.bsky.social · Sep 1

🚨 The UK is on the verge of signing a trade deal with Gulf states that puts human rights at risk.

Together with 13 other organisations, we’ve sent a joint letter urging the UK government to act. 🧵⬇️

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Trade Justice Movement @tradejusticemov.bsky.social · Aug 28

We've joined 22 other NGOs to reiterate UN calls for legal consequences for companies involved in human rights violations against the Palestinian people.

Read more and see the full statement:
corporatejusticecoalition.org/news/press/c...

we call on the UK Government to urgently deliver:

An immediate arms embargo on Israel.
A ban on trade and investment in illegal Israeli settlements;
The suspension of the UK-Israel Trade and Partnership Agreement;
Expanded sanctions on entities and individuals involved in endangering the Palestinians.
Legal consequences for corporate entities and executives within UK jurisdiction that are complicit in serious violations of international law.
Legally binding corporate due diligence legislation through a new Business, Human Rights and Environment Act.

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Trade Justice Movement @tradejusticemov.bsky.social · Aug 28

Fossil fuel giants are suing governments at record levels to block climate laws.

Already 22 new #ISDS cases this year, and we’re only in August. 😱

These secret corporate courts jeopardise global climate action.

👉 Read this detailed @ftm.eu article:

www.ftm.eu/articles/fos...

Record number of corporate lawsuits target climate action in controversial tribunal

Behind closed doors in Washington, D.C., fossil fuel and mining companies are suing governments over lost profits. Follow the Money has analysed how a system built to protect foreign investors poses a...

www.ftm.eu

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Trade Justice Movement @tradejusticemov.bsky.social · Aug 12

Tom's key quote: “Unless we have government action to move against the ISDS system, climate policies will be completely unaffordable because governments will be forced to factor in huge amounts of compensation paid into fossil fuel companies”

Read more about ISDS here: tjm.org.uk/our-work/cor...

Corporate courts (ISDS) - Trade Justice Movement

Corporate courts, formally known as the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS), allow corporations to sue governments in secret tribunals when public policies allegedly harm their profits. These cas...

tjm.org.uk

Trade Justice Movement @tradejusticemov.bsky.social · Aug 12

Great piece from @katiesurma.bsky.social featuring quotes from our Director @thomaswills.bsky.social
insideclimatenews.org/news/1108202...

Coal Company Sues UK After Environmentalists Win Major Climate Case in British Court - Inside Climate News

The dispute over the cancellation of a coal mine comes as governments face hundreds of billions of dollars in exposure to claims from foreign investors over fossil fuel phaseouts.

insideclimatenews.org

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Trade Justice Movement @tradejusticemov.bsky.social · Aug 11

...and we need to make sure we don't sign up to new agreements containing ISDS (for example in the ongoing UK-India talks, where it is reportedly on the table - www.reuters.com/sustainabili...)

UK-India investment treaty lets companies sue government, sources say

An investment treaty between Britain and India will contain a provision that allows companies to sue either government if they believe policy changes unfairly harm their investment or profits, two sources familiar with discussions told Reuters.

www.reuters.com

Trade Justice Movement @tradejusticemov.bsky.social · Aug 11

The government's recent trade strategy offered continued support for the ISDS system. This was hugely disappointing, and now looks completely untenable. The time is ripe for a clear rejection of the ISDS system.

We need to get it out of the UK's investment agreements with 80 other countries...

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Trade Justice Movement @tradejusticemov.bsky.social · Aug 11

The UK is being sued by fossil fuel investors over the High Court's decision to block a coal mine in Cumbria.

This is the ISDS system in action: a parallel system where investors can challenge government policies, even over something as vital as climate action.

icsid.worldbank.org/cases/case-d...

Case Details | ICSID

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Trade Justice Movement @tradejusticemov.bsky.social · Aug 7

Our August newsletter is out now!

• Labour’s first year: why its Trade Strategy still looks worryingly familiar
• US tariff threats to the Global South
• How the energy transition risks becoming a dirty deal
• Plus lots more updates

📩 Read it here: tinyurl.com/yrybbvre

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Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) @actsa-uk.bsky.social · Jul 30

“Trump’s tariffs exemplify the economic dominance long exercised by the Global North to Southern Africa as a continuation of colonialism."

ACTSA joined @tradejusticemov.bsky.social in calling on the UK to support the Global South in the face of incoming trade tariffs & implement fairer trade itself

"UK must stand with Global South against unfair US trade tactics" - ACTSA joins civil society call

Ahead of Trump's new tariffs which will hit Southern Africa hard, ACTSA and other organisations have sent an open letter to the UK government to support the Global South against unfair US trade tactic...

actsa.org

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Trade Justice Movement @tradejusticemov.bsky.social · Jul 30

@actsa-uk.bsky.social @transform-trade.org @globaljusticenow.bsky.social @cafod.bsky.social @scottishfairtrade.bsky.social @tradejusticemov.bsky.social @friends-earth.bsky.social @waronwant.bsky.social Baby Milk Action, Equal Right, Corporate Justice Coalition

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Trade Justice Movement @tradejusticemov.bsky.social · Jul 30

Read the joint letter sent to the UK government, calling for:
📢 Opposition to US tariff threats
🌍 Defence of trade rules that protect Global South countries
⚖️ Stronger UK policies on business, human rights and the environment

tjm.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Picture of the full letter to Keith Starmer. Letter can be found on the TJM website.

Second page of the full letter to Keith Starmer. Full letter can be found in the link in the post or on the TJM website.

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Trade Justice Movement @tradejusticemov.bsky.social · Jul 30

As the 1 August US tariff deadline approaches, we’re urging the UK to oppose Trump’s escalating trade threats which risk deepening economic hardship for the Global South.

The UK must not stay silent. It should defend a fairer global trade system.

tjm.org.uk/uk-must-stan...

UK must stand with Global South against unfair US trade tactics - Trade Justice Movement

As the next US-imposed tariff deadline of 1st August looms, a coalition of trade justice campaigners are urging the UK Government to speak out against Donald Trump’s escalating tariff threats, warning...

tjm.org.uk

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Trade Justice Movement @tradejusticemov.bsky.social · Jul 29

Giving in to Trump’s tariff threats won’t stop the attacks, it invites more. Governments must stop conceding ground and start defending a fairer global trade system.

@nickdearden.bsky.social @globaljusticenow.bsky.social & Melanie Foley @publiccitizen.bsky.social

www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...

Now that countries have capitulated on tariffs, Trump will be back for more

Governments should stop handing Trump unnecessary victories and stand up to him. This is the only way to defeat him.

www.aljazeera.com

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