Groups eager for more transparent IPEF process plan rally at LA ministerial

Civil society groups campaigning for more transparency in trade talks – and against traditional trade pacts – are planning a rally in Los Angeles on Sept. 8, timed to the first in-person Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity ministerial. The Trade Justice Education Fund, a “new nonprofit that sponsors public education programs designed to expand awareness about the worker rights, environmental and climate, and public health implications of U.S. trade policy,” says the rally is a call for greater transparency and...