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GLOBAL trade unions accused the European Union of “brutal neocolonialism” yesterday as leaked documents exposed the bloc’s drive to privatise services in Third World countries.
Secret demands being made by the European Commission as part of the shadowy Trade in Services Agreement (Tisa) — an international trade treaty being thrashed out by the EU, United States and allied countries — were released yesterday by the WikiLeaks whistleblowing website.
Union federations Education International, the European Public Service Union, Public Services International (PSI), the International Union of Food Workers, UNI Global Union and the International Transport Workers Federation issued an immediate call for Tisa talks to be halted in the wake of the exposé.
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