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Don’t Fret: Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement will not play havoc with the economic development of developing countries

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

In late June of 2015, the Senate passed legislation that gave President Obama the authority to present the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade package to Congress with no amendments or filibusters allowed. Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Indonesia, India, Pakistan, and many African countries).

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Doing Business in Thailand

QAD

Its bordering countries include Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Malaysia. Thailand’s 63 paved airports moved 2,134,149,001 mt-km of freight in 2015. Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country not colonized by a European power. Thailand borders the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand. About twice the size of the U.S.

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Modern Slavery in Today’s Supply Chains

Kinaxis

The introduction of that bill followed the release of the US State Department’s Trafficking in Persons Report 2015 , which upgraded Cuba and Malaysia’s status but left Thailand at the lowest level after it received a downgrade last year.

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Slavery and Supply Chain Transparency

Enterra Insights

Back in 2015, Nestlé committed itself to “be an industry leader in determining where the seafood [in its supply chain] is coming from and demanding it is Sourced Responsibly.” 4] “ Responsible Sourcing of Seafood – Thailand Action plan 2015-2016. ” The fishing industry case study. “[5]. Footnotes. [1]

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The Fashion Supply Chain: Unraveling the Reality

Kinaxis

Cambodia, China, Taiwan, India – look at the ‘made in’ labels on your clothing and you’re likely to find these popular clothing manufacturing countries. The European Commission is expected to launch a flagship EU Garment Initiative before the end of 2015. Businesses aren’t having to answer only to the consumer on these issues.

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Loser of the last quarter (Q3-2015): Costco

Supply Chain Movement

An investigation conducted by The Guardian newspaper revealed that countless men from Myanmar (Burma) and Cambodia are sold as slaves to the Thai fishing sector. The men are kept virtually imprisoned on boats where they are forced to catch fish which are then ground up into fish meal and fed to farmed shrimps.

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Pharma Trend: Companies are Waiving Drug Patents in Developing Countries

Elementum

In 2015, the World Trade Organization extended a waiver that will exempt developing countries from drug patent obligations until 2033. Uganda, Cambodia, and Rwanda have already started developing their own pharmaceutical industries, with the help of investments from drug companies in developed countries.

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