PSI Special Report: TISA versus Public Services

28 April, 2014
A new report by Public Services International (PSI) warns that governments are planning to take the world on a liberalisation spree on a scale never seen before. According to the report, this massive trade deal will put public healthcare, broadcasting, water, transport and other services at risk. The proposed deal could make it impossible for future governments to restore public services to public control, even in cases where private service delivery has failed. It would also restrict a government’s ability to regulate key sectors including financial, energy, telecommunications and cross-border data flows.

Speech - Deborah James, Director of International Programs, CEPR at Global Trade in Services Forum, 17 October 2014, Geneva

Speech - Deborah James, Director of International Programs, Centre for Economic and Policy Research at Global Trade in Services Forum, 17 October 2014, Geneva co-organised by Public Services International (PSI), Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) and Our World Is Not For Sale (OWINFS) network.

Speech - Jane Kelsey, Professor of law, University of Auckland, New Zealand at Global Trade in Services Forum, 17 October 2014, Geneva

Speech - Jane Kelsey, Professor of law, University of Auckland, New Zealand at Global Trade in Services Forum, 17 October 2014, Geneva co-organised by Public Services International (PSI), Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) and Our World Is Not For Sale (OWINFS) network.

Welcome - Daniel Bertossa, Director, Policy and Governance, Public Services International (PSI) at Global Trade in Services Forum, 17 October 2014, Geneva

Welcome - Daniel Bertossa, Director, Policy and Governance, Public Services International (PSI) at Global Trade in Services Forum, 17 October 2014, Geneva at the Global Trade in Services Forum, in Geneva on 17th October 2014, co-organised by Public Services International (PSI), Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) and Our World Is Not For Sale (OWINFS) network.

Speech - Sanya Reid Smith, Legal Advisor, Third World Network at Global Trade in Services Forum, 17 October 2014, Geneva

Speech - Sanya Reid Smith, Legal Advisor, Third World Network at Global Trade in Services Forum, 17 October 2014, Geneva co-organised by Public Services International (PSI), Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) and Our World Is Not For Sale (OWINFS) network.

Speech - Ellen Gould, Research Associate, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Canada at Global Trade in Services Forum, 17 October 2014, Geneva

Speech - Ellen Gould, Research Associate, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Canada at Global Trade in Services Forum, 17 October 2014, Geneva co-organised by Public Services International (PSI), Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) and Our World Is Not For Sale (OWINFS) network.

Speech - Stefan Giger, General Secretary, SSP-VPÖD, Switzerland at Global Trade in Services Forum, 17 October 2014, Geneva

Speech - Stefan Giger, General Secretary, SSP-VPÖD, Switzerland at Global Trade in Services Forum, 17 October 2014, Geneva co-organised by Public Services International (PSI), Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) and Our World Is Not For Sale (OWINFS) network.

Speech - Tony Salvador, lawyer, IDEALS, Philippines at Global Trade in Services Forum, 17 October 2014, Geneva

Speech - Tony Salvador, lawyer, IDEALS, Philippines at Global Trade in Services Forum, 17 October 2014, Geneva co-organised by Public Services International (PSI), Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) and Our World Is Not For Sale (OWINFS) network.

Welcome - Andreas Botsch, Special Adviser to the President, DGB, Germanyat Global Trade in Services Forum, 17 October 2014, Geneva

Welcome - Andreas Botsch, Special Adviser to the President, DGB, Germanyat the Global Trade in Services Forum, in Geneva on 17th October 2014, co-organised by Public Services International (PSI), Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) and Our World Is Not For Sale (OWINFS) network

Speech - Melinda St Louis, International Campaigns Director, Public Citizen, USA at the Global Trade in Services Forum, in Geneva on 17th October 2014 Geneva

Speech - Melinda St Louis, International Campaigns Director, Public Citizen, USA at the Global Trade in Services Forum, in Geneva on 17th October 2014, co-organised by Public Services International (PSI), Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) and Our World Is Not For Sale (OWINFS) network.