Workers in a Vietnam factory. The international trade committee's vote on the EU-Vietnam free trade agreement is next Tuesday (21 January) (Photo: World Bank)

MEPs: Don't waste your chance to change Vietnam

EU Political

Green Economy

Opinion

by Claudio Francavilla, Brussels,

In coming weeks, the European Parliament is expected to take a binding decision on whether to approve, postpone or reject the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA).

The votes come after a long, troubled path, whose end might not be in sight.

Negotiations between the Commission and the V...

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Claudio Francavilla is Human Rights Watch's EU officer.

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Workers in a Vietnam factory. The international trade committee's vote on the EU-Vietnam free trade agreement is next Tuesday (21 January) (Photo: World Bank)