Thai Government claims GSP move by US unrelated to chemicals ban

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha became aware of the US plan to suspend US$D1.3 billion in trade preferences for Thailand, under the Generalized System of Preferences program, about a month ago and says the US action is not related to Thailand’s banning of paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos, announced by the National Hazardous Substances Committee on October 22nd.

 

Government spokeswoman Mrs. Narumon Pinyosinwat said today (Sunday) that the US secretary of commerce had raised the GSP issue when he attended a recent meeting of ASEAN economic ministers, adding that Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanavisit will hold a press conference to explain the issue.

 

She maintained that the US decision was unrelated to the ban on the farm chemicals. Pheu Thai deputy spokesperson Sunisa Thivakorndamrong, however, blamed the Government for its failure to protect labour rights to the standards set by the International Labour Organization.  She also accused the Government of not disclosing the truth about the issue.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-government-claims-gsp-move-by-us-unrelated-to-chemicals-ban/

 

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Bumping this up to the active Page 1 since to many people seem to have missed it.

 

The US threat of removal of priviledges seems NOT related to the Thai chemicals ban.

Okay, so let's get this straight. The USG has no capitalist interest in continuing the selling of these poisons? Or...is it out of environmental concern for our welfare?!?