Some 1,245 delegates from 99 countries at the Second Congress of IndustriALL Global Union in Rio de Janeiro took a strong stand against trade agreements that fail to protect the rights of workers, including the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), the Trade in Services Agreement (TISA), and the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).

Addressing the delegates, USW International Vice-President Carol Landry - who was elected Vice-President for IndustriALL's North American region at the Congress - condemned the Canada-European Union agreement, which faces a decision by  European trade ministers on October 18. 

"IndustriALL calls on all its affiliates, especially those in TPP countries, to initiate and join public protests against the TPP" ahead of a vote in the U.S. Congress, the Congress affirmed. "TPP must not be ratified…A vote for CETA is a vote to silence the voice of workers. We call on IndustriALL and especially all of our European sisters and brothers in this room to stand in solidarity with workers in North America and publicly demand that your governments reject CETA now." 

IndustriALL also opposed granting Market Economy Status to China and demanded stronger anti-dumping measures to address rampant overcapacity in steel, aluminum and other industrial sectors. 

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