Séamus Healy (Tipperary South, Workers and Unemployed Action Group) | Oireachtas source

There are serious and significant concerns about these negotiations in a variety of areas, including the prospect of the displacement of 1 million jobs in the European Union which will affect this country too. There is a concern that low-grade, hormone-injected and genetically modified beef products from the US may gain access to the Irish market. Questions have arisen about the investor state dispute mechanism which would appear to undermine the democratic foundations of the State. Questions have also arisen over the reduction in wages and conditions of employment for workers. There is considerable concern that transnational corporations could bypass the courts through the dispute resolution mechanism.

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