Public Services Under the General Agreement of Trade in Services (GATS) - Aren't They Worth Protecting?

April 30, 2002

Services such as basic health, education or the provision of water - many of which are considered fundamental human rights - are increasingly under threat from certain aspects of the ongoing GATS negotiations.

Based upon a CIEL research paper, Public Services International's magazine FOCUS explains why and how WTO Member governments should act to protect public services.

To learn more, please view the following publications:

• Article in Focus Magazine - N° 1 , 2002 (on Public Service International's website)
  
  
• Public Services and the Scope of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (on CIEL's website)
  
  
• UN-Sub Commission's Resolution on GATS and Human Rights (on CIEL's website, in PDF format).