[San Francisco Living Wage Coalition]

• Trade deals must be done in a transparent and democratic way
o multiple public input sessions lead by public interest groups who are also part of the negotiations – with the purpose of making information more accessible
• The Investor State Settlement System (which began with NAFTA) should be removed from all trade deals
• There should be a separation of corporation and State
o States should not unreasonably represent corporations over their people
• Trade deals cannot contain carve-outs for big pharmaceutical companies designed to prohibit access to medicines and increase prices
• Should increase living standards and wages for country populations involved
• Include mandatory process for civilian oversight/human rights

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