Global Trade Watch

Trump’s critical minerals push is locking the Global South into raw extraction while corporations take the profit. Our new report w/@SatyaBumi exposes how. ⬇️

NYT: Trump Admin Considers Withholding HIV Treatments from Zambia in Exchange for Greater Access to Country’s Minerals democracynow.org/2026/3/18/head…

For more info, check out our in-depth report: gtwaction.org/the-deadly-cos…

The Trump administration continues to exploit the violence in the Congo to seize control of its minerals. But Congolese people are organizing, resisting, and demanding a different future.  For on-the-ground updates, follow @congofriends.

Read the full statement here: citizen.org/news/in-commen…

“The Trump administration’s depravity truly knows no bounds. We demand a stop to exploitative and secretive dealmaking, and call for fair partnerships that uphold high-road standards for workers, affected communities, and the environment, ” @MelindaPubCit said.

Trump's mineral deals could lock in an extractive, anti-development model that undermines labor rights, environmental protections, and sovereignty across the planet, all in the interest of Big Tech billionaires and other corporate special interests.

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Global trade rules & climate have long been at odds. But that doesn't have to be the case. Senators are calling for key updates in the USMCA that can advance trade and environmental goals in harmony, raising the standard for what truly just trade policy looks like.

Read more: citizen.org/article/deals-…

Trump’s US-Indonesia deal is a prescription for higher drug prices. "Data exclusivity" and attacking patent safeguards, in the deal, reduce access to cheaper generics. AND Indonesia is forced to accept US food & medical standards, even as those standards are being rolled back.

Read more: citizen.org/article/critic…

Critical minerals aren’t just about the energy transition; they’re central to military and defense supply chains. The U.S.-DRC agreement locks Congo into someone else’s security and industrial strategy, even as violence and human rights abuses on the ground continue unabated.

We called it! Read our analysis: citizen.org/article/trump-…

Big corporations can hire lobbyists to avoid paying tariffs, while small businesses go under. Tariff exemptions have become a highway for corruption. nytimes.com/2026/03/02/opi…