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Published 11/06/2009 by Economictimes

Labour pangs likely to hold up India-EU free-trade agreement

NEW DELHI: The fate of the India-EU trade and investment agreement—which seeks to further open up bilateral markets for goods, investments and services—may hang in balance as India and the EU lock horns over including labour standards in the pact. EU trade commissioner Catherine Ashton,...

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