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‘Indo-EU pact a threat to fishermen’

KOCHI: The duty-free import of 40 varieties of fishes from the European Union countries as part of the proposed Indo-EU bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) will do incalculable damage to Kerala’s fishing sector, says Kerala Matsaythozhilali Aikya Vedi president, Charles George.

Mr. George, who attended a stakeholders’ meeting held in Chennai on Wednesday to discuss the agreement, urged the State Government to immediately intervene to stall the free import clause before the FTA is signed. The stakeholders’ meeting was called by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the Union Commerce Ministry. — Staff Reporter

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