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Switzerland Set for Referendum on Malaysia Trade Deal

Campaigners say the deal would lower tariffs on 12.5 million kg of palm oil without effective safeguards against deforestation and forced labour.

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Switzerland looks on course to hold a referendum on a trade deal with Malaysia, with opponents believing the agreement endangers tropical rainforests and lacks proper safeguards against forced labour.

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The alliance of several NGOs, known as "anti-deforestation of tropical forests", collected 85,000 signatures against the agreement signed by Switzerland and the countries of the European Free Trade Association with MalaysiaSome 85,000 signatures were deposited on Monday at the Chancellery against the free trade agreement between EFTA and Malaysia. The alliance against deforestation of tropical forests believes that this agreement endangers the t…

·Geneva, Switzerland
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Some 85,000 signatures were deposited on Monday at the Chancellery against the free trade agreement between EFTA and Malaysia. The alliance against tropical forest deforestation believes that this agreement endangers the tropical forest and promotes the widespread use of forced labour.

·Geneva, Switzerland
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RTS broke the news in Geneva, Switzerland on Monday, October 5, 2026.
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