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The Peril of Freeports: Threatening Democracy, Workers’ Rights, and Environmental Protections

  • Freeports are places where normal regulations are suspended for the benefit of businesses
  • Freeports exist to provide benefits to companies, employers, and those involved in trade
  • Freeports can lead to lower levels of protection for workers compared to those outside the freeport
  • Freeports have no clear boundaries and are difficult to define
  • Freeports are controlled by private sector companies, leading to potential abuse of reduced regulations
  • The existence of freeports threatens democratic control and can be as dangerous as tax havens

Source: taxresearch.org.uk

Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.

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