Archive - Nov 2006

November 30th

Anti-FTA protesters defy police ban

29 November, 2006
Thousands of farmers and workers yesterday clashed with riot police across the country in the second massive demonstration in a week against a free trade deal with the United States.

November 29th

Why fairer trade does not mean an end to free trade

28 November, 2006
There has been much lamentation in recent weeks that America could take a turn towards protectionism in the wake of the US mid-term elections.

November 28th

Warnings raised over GE rice imports

27 November, 2006
A VARIETY of genetically engineered (GE) rice yet to be approved for human consumption throughout the world except in the United States has found its way into the Philippine market, the activist environment group Greenpeace said Tuesday.

A Services Fire-Side Chat

27 November, 2006
A fire-side chat yesterday with a score of Doha Development Agenda services negotiators failed to bring convergence on setting new time-lines for submitting revised offers as key members remain divided over how different elements within the services mandate ought to proceed at this juncture

KCTU General Strike Newsletter # 3

27 November, 2006
More than 200,000 KCTU Members Participated in the full-fledged General Strike on November 22 Over 170,000 people in 13 cities gathered to protest against the KOR-US FTA on the same day

Attacking China on Services

27 November, 2006
Industrialized countries - led by the United States, the European Union, Canada and Japan - yesterday attacked China in the World Trade Organization for not complying with its accession commitments in the areas of financial services

November 25th

November 23rd

November 22nd

Americans Protest U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement in Seoul

21 November, 2006
An American delegation of peace, labor and social justice activists led by Cindy Sheehan is in Seoul to join the nationwide mobilization against the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement currently being negotiated.

US tells India to open up for global trade

21 November, 2006
The United States on Tuesday reiterated that resolving the issue of market access was important for the Doha round of talks to be successful. It said that India could lift millions of its people out of poverty by further opening up to global trade.