Archive - déc. 16, 2005 - Article

Declaration of the Intl Seminar on WTO, Food Sovereignty and Alternatives to Globalization

Philippine-based think-tank IBON Foundation challenges the governments of the new underdeveloped country alliance to genuinely assert poor countries

The European Union and the United States stuck to their guns at the WTO talks, with both sides repeating demands for concessions on key issues as frustration grew over the lack of progress.

detailed, footnoted take out of US development package proposal demonstrating why it is of no value and poses significant risks

Negotiators at a World Trade Organization meeting reached an agreement on a draft text Friday that would grant duty-free and quota-free access to imports from so-called least developing countries

Vital social services such as water, education and health may soon be beyond the reach of the poorest Filipinos if current World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations on services liberalization are successful, according to the Our World is not for Sale (OWINFS) global coalition against the multilateral trade body.

On its fourth day (Dec 16) the WTO

The United States is hiding behind a 'gigantic great smokescreen' in a bid to dodge its duty to cotton farmers in Africa, European Union trade chief Peter Mandelson charged at WTO talks that continue in Hong Kong.

Press statement: A large group of farmers movements and NGO

In a statement, CAWI called on workers everywhere to junk the WTO