Archive - 2009

junho 2nd

Adapting the International Trade Regime to New Challenges: Climate Change

13 May, 2009
Tim Groser
But I am acutely conscious that this focus on the traditional agenda, appropriate though it is, should not obscure the vital need to refresh the mandate of the WTO to deal with tomorrow's problems. Here, the interface between the international trade agenda and the climate change agenda looms larger than any single issue.

Kirk Opens Drive to Revive Doha Round To Achieve Successful Conclusion to Talks

12 May, 2009
Daily Report for Executives
United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk met with representatives of key World Trade Organization member countries May 11 for a first round of exchanges on how to get the stalled Doha trade talks back on track and towards a successful conclusion.

International trade helps solve food crisis: WTO

11 May, 2009
Reuters
GENEVA (Reuters) - International trade is part of the solution to the global food crisis and not one of its causes, the head of the World Trade Organization said on Sunday.

junho 1st

A New Trade Framework for Workers throughout the World

29 May, 2009
Carla Carlotti, International Officer
The 32nd Congress of the International Metalworkers Federation held in Sweden this week resolved to mobilise metalworkers around the world for trade policies aimed at creating good jobs for all, promoting the fundamental workers’ rights and ensuring the right for all countries to development and to decent working and living conditions for their citizens.

WTO rejoices over Kamal Nath's exit from trade and commerce

1 June, 2009
Blog: Ground Reality

Geneva heaves a sigh of relief. With Kamal Nath moved out of the Indian Commerce Ministry, the probability of concluding the contentious Doha Development Round of the WTO appears much brighter. Not that Kamal Nath was un-necessarily throwing spanners but his strong grip over the trade negotiations helped India to resist bullying and arm-twisting by the big boys of international trade.

Canada-Colombia Trade Deal Removed from Canadian Government's Legislative Agenda

1 June, 2009
Canadian Centre for International Cooperation
As a result of increasing parliamentary and public concern, Bill C-23, the implementing legislation for the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA), has been removed from the Canadian government's current legislative agenda.

maio 13th

maio 4th

Vamos Parar a Rodada de "do desenvolvimento" de Doha e as outras negociações de livre comércio!

Convocamos as organizações da sociedade civil e os movimentos sociais do mundo inteiro a expressar a nossa oposição enérgica, unitária e inequívoca frente às intenções de conclusão da atual 'rodada' de negociações da Organização Mundial do Comércio (OMC), e a outros tratados de Livre Comércio regionais e bilaterais que os governos tentam impor em muitas partes do mundo.

abril 29th

OWINFS NAMA Statement

Stop the WTO destroying developing country industries and selling off our natural resources!

Many people have heard about the WTO opening up markets in services and agriculture, with negative impacts on farmers, public services and the environment world-wide. But now the rest of the world is also up for sale at the World Trade Organization (WTO), as governments plan to liberalise all remaining sectors through a new agreement, known as the Non-Agricultural Market Access or NAMA agreement, which is being

The OWINFS Statement of Political Unity

STOP CORPORATE GLOBALIZATION:
ANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE!
 
A Statement of Unity from
the OUR WORLD IS NOT FOR SALE Network:

INTRODUCTION: OUR CHALLENGE

“Our World Is Not for Sale” is a worldwide network of organizations; activists and social movements committed to challenging trade and investment agreements that advance the interests of the world’s most powerful corporations at the expense of people and the environment.