Archive - Dic 2005 - Article

Rice farmers from across Asia who came to protest the World Trade Organization

Asian farmers today described the World Trade Organisation

The revised text on agriculture contains 6 paragraphs: besides the introductory paragraph 4

The new draft WTO 6th Ministerial text released today still attacks Third World agriculture, industry and services without making any real headway against First World subsidies and protections for domestic producers

IGTN News Bulletin

The WTO

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.