Download the full report here: The recently concluded 9th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has produced its first agreement since its establishment in 1995. Trade observers have been quick to call this a historic agreement but…
A ninth Ministerial Conference of the WTO begins this Tuesday, Dec. 3 in Bali (Indonesia), as yet another attempt to reach the Doha Round, launched in Qatar in 2001. Significant mobilization of civil society, especially in Cancun in 2003, disagreements occurred…
Leave the oil in the ground for a social and environmental post-fossil fuels alternative! Following the recent visit of president Correa in France and his decision to extract oil from Yasuni park, we would like to share information on…
The Global Campaign to Dismantle Corporate Power has organized or will be participating in the following events during the END WTO – Bali Week of Action from December 1-6, 2013
Bali, Indonesia December 1-6, 2013 END WTO! With this joint call from Gerak Lawan and the Social Movements for an Alternative Asia (SMAA) new energy and momentum has been regained by social movements and civil society organisations in the…
Study conducted by the Centro de Memória das Lutas e Movimentos Sociais da Amazônia. This document forms part of the issue Nº 79 of “Biodiversity, livelihoods and cultures” magazine, jointly published by GRAIN, World Rainforest Movement (WRM) and Friends of the…
All but seven of the 90 companies found to have caused the climate crisis deal in oil, gas and coal – and half of the estimated emissions were produced just in the past 25 years. Some of the top companies are also…
>> The entity is acused of incentivating violations of rights and bad use of public Money >> The public can vote through internet; results on January pode votar pela internet; resultado sai em janeiro Less than one year for the…
Launched in 1995, the World Trade Organization (WTO) completed the Bretton Woods trio with the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund in promoting neoliberalism and corporate globalization. The WTO was particularly special in its power to legally enforce and…
International investigation names brands and investors behind commodity’s boom WASHINGTON, D.C./JAKARTA – Illegal and destructive production of palm oil in Indonesia is continuing, with a chain of culpability that spreads worldwide, from Southeast Asian rain forests to supermarket shelves and Wall…
Apple, Blackberry, Nokia, Samsung : giants of the electronics industry … who don’t really seem to know from where some of their raw material comes from. Tin is essential for the welds in the electronic plates of smartphones or tablets.…