Download the full report here: http://www.tni.org/briefing/tailored-sharks 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●●●
“Tailored for Sharks: How rules are tailored and public interest surrendered to suit corporate interests in the WTO, FTAs and BITs trade and investment regime”
Transnational Institute and Serikat Petani Indonesia (SPI)
WTO: the extension of free trade policies must be stopped
Attac France
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●●●
Australian-Canadian firm OceanaGold bails out Pacific Rim Mining Deal means more punishment for El Salvador
STOP EL SALVADOR MINING
(Washington/Ottawa/San Salvador/Melbourne) On November 21, Pacific Rim Mining shareholders are poised to approve sale of the company to Melbourne-based OceanaGold in order to continue suing El Salvador in a World Bank tribunal. Pacific Rim has been suing the small Central American nation for not having●●●
