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…
The proposed EU-US Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP/TAFTA), and its socio-economic & environmental consequences A report by the Seattle to Brussels Network demystifies the alleged economic benefits of the deal and exposes how it could harm people, the environment…
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…
The MNC Monitor was created as a resource for Global Unions to support campaigns, education and collective bargaining processes regionally and internationally by providing useful and relevant information on multinational companies (MNCs). This will especially assist global unions in increasing…
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.…
This study examines Lonmin’s social and environmental performance over the period 2003-2012 through a close reading of the company’s own Sustainable Development Reports (SDR). The report focuses on a limited number of key areas in a huge quantity of text:…