Jakarta, December 17, 2013 – The indigenous Suku Anak Dalam (SAD) community of Bungo, in Jambi, Indonesia has struggled for 27 years to regain control of their territory from the palm oil company PT. Asiatic Persada (PT AP). They achieved success in●●●
EU and US both threatened by secret trade talks
BY MAGDA STOCZKIEWICZ & ERICH PICA
BRUSSELS – Negotiations between the United States and European Union for a free trade agreement, which resume this week in Washington, represent one of the biggest threats we have seen in our lifetimes to progress towards our vision of an environmentally●●●
In Bali the right to food traded away
Mary Louise Malig, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
The ninth World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Meeting has come and gone. Held in Bali recently, the WTO succeeded in pushing through a highly imbalanced “Bali package” that delivered an agreement on trade facilitation and in exchange tied the hands●●●
👵👩 A nos grands-mères, mères, soeurs, filles et petites-filles, cette journée est dédiée à vos combats ✊. Avec une pensée particulière pour les paysannes 👩🌾 et les travailleuses exploitées dans le monde entier...
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As #HRC55 moves ahead following #WTOMC13AbuDhabi, let's confront the reality: transnational corporations wield immense power, often at the expense of #HumanRights
It's time to demand accountability, regulation and justice in light of their violations
