News, Statements

Statement: To confront the climate emergency we need to dismantle the WTO and the free trade regime

Statement

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●●●

Analysis Research

A Brave New Transatlantic Partnership

Transnational Institute - TNI

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●●●

Analysis Research, News

From Main Street to Wall Street, U.S. banks and brands support illegal forest destruction for palm oil

Friends of the Earth, Forest Heroes and SumOfUs

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●●●

👵👩 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...
📽️ A voir - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEniQgRKEXc

#femmes

60M liters of oil leaked into the Ecuadorian Amazon by @Chevron for nearly 30 years and 30,000+ people are still seeking justice

This unchecked corporate power running rampant is yet another example of a transnational corporation using a system that guarantees its impunity🧵

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

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