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WTO, NAFTA, FTAA, etc.
Rights of People over Corporations
“We reject trade agreements negotiated in secret . . . [such as] NAFTA, GATT, and its progeny, the WTO. They threaten . . . local sovereignty, and they effectively limit the participation of citizens in decisions.
. . . We demand that these agreements . . . include more specific environmental, worker, health and safety standards in the text itself, not as "side agreements".
. . . We reject any agreement which threatens the authority of states and local communities to establish more stringent health, safety and environmental standards. Read more (.pdf file)
- from Green Party Platform
The Fortune 200’s GATT and NAFTA agenda would make the air you breathe dirtier and the water you drink more polluted. It would cost jobs, depress wage levels, and make workplaces less safe. It would destroy family farms and undermine consumer protections such as those ensuring that the food you eat is not compromised by unsanitary conditions or higher levels of pesticides and preservatives. Read more (.pdf file)
The Case Against Free Trade : Gatt, Nafta and the Globalization of Corporate Power. (Earth Island Press), Ralph Nader, ed.
Why do people go out on the streets to rally against the WTO, IMF and others?
People have better things to do with their time than to make posters, organize rallies, plan trips, get beaten, go to jail. When all channels for debate and discussion on crucial social issues are cut off (along with access to mainstream press), what is left for those conscientous, caring citizens who see the global train wreck approaching? See examples.
How bad is it?
You don't need shock movies to chill you to the bone. Read Greg Palast's investigative report, "The WTO's Hidden Agenda".
Public Citizen: A Ten-Point Plan to Fight for the Americas: No to FTAA Read.
Herald article questions FTAA. Read.
FTAA Media Coverage.
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