Reports & Briefings
TUC: EU trade policy must deliver on decent work
Published by: Ruth Bergan Date: 18 August 2010
The TUC argue that the European Union's trade policy needs serious changes to deliver on decent work and development, and to restore the faith of working people badly shaken by an economic crisis they did nothing to cause.
Read the TUC's full submission here.
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Traidcraft: EU must see trade as the means, not the end
Published by: Ruth Bergan Date: 09 August 2010
In it's response to the EU's trade policy consultation, Traidcraft has stressed that the EU must see trade as a means to achieving social and environmental goals, rather than an end in itself. The organisation urged the EU to comply with Article 208 of the Lisbon Treaty, which defines development cooperation as a key pillar of the EU's broader external actions, and to recognise that poverty eradication must be at the heart of trade policy.
Traidcraft's full response can be accessed here .
Fairtrade Foundation sets out principles for EU trade policy
Published by: Ruth Bergan Date: 09 August 2010
The Fairtrade Foundation has submitted a response to the EU’s consultation on trade policy. The Foundation is calling for public access to information regarding trade negotiations and for consultation to take place with all parts of civil society, conducted in a transparent way.
The full response can be accessed here .
Change Trade Not Our Climate - Videos
Published by: Ruth Bergan Date: 05 August 2010
On 14 April 2010, the Trade Justice Movement hosted an evening event to discuss the root causes of climate change. Despite the urgency and seriousness of the problem, no one seems to have the courage to talk about the real driver of climate change - overconsumption.
The global trade system, based on free trade and an ever-increasing production and consumption of goods and services to create 'growth', is a key part of the problem. Worse still, trade rules specifically forbid many measures that we could take to slow down or stop runaway climate change.
Without changing trade we can't hope to tackle climate change.
Watch these videos to find out more.
Change Trade Not Our Climate Resources
Published by: Ruth Bergan Date: 12 May 2010
TJM's public event on the 15th April addressed one of the most important issues we currently face: tackling the links between trade and climate change. Click here to see summaries and video clips of the speaker presentations..
India-EU Free Trade Agreement: Should India Open Up Banking Sector?
Published by: Madhyam Date: 10 July 2009
Taking the credit: How financial services liberalisation fails the poor
Published by: World Development Movement Date: 11 June 2009
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