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The Trade Justice Movement
created by jo hill on 20th June 2002.
subject: Trade Justice .
keywords: trade
On 19 June 2002 over 12,000 people descended on the UK Parliament for the world's biggest mass lobby of politicians on trade. Over 300 UK Members of Parliament were lobbied about how developing countries are being ripped off and exploited by unfair trade rules. The event was the latest landmark in the global movement for trade justice.
The Trade Justice Movement calls for radical reform of the rules of international trade to favour the world's poorest communities and safeguard the environment. OneWorld TV covered the action and the footage here starts our new trade justice coverage. Come back for more footage in the following weeks and add your video on trade.
The Trade Trap
created by Television Trust for the Environment on 5th February 2003.
subject: Trade Justice .
keywords: trade ,poverty ,labour/work ,international cooperation ,globalisation ,corporations ,consumption/consumerism ,agriculture
countries: Ghana
Western countries want developing countries to trade their way out of poverty. But with many international trade rules weighted against them, how easy is it? The Trade Trap looks at how Ghana, one of Africa's major trading nations, struggles with the complex rules and requirements of trading in today's world markets.
Augustine Adongo of the Federation of Associations of Ghanaian Exporters (FAGE) shows us the difficulties companies have in the face of cheap foreign imports and non-tariff barriers put up by the major trading blocs. The Trade Trap explores the impact of an inequitable world trading system on the pineapple, maize, banana and fish smoking industries of Ghana.
Trust Your Taste
created by Fairtrade Foundation on 4 March 2003.
subject: Fairtrade.
keywords: Agriculture, trade ,poverty
countries: United Kingdom, Ghana
Fairtrade is gaining real momentum after three years that have seen its worldwide sales reach close to 300 million pounds. Producers from 41 countries are now part of the fairtrade partnership, exporting goods directly to consumers in seventeen countries. More than 100 products now carry the 'Fairtrade' mark.
'Fairtrade Fortnight' runs from 3rd-16th March 2003 and in the UK will comprise 4,000 events aimed at encouraging shoppers to try Fairtrade foods. Fairtrade was set up in the early 1990s as a trading partnership that offers better trading conditions to small farmers in developing countries.
