Letter from Japanese Farmers to Prime Minister of Thailand
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- Published on Saturday, 31 March 2007 22:01
We are a coalition of farmers, women, consumers and workers in Japan, who work for food safety and a stable food supply system, as well as for the sound development of domestic agriculture, which is the basis of achieving the former goals.
At the same time, we value the solidarity among people organizations in the world including Thailand, as we understand welfare of Japanese people has direct link to prosperity of people around the world.
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Peoples' Memorandum to the G33 Ministerial meeting in Jakarta
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- Published on Wednesday, 21 March 2007 07:00
Peoples’ Memorandum to the G33 Ministerial meeting in Jakarta:
Now is the time for Food Sovereignty
21st March 2007
We, representatives of peasant organisations, social movements and civil society organisations from across the world welcome the trade ministers from the Group of 33 to Indonesia. We recognise the importance of the G33 meeting at this juncture when the developing countries are under significant pressure to reduce their tariffs and allow more “market access” to agricultural products from the US and EU. We recognize that your efforts to resist this pressure and to gain meaningful special and differential treatment in the Doha round of WTO negotiations are important, however we would like to raise some vital issues and demands.
The FSPI's Action on G33 Meeting: Stand by your people, G33 Ministers!
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- Published on Wednesday, 21 March 2007 01:57
Today (20/3), hundreds of farmers, youth, and farm workers from Federasi Serikat Petani Indonesia (FSPI) march in front of Grand Melia Hotel, Jakarta to strongly urge the G33 countries to stand by the people. Several farmers blocked the exit of Grand Melia, and waved the ultimate sign "Our World Is Not For Sale"—right in the front of the delegates' way out.
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Let us unite to stop all U.S.-led free trade agreements!
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- Published on Tuesday, 20 March 2007 22:52
International Day of Action against the Korea-U.S. FTA and All U.S. FTAs
Proposal for the International Day of Action on Sunday, March 25, 2007
We, the Korean Alliance against Korea-US FTA (KoA), call for an international day of joint action on Sunday, March 25, 2007. To the people struggling to stop the spread of neoliberal globalization, we ask for your solidarity and strength in stopping the Korea-U.S. FTA and all U.S. FTAs.
The 8 th round of negotiations for the Korea-U.S. FTA begins on March 8. Both the U.S. and South Korea expect to reach an agreement by the end of March, when all free trade agreements must be submitted to the U.S. Congress for a vote by the end of June to meet the deadline for the U.S. president's Trade Promotion Authority. At the moment, the U.S. has concluded or is undergoing free trade negations with several countries, including Peru, Colombia, Panama, South Korea, Thailand, and Malaysia. For countries such as Peru and Colombia, signed agreements are already in the U.S. Congress and in respective legislatures for vote.
