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September 10 | International Day Against WTO and Free Trade Agreements

10 September 2018 @ 0 h 00 min - 20 September 2018 @ 23 h 59 min BST

On the 10th of September 2003, while protesting outside the WTO ministerial in Cancun, Mexico, farmer Lee Kyung Hae sacrificed his life by stabbing himself. That tragic incident exposed the destructive effects of WTO on the lives of millions of peasants globally. [ Recommended reading: The Guardian article about Lee Kyung Hae ]

In memory of farmer Lee and the continuing struggles of peasants in resisting the neo-liberal agenda of WTO, La Via Campesina marks September 10 as the International Day Against WTO and Free Trade Agreements.

Read our call for mobilisation

Hashtags:

EN > #WTOKills #FoodSovereignty
ES> #OMCMata #SoberaniaAlimentariaYa
FR> #OMCtue #SouverainetéAlimentaire

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Start:
10 September 2018 @ 0 h 00 min BST
End:
20 September 2018 @ 23 h 59 min BST
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