September 10, The International Day of Action against WTO and FTAs Today, La Via Campesina is calling upon social movements and civil society organisations of the world to mobilise and organise our resistances against the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), build solidarity alliances and prepare for a worldwide week of action...
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. In memory of farmer Lee and the continuing struggles of peasants in resisting...
On 10 September 2020, La Via Campesina marked the International Day of Action against WTO and FTAs. On this day, in memory of Lee Kyung Hae' sacrifice, we held a web-dialogue between peasant leaders and activists from Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas.
