Agreements include Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Mechanisms that hamper governments from enacting new legislation and regulations to protect human and environmental health. Canadian investors in the mining, oil and gas sector have initiated the highest number of Canada’s ISDS cases – 70 percent! The warning Mr Lee left us is especially relevant as Mexico currently struggles to uphold its food sovereignty by prohibiting GM corn.
La Via Campesina commemorates the International Day of Action Against the WTO and Free Trade agreements and announces that the endeavor to construct an alternative trade framework based on food sovereignty and solidarity among peoples, will commence in 2023 during the 8th International Conference in Bogota, scheduled for this December. This year coincides with the 20-year anniversary of the tragic passing of Lee Kyung Hae.
Harare, 29th November 2021: In a sudden development last Friday (26th November), the 12th Trade… Read more →
September 10th is a day of struggle for La Via Campesina against free trade. This… Read more →
The Kenyan Peasants League (KPL) and partners under the banner of the Kenya Debt Abolition… Read more →
In a statement issued to commemorate the International Day of Action against WTO and FTAs,… Read more →
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On 10 September 2003 and outside the WTO Ministerial meeting venue in Cancun Mexico, Lee… Read more →
Nearly 2,500 Korean peasants, including members of the Korean Women Peasants Association (KWPA) and Korean… Read more →
Korean Peasant League and Korean Women Peasants Association has condemned and outrightly rejected the US… Read more →
