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Trade campaign briefings

See also the Trade in depth campaign page and the Trade reports page.

Campaign Summary

Tricky Questions
(August 2008)
Trick questions (and answers) on Trade
pdf 4 pages

Campaign Summary

Trade Glossary
(August 2008)
Important terms used on Trade.
pdf 2 pages

Campaign Summary

Europe's Corporate Take Over
(May 2008)
Europe, Trade and Big Business.
pdf 2 pages

impacts for trade deals

Impacts for trade deals
(May 2008)
How the trade deals impact the world.
pdf 2 pages

Campaign Summary

Global Europe Strategy
(May 2008)
Explanation of Europe's trade strategy.
pdf 2 pages

Campaign Summary

WDM and Trade
(May 2008)
History of WDM campaign.
pdf 2 pages

Campaign Summary

Campaign Summary
(May 2008)
Summary of WDM's trade campaign.
pdf 2 pages

Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs)

Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs)
(March 2007)
EU forcing liberalisation on former colonies.
1 page pdf

WTO talks on hold

WTO talks on hold
(November 2006)
Time for a different approach to trade.
2 pages pdf

The death of the Doha development round

The death of the
Doha ‘Development’ Round

(November 2006)
Why we should tear up the trade talks.
2 pages pdf

What happened in Hong Kong?

What happened in Hong Kong?
(January 2006)
WDM and the WTO.
pdf 5 pages

Right corporate wrongs

Right corporate wrongs
(January 2006)
New laws for trade justice.
pdf 3 pages

What's up for grabs in Hong Kong?

What’s up for grabs in Hong Kong?
(December 2005)
The 6th WTO Ministerial Meeting.
pdf 4 pages

Stop forced liberalisation

Stop forced liberalisation
(June 2005)
The Trade Justice Movement’s 2005 Challenge to the UK Government.
pdf 4 pages

The big trade off

The big trade off
(April 2005)
Trade justice briefing for 2005
pdf 4 pages

Trade and the Tsunami

Trade and the Tsunami
(January 2005)
Background briefing for MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY.
pdf 2 pages

Water and GATS

Water and GATS
(March 2004)
Briefing about water in GATS.
4 pages pdf

Water and GATS examples

Water and GATS: Country examples
(March 2004)
The good, the bad and the ugly.
pdf 2 pages

Who are the corporate lobby?

Who are the corporate lobby?
(July 2003)
Cancun factsheet.
pdf 1 page

Getting the best for business

Getting the best for business
(July 2003)
Rich countries representing the corporate interest at the WTO.
pdf 4 pages

GATS threat to public health

The GATS threat to public health
(May 2003)
Submission to the World Health Assembly.
pdf 4 pages

Climate Change summary

Trade Justice at Cancun?
(April 2003)
Why the WTO’s remit should not be
expanded to cover the ‘new issues’
pdf 4 pages

Requesting the earth

Requesting the earth
(February 2003)
Revealed: The EU’s plans to secure the
services sale of the century.
pdf 8 pages

Mission creep impossible

Mission creep impossible
(February 2003)
Why WDM opposes expanding the WTO’s
remit to cover the ‘new issues’.
pdf 4 pages

Trade in services

Trade in Services
(September 2002)
pdf 4 pages

Climate Change summary

Leaked European Union negociating documents confirm WDM's fears about the GATS
(May 2002)
pdf 7 pages

Tricks of the Trade

The Tricks of the Trade
(May 2002)
How trade rules are loaded against the poor
pdf 4 pages

Climate Change summary

Need for EU transparency in trade talks on services
(April 2002)
A reply to the EC ‘Reaction to the leaks of the EC draft requests’,
pdf 5 pages

At your services

At your services
(January 2002)
The Impact of the General Agreement on
Trade in Services on Local Government.
pdf 4 pages

A development agenda without development

A development agenda without development
(November 2001)
pdf 6 pages

Doha: it's deja vu all over again

Doha: It's déja vu all over again
(November 2001)
Comment on the WTO Ministerial meeting in Doha.
pdf 4 pages

Exposing the myths

Exposing the myths
(November 2001)
The reality behind arguments for a comprehensive new WTO Round.
pdf 5 pages

Countdown to Qatar

Countdown to Qatar
(October - November 2001)
WDM bulletin on preparations for the 4th Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation in Doha, Qatar.
pdf 5 pages:
Countdown to Qatar 1
Countdown to Qatar 2
Countdown to Qatar 3

If it's broke fix it

If it's broke fix it
(August 2001)
The case for trade reform at the 4th WTO Ministerial.
pdf 9 pages

GATS tricky questions

Tricky questions (and answers) on on the
General Agreement on Trade in Services

(January 2001)
pdf 6 pages

After the Seattle debacle

After the Seattle debacle
(June 2000)
Future campaigning on multinationals and the WTO.
pdf 5 pages

Multinationals and the WTO

Multinationals and the WTO
(September 1999)
Fat cats – the driving force behind the WTO.
pdf 6 pages

 

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