Category: Asia/World
Cover photo by Afsar Jafri, Focus on the Global South India Office, during the #EndWTO Mobilisation in Nairobi, Kenya, December 2015.
Big Pharma and Big Tech Win at the WTO — #MC12 Fails the Global South
The outcome of the 12th Ministerial Meeting (MC12) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is a big...
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Governments Must Break Big Pharma-WTO Stranglehold on Access to Medicine by Taking Immediate Action to Prioritize Human Lives Over Pharmaceutical Monopolies
More than two years into a pandemic that has killed 15 million people, World Trade Organization...
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PRESS RELEASE: DEVELOPING COUNTRIES SHOULD WALK OUT OF WTO MINISTERIAL – TIME TO START PROCESS OF DISMANTLING THE WTO
14 June 2022 Media Release:...
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Thai epidemiologists conduct active case investigations for COVID-19 during the Ramadan fasting period, resulting in the identification of more than 300 cases in the villages of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat Provinces from 17-18 April 2020. Photo by CDC Global.
REVOKE WTO TRIPS: NO COMPROMISE ON EQUITABLE ACCESS TO COVID 19 TREATMENT
Statement by Focus on the Global South 13 June 2022 The proposed compromise text on the...
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Midday Meal—Woman serving the meal at children's school. © ILO/ Shyamal Das
Agriculture Negotiations at WTO: No Sight of Real Solutions
by Ranjini Basu and Shalmali Guttal 13 June 2022 The 12th Ministerial Conference (MC 12) of the...
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MC12 will take place at WTO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland from 12 to 15 June 2022. The conference was due to take place in late 2021 but was postponed due to the outbreak of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. Photo from https://www.wto.org/images/mc12/mc12wtobanner.jpg.
WTO MC12: What’s at Stake and what lies ahead for people’s resistance
by Joseph Purugganan Introduction The 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) of the WTO will...
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In Photos: #EndWTO Mobilisation in Nairobi Kenya, December 2015. Photo by Afsar Jafri, Focus on the Global South — India Programme.
The Global South in the WTO: Time to Move from the Defensive to the Offensive
By Walden Bello* The World Trade Organization will be holding its 12th Ministerial Meeting in...
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PRESS CONFERENCE: [email protected]: End of the Road [14 June 2022]
Press Conference on Tuesday, 14 June 2022 Organised by Focus on the Global South 11:00 Geneva |...
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Event Summary: Democracy and Election: Between Hope and Despair? — Southeast Asian Perspective for the Future
On Tuesday, 6 June 2022, Focus on the Global South together with the Institute of Asian Studies...
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We Belong to the Land
10 Years of the Tenure Guidelines: States Must Address Rising Inequalities and Enact Agrarian...
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Protecting workers’ rights in garment global supply chains as an important strategy for economic development in the global South
May 26, 2022 Joint Statement released by Asia Floor Wage Alliance (AFWA) and Focus on Global South...
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Indonesian Workers in Crisis
by Muslim Silaen* The labour situation in Indonesia is currently facing the challenge of...
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