Welcome to "Focus: On the Road to Hong Kong".
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Just three weeks before the 6th WTO ministerial in Hong Kong, Pascal Lamy is trying to downplay the importance of the top-level gathering, even though decisive negotiations are now taking place. To keep you informed during the critical days ahead, the Focus team will be providing regular updates and reports exposing and analysing the state of play in Geneva, Hong Kong and beyond.

"Focus on Trade" will resume normal service after the Ministerial.

IN THIS ISSUE

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: CIVIL SOCIETY REPLIES TO THE CEOs
Global Trade: look at the facts rather than heed corporate lobbying’

NEW VIDEO: "WTO: Why is it REALLY bad for you"

Following on from the worldwide success of the video "WTO: Why is it bad for you?" the second part "WTO: Why is it REALLY bad for you?" has just been released internationally in time for the WTO Ministerial in Hong Kong (December 13-18).

Hear people from all over the world calling for an end to the WTO!

They explain how millions of farmers are at risk from continued dumping by the EU and US; how our water, energy and education are threatened by privatization; how large corporations loom over fledgling industries in the poorest nations; and, how tens of millions of people living with HIV/ AIDS are still without access to lifesaving drugs.

Click here for a 20 second trailer: http://www.focusweb.org/video/TRAILER%20vcd.mpg

Remember that there is nothing in the WTO round of negotiations that will benefit the developing countries and the majority of the world’s peoples.

If we do nothing, another undemocratic and unfair series of agreements will be made behind closed doors at the WTO Ministerial in Hong Kong. No deal is better than a bad deal!

DOWNLOAD or ORDER COPIES!

You can download the NEW video FREE from Focus on the Global South’s website: www.focusweb.org <http://www.focusweb.org>

You can also order hard copies of the VCD in English.

Translated versions will be available in the coming weeks. (Part 1 was translated into 13 languages, including Chinese, Spanish, Thai, Filipino, Japanese, Arabic, Korean and Bahasa)