Globalisation

/INT’L MIGRANTS DAY/RIGHTS: Rich Countries Must Sign Treaty

By Jim Lobe
Wealthy nations that benefit from migrant labour must ratify a global treaty designed to protect those workers and their families, which to date has been confirmed only by labour-sending countries, advocates for migrants urged Thursday.

TRADE: Europe, U.S. Keep the Faith in Farm Subsidies

By Gustavo Capdevila
In the fourth century before the Christian era, when the Western powers that dominate today were just beginning to form in Rome, the British monarchy dictated the "Molmutine" laws, which declared sacred the churches, the stone-paved roads - and the peasant farmers' ploughs.

RIGHTS: Deepening Inequality Threatens World Security – UN Report

By Stephen Leahy
Social, economic and human rights in the South are being undermined by the growing power of the global marketplace, and the eroding ability of national governments to protect citizens from market fluctuations, according to a new analysis from the United Nations University (UNU).

DEVELOPMENT-AFRICA: Seeds of Hope in the Agriculture Sector

By IPS Correspondents
Africa and other parts of the developing world are preparing to negotiate better access to the markets of wealthy countries at the next ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation, Ugandan Agriculture Minister Wilberforce Kisamba-Mugerwa said in Pretoria this week.
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