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Challenging relations: a labour-NGO coalition to oppose the Canada-US and North American Free Trade Agreements, 1985-1993

01/02/2004

13 pages long

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In 1987-1988, a national debate erupted in Canada on the desirability of entering into a free trade agreement with the USA and its potential effect on Canadian culture, society, and national sovereignty – as well as its economy. A national coalition of labour unions and civil society groups emerged to oppose such an agreement with […]

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International NGOs and unions in the South: worlds apart or allies in the struggle?

01/02/2004

14 pages long

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In the early 1980s, support for trade unions was a significant component of Oxfam GB’s programmes in various parts of the world, most notably Central America and South Africa. In Central America, this was motivated both because organised labour played an important role in popular movements that were pressing for equitable political settlements to the […]

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Representing labour in India

01/02/2004

9 pages long

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Trade unions in India work mainly with workers in formal employment, particularly in the public sector. However, most people in India work in the informal economy, and their needs are attended mainly by voluntary agencies or NGOs. Economic globalisation and the policies associated with it are resulting in the increasing in formalisation of work; as […]

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Who should code your conduct? Trade union and NGO differences in the fight for workers’ rights

01/02/2004

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The debate over workplace codes of conduct has created tensions between trade unions and human rights NGOs. These tensions result from the inherent structural differences between interest-driven trade unions and ideals-driven human rights NGOs. The differences play themselves out in how these actors pursue social justice in a globalised economy. Human rights NGOs tend to […]

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Building bridges across a double divide: alliances between US and Latin American labour and NGOs

01/02/2004

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Trying to build alliances that span the divide between trade unions and NGOs as well as the divide between the North and the South might seem a utopian task. But this is exactly what an imaginative new generation of organisers from the Western hemisphere’s labour movements and NGOs are trying to do. This paper analyses […]

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Trade unions, NGOs, and corporate codes of conduct

01/02/2004

6 pages long

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The proliferation of corporate codes of conduct generates both alliance and tension between trade unions and NGOs that deal with workers’ rights in the global economy. Alliance, because trade unions and NGOs share a common desire to halt abusive behaviour by multinational companies and a broader goal of checking corporate power in the global economy. […]

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Beyond the barriers: new forms of labour internationalism

01/02/2004

5 pages long

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Concern about working conditions in a global supply chain has led unions and NGOs in the North to collaborate on initiatives such as the Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) and the Ethical Trade Initiative (ETI) in the UK. Relationships have not always been easy, but experience has shown that when trade unions and NGOs work together […]

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Guest editorial: Trade union and NGO relations in development and social justice

01/02/2004

6 pages long

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In this paper I will be concentrating on the evolution of relationships between trade unions fandangos that have developed in the field of development and social justice. In so doing, I explore how these relationships started, how they functioned, and what the outcomes have been. Most of the reference points will be drawn from the […]

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The Euro-Mediterranean Agreements: Partnership or penury?

06/11/2003

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14 pages long

Languages: English

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Foreign Ministers are due to meet in Naples to discuss the next steps in the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership on December 2 and 3. The vision behind the free trade zone is to bring greater stability and prosperity to the whole region. However, the EU stands to gain most from the deal at a time when poverty […]

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Dumping Without Borders: How US agricultural policies are destroying the livelihoods of Mexican corn farmers

01/08/2003

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33 pages long

Languages: English

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The Mexican corn sector is in acute crisis because of the influx of cheap subsidised corn imports from the US. Poor Mexican farmers cannot compete against US producers, who receive $10bn a year in subsidies. Action is required at the WTO Ministerial Conference in Cancun in September 2003 to end agricultural dumping, together with action […]

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