Trade and WTO
War on Want's WTO Film
The World Trade Organisation’s Doha round of trade talks is coming to a head and the future of the world’s poor hangs in the balance. But what is the WTO, and how did it get to be so powerful? War on Want’s short film exposes the truth behind the WTO and its damaging 'free trade' policies.
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» Download the film as MP4 (24MB)
» Download the film as Windows Media Video (31MB wmv)
» Contact us if you want a 90MB high-resolution version
» View video on YouTube This film was made possible through funding from the Cooperative Bank’s Customers Who Care scheme. Thanks also to the following for providing images, music and other input: Charles Battrick, Ben Nugent, Chris Franck, Suicide Speedboats and the Norwegian Development Fund.
» Download the film as Windows Media Video (31MB wmv)
» Contact us if you want a 90MB high-resolution version
» View video on YouTube This film was made possible through funding from the Cooperative Bank’s Customers Who Care scheme. Thanks also to the following for providing images, music and other input: Charles Battrick, Ben Nugent, Chris Franck, Suicide Speedboats and the Norwegian Development Fund.
 |  | The WTO and the 'Free Trade' threat: A summary of the dangers of trade liberalisation and the UK Government's objective to force open developing country markets. |
| The Ding Dong in Hong Kong: The WTO met in Hong Kong in December 2005 to decide the future of international trade - and War on Want was there. |
| Mass Lobby of Parliament: Over 8,000 people showed up to lobby their MPs for trade justice not free trade, and War on Want was there with them. |
 | | UK Government is part of the problem [pdf]: Download full briefing as to why the UK government's aggressive free trade agenda is a major barrier in the fight against poverty. |
 | | NAMA watch: Forcing open industrial and manufacturing markets threatens to increase poverty levels through the WTO's non-agricultural market access (NAMA) negotiations. |
 | | Stop EPAs Campaign: Economic Partnership Agreements - the EU's latest approach to negotiating 'free trade' agreements with the countries of the ACP. |
 | | War on Want Supports Fair Trade: Fair trade NOT free trade is fundamental if we are to reduce global poverty. |
| Take action! Email Peter Mandelson: Send an email to the EU trade commissioner and demand trade justice NOW. |
 | | Trade Justice Movement: War on Want is an integral part of the Trade Justice movement campaigning for trade justice - not free trade - with the rules weighted to benefit poor people and the environment. |
 | | Go to Trade Justice Homepage: Find out more about the issues surrounding trade liberalisation and the need for trade justice. |
