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Media briefing: The WTO and Trade

Media information about the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and how it operates. Access our special report, media briefing, useful facts and figures about trade, and what we are asking for


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WTO - the state of play

Why have talks been suspended? What next for the WTO? What next for developing countries? What has CAFOD done up to this point and what will it do next?

A tea-plucker for Fairtrade [Fairtrade Foundation]

Trade: Facts and Figures

The global costs of unfair trade
The real cost to real people
The myth of ‘free’ trade
Rich farmer vs Poor farmer
What we are asking for

Rice farmer Rodrigo Costanilla, father of seven, farms one hectare, rented from a land-owning family, and says rice is his livelihood [Annie Bungeroth]

Quotations

Ready to use quotations on a variety of aspects relating to trade, from CAFOD staff, partners and other authoritative sources

Rice farmer Rodrigo Costanilla, father of seven, farms one hectare, rented from a land-owning family, and says rice is his livelihood [Annie Bungeroth]

Farmers fighting for trade justice

Read stories from Sri Lanka and the Philippines about why fairer trade rules are crucial to the future of ordinary rice farmers trying to work themselves out of poverty

Published on 05/12/2005, last updated on 23/12/2008
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Woman collects water. The Hassa Hissa Camp for internally displaced persons, outside Zalingei in Sudan's violence-torn Darfur region [Paul Jeffrey]

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