http://www.focusweb.org/content/view/741/36/
WTO OPENING CEREMONY TOLD: WTO KILLS PEASANTS
Tuesday, 13 December 2005 Over forty unannounced
protestors from across the world joined together inside the opening ceremony of
the WTO Ministerial in Hong Kong to protest at the WTOs ongoing drive towards
liberalisation.
We have seen ten years of deceit under the WTO. We are protesting because we
cannot continue to watch the WTO take away the lives and livelihoods of
farmers, peasants and workers across the world, said Walden Bello, Executive
Director of Focus on the Global South.
Members of civil society which included farmer's organisations, unions and
NGOs held white banners above their heads chanting slogans during Pascal Lamy's
opening address. Mr Lamy appeared visibly uncomfortable by the surprisingly
noisy protesters.
Across the auditorium, signs were held up with the words in many languages:
Stand by your people and the WTO Kills Peasants.
Protestors demanded that developing country members of WTO reject the hollow
development package.
There is nothing on the table at the WTO that is going to benefit developing
countries. Developing countries must reject what is on offer. It is a case of
no deal is better than a bad deal.
This was echoed by several developing country delegations who held press
conferences before the plenary.
For more information, please contact Brett Solomon on +852 6497 2675
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