World Trade Organization

Waking Up the Global Elite

October 2, 2000 ACTIVISM IN THE STREETS HAS LED TO AN OUTPOURING OF PLATITUDES IN THE SUITES. by WILLIAM GREIDER / The Nation

WTO: EU Wants Disciplines for All Forms of Export Subsidization

from the EU web site

Will the WTO "Choke" on Asbestos?

CIEL, WWF-International | September 19, 2000 HEALTHY RESULT, TOXIC LOGIC

Gore Trade Advisers Propose Setting Up WTO-Like Global Environment Organization

Inside US Trade September 13, 2000

Activist French Farmer Becomes National Hero

Chicago Tribune JOSE BOVE SAYS HIS VANDALISM OF A MCDONALD'S IN FRANCE WAS A SYMBOLIC ACT AGAINST MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS. By Ameet Sachdev, Tribune Staff Writer. Jose Bove is the most talked about sheep farmer in all of France.

WTO Director General Hits Back at U.N. For Critical Human Rights Report

Inside US Trade -

EU, U.S. Slide Toward Conflict

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union and the United States moved closer to an explosive trade row on Friday when the EU said U.S. proposals to overhaul a multi-billion- dollar tax break scheme for exporters broke global trade rules.

Industry and Ag Reps Seek to Limit Environmental Review of Trade Pacts

Inside US Trade - Vol. 18, No. 35

WTO Affirms GATT Precedent in Ruling Against U.S. 1916 AD Law

Inside US Trade - Vol. 18, No. 35 In a ruling against a 1916 U.S. antidumping law, the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization this week affirmed that anti-dumping laws are covered by a dispute settlement principle established in the original General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and carried forward into the WTO.

Metalclad NAFTA Chapter 11 Decision Out

Note: A dangerous polluter, Metalcad, has been successful in an NAFTA Arbitration over its bankruptcy. Metalclad's battery smelting plant along the Rio Grande served as the poster child of sick industries using low wage workers to handle dangerous material and spew tons of toxic materials into the atmosphere.)