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Peru leftists criticise Apec

November 23rd, 2008 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS Tell a Friend -

Lima, Nov 23 (Prensa Latina) More than 30 leftist organizations in Peru have criticized the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) forum for what they called introducing trade practices jeopardising interest of the farmers and increasing poverty.A joint declaration by the youth bodies denounced the grouping of 21 Pacific Rim countries for fostering foreign investment that put domestic farmers and producers in unequal competition.

The policy of free trade and foreign investment has reduced Peru into an exporter of raw material and increased inequality in the country.

The declaration said Apec lacks social participation mechanisms, leaving regional institutions at the mercy of the multinationals.

The protesters called the grouping “an instrument of transnational corporations and imperialist countries plundering domestic resources”.

A demonstration in the Peruvian capital against US President George W. Bush’s visit to the country turned into a protest Friday by hundreds of laid-off workers and trade unions in conflict with local and foreign companies.

Lima is hosting the 16th summit meeting of the leaders of the Apec countries seeking ways to salvage the global economy from ongoing financial crisis.

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  1. Sailingwindward Says:

    Free trade is what’s causing economic hardship around the world, especially in the US, how can anyone compete with communist countries (China) that pay workers .30 cents a day and have child slave labor, to fix our economy and that of other countries we need to STOP free trade and go back to tariffs on imported goods, this will make it competitive for the American worker and when Americans are back to work the economy will fix it self.

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