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25 Mar 2009

Brown's G20 plan ‘will destroy jobs’, says aid agency

Millions of people will lose their jobs in developing countries and millions more in Europe under free trade plans to be promoted by British prime minister Gordon Brown at the G20 summit of the world’s leading economies, say campaigners.
1 Aug 2008

Self-interest derailed Doha development talks, says church agency

Christian Aid says the blame for the collapse of the latest Doha Development Round talks in Geneva lies squarely with major agricultural exporting countries putting self-interest above other considerations.
15 Mar 2007

EU is abusing its position of power in trade agreements say MPs

The European Union is continuing to abuse its position of power when negotiating trade agreements with 75 of its former colonies, the International Development Committee of the House of Commons said yesterday.