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Tag Archives: WTO
Close, but no #IAMR – counter- #GFMD2014 event will take place in Stockholm
I just found out yesterday, but there actually will be a counter-event to the GFMD after all: It is called “Discussion/Speak Out for Development Justice and Protest Manifestation vs. Migration for Development” and will take place in Stockholm 13-15 May 2014. … Continue reading
Posted in Gfmd, GFMD Government Meeting, GFMD in General, IAMR, UN HLD, WTO
Tagged Asia, civil society, development, domestic work, gender, Geneva, Germany, gfmd, global governance, human rights, iamr, International Catholic Migration Commission, Migrant worker, migration, NGO, Non-governmental organization, pga, Philippines, Switzerland, United Nations, WTO
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Out now: our comment on #WTO #MC9
The Journal Development + Cooperation has published our first comment on the negotiations and results of the 9th WTO ministerial conference. Due to the format, there was not much space to dig deeper into the Civil Society perspective (or the … Continue reading
#WTO #MC9 negotations – failure or last minute deal? read my updates on Twitter…
I have spent most of the last days at Civil Society counter-Events to the WTO which has been very fruitful but came at a Price: there was no easily accessible Internet connection at the two venues. Thus, I am lagging behind … Continue reading
Posted in WTO
Tagged Bali, Economic, India, International, Ministerial Conference, Twitter, World Trade Organization, WTO
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Trying to solve the unsolvable: #WTO Negotiations at #MC9 continue
Despite previous declarations to the contrary, Ministers keep attempting to solve remaining controversies on the Bali Package at the Ministerial. WTO Director General Roberto Azevêdo had warned before the Bali Meeting that the unresolved issues were too complex to find … Continue reading
Posted in WTO
Tagged Bali, Doha Development Round, Geneva, India, Ministerial, Ministerial Conference, World Trade Organization, WTO
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Free Download against Free Trade: Rock Music to #EndWTO
Anti-WTO protest comes in many shapes and colours – and this one in the form of a free Music download: On “Rock against the Round”, the Musicians against the WTO (MAW) Project has put their protest into music and lyrics. The … Continue reading
Posted in WTO
Tagged Bali, development, Doha Development Round, Free World, global governance, human rights, Music, Philippine, Punkrock, World Trade Organization, WTO
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#EndWTO and Peoples’ Global Camp (#PGC): Migrant protest at the #WTO in Bali
„They say WTO! We Say Hell No!” This is just one of the slogans under which civil society organisations are protesting the upcoming 9th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Bali. Migrant organizations will play a major … Continue reading
Posted in IAMR, Migration, PGA, WTO
Tagged Asia, Bali, civil society, Denpasar, development, gender, global governance, human rights, Ministerial, Ministerial Conference, NGO, pga, World Trade Organization, WTO
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Guest editorial: The #WTO Ministerial Conference in Bali– Will the Doha-Round overcome its impasse?
For blogpost #100 I was able to invite political scientist and WTO-expert Angela Geck (pictured) to contribute a guest editorial. Why is this contribution of high relevance for a blog on migration and development? For once, the WTO will be met by … Continue reading
Posted in Migration, WTO
Tagged Asia, Bali, civil society, development, Doha Development Round, domestic work, Geneva, global governance, human rights, Least developed country, Migrant worker, migration, Ministerial Conference, NGO, Non-governmental organization, Pascal Lamy, pga, United Nations, World Trade Organization, WTO
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Post- #HLD2013: What`s Next? (WTO and more…)
It is not the beginning of the end – just the end of the beginning…The old saying seems particularly fitting in the case of the 2013 UN High-Level Dialogue on Migration and Development. It has been an extremely busy week … Continue reading
Posted in Gfmd, GFMD Civil Society Days, GFMD Government Meeting, GFMD in General, Migration, UN HLD, WSFM
Tagged Bali, civil society, development, domestic work, gender, gfmd, global governance, human rights, Johannesburg, migration, NGO, Sweden, World Social Forum, World Trade Organization, WSFM, WTO
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The GFMD, Migration, Development and Human Rights 