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November 9th 2016 Pierre Santacatterina
Oxfam-Magasins du monde
Belgian Frenchspeaking movement based organisation, part
- f Oxfam International
Trade policy and a Movement for change November 9th 2016 Pierre - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Trade policy and a Movement for change November 9th 2016 Pierre - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Trade policy and a Movement for change November 9th 2016 Pierre Santacatterina Oxfam-Magasins du monde Belgian Frenchspeaking movement based organisation, part of Oxfam International Oxfam Fair trade shops Page 3 Fair food products
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Oxfam Fair trade shops
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Fair food products – South & north
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Small scale producers
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Fair crafts partners
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WFTO.COM 1 21 Nov 2013 Social Media
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Oxfam-Magasins du monde
Promote fair trade and make trade more fair
- 1. Denounce unfair practices
- 2. Propose concrete fair and solidarity alternatives
- 3. Do awareness raising of citizens; mobilisation
- 4. Lobby decision makers in alliance with others
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Why a new trade policy?
Vision: a just world
- without poverty,
- where people are valued and treated equally,
- enjoy their rights as full citizens,
- can influence decisions affecting their lives.
Purpose: To help create lasting solutions to the injustice of poverty, as a part of a global movement for change, empowering people to create a future that is secure, just, and free from poverty. Poverty – inequality - political choices and decisions.
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EU trade policy: a tool for sustainable development
EU Trade strategy “Trade for all” (2015). Various positive elements:
- Recognition of the importance of a value-based trade policy
- A section on fair and ethical trade initiatives, including new
“Fair and Ethical Trade” European City award
- Measures on responsible supply chain management
However, overall, sustainability in trade remains “voluntary”
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EU trade policy : time for a new vision
- Yes to trade, but people and the planet first
- Trade agreements should not undermine public policy space
(in EU and in EU trading partners) to keep democratic control
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- Food policy
- Jobs and labour rights
- Human Rights
- Climate change & environment
- Public services
- Fiscal Justice
- Sustainable public procurement
- Intellectual property
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EU trade policy : time for a new vision
- No symmetry in market access for developing countries,
especially Least Developed countries
- Need to change the way in which decisions about trade and
investment policies are made.
- No to special private justice system to resolve conflicts
between states and investor companies
- Need to put in place a mandatory “due diligence” for
compliance with sustainability and human rights of products sold in EU market. Textiles seems approriate sector to start.
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Thank you
For more information:
- www.omdm.be
- Pierre.santacatterina@mdmoxfam.be