STOP EUROPEÂ’S UNFAIR TRADE DEALS
The campaign on Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs)

Together with other European countries, the UK is part of a push to have some of the poorest nations on the planet sign up to grossly unfair trade deals.

The deals are called Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs). The Trade Justice Movement is campaigning on EPAs and calling on the UK Government to use its full influence to stop unfair deals going ahead, to listen to the serious concerns of poor countries and work with those countries to develop new deals that will help deliver trade justice.

Get involved by taking action. Click here or the action links below to find out more. Be part of the growing campaign across Europe and the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries affected by these trade deals.

TAKE ACTION 

Trade Justice Action  Thursday 19 April 2007 
Meet at 11am outside the German embassy in Belgrave Square , London SW1 
We need your help to deliver the trade justice message to every government in the European Union (EU). Find out more here.

Email German Chancellor Angela Merkel 
The EU is putting pressure on poor countries to accept trade agreements that are unfair. Germany presently holds the EU Presidency. Go to one of our member websites below to send a message to German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Tell her to use her influence to stop these unfair trade agreements.
Oxfam: Email Merkel Christian Aid: Email Merkel  CAFOD: Email Merkel

Email Alistair Darling, the new UK Secretary of State for Trade & Industry
Call on him to stop the EU's Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with its former colonies going ahead.

Right Corporate Wrongs 
Our campaign brings new laws for trade justice

In response to campaigning from the Trade Justice Movement and our allies, public pressure has resulted in new accountability laws for companies. The Companies Bill has concluded its passage through Parliament and has been give royal assent (as the Companies Act 2006). The Trade Justice Movement has welcomed the Companies Act as a step forward towards greater corporate responsibility, but warns the new legislation has not gone far enough to ensure that British business will work for people and planet as well as profit. 
» Press releas Companies Act a move forward to right corporate wrongs
»Companies Act– an update for supporters on the outcome

»Trade ministers meet in Davos: Poor will gain nothing from last ditch attempts to kick-start Doha 

»Global trade negotiations leaving poorest countries behind as World Economic Forum meets 

»Campaigners issue danger warning on EU push for unfair trade deals with former colonies

» Ne EU free trade deals "serious threat" to poor countries

» E condemned for forcing unfair trade on poor countries