Oxfam makes Big Noise on trade

11 April 2002

Oxfam has accused the rich world of robbing the poor world of $100 billion a year by abusing world trade rules. 

A new report "Rigged Rules and Double Standards", published on 11 April, shows that 128 million people could be lifted out of poverty if Africa, Latin America, East Asia and South Asia each increased their share of world exports by just one percent. 

"For every dollar we give in aid, two are stolen through unfair trade," explained Jeremy Hobbs, Executive Director of Oxfam International. "Globalisation is leaving millions in despair, creating a world more unequal than ever before, when it could do the exact opposite." 

Oxfam's Make Trade Fair campaign was backed by Chris Martin, lead singer of Coldplay, and launched with events across the world, from Hong Kong to Senegal, Delhi to Brazil.

To find out more - and to add your voice to Oxfam's Big Noise about trade, visit  


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