Campaigns

Baby Milk Action - CAAT - Unfair trade

International trade may seem a remote issue, but when commodity prices fall dramatically it has a catastrophic impact on the lives of millions of small scale producers, forcing many into crippling debt and countless others to lose their land and their homes. Too many farmers in the developing world have to contend with fluctuating prices that may not even cover what it costs to produce their crop It is a forum for young people to consider and discuss the human issues surrounding global trade. In our view, the globalised economy brings development and prosperity that is not always equally shared, and can sometimes result in the unnecessary and unjustifiable exploitation of people. Rather than merely condemn, we would like to encourage readers to contemplate the meaning of development. The issues are complex!

More info

http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/
Fair Trade Foundation The Uk based arm of the Fair Trade movement.
http://www.bananalink.org.uk/
Banana Link A large selection of links and information about the WTO banana dispute between Europe and the USA.

Baby Milk Action

What is the campaign about?
• Nestle Aggressively market baby milk products to mothers, and health workers in developing countries
• This practice has been condemned by WHO & UNICEF
• Water mixed with the milk product is often dirty, this leads to diarrhoea and often death
• According to UNICEF, 4000 babies die from unsafe bottle feeding
• Baby milk products can cost over 50% of the Family income
• This leads to over dilution of the milk product, leading to malnutrition and death.
  More info Write to the,  BMA Freepost Cambridge, CB2 3BR
  http://www.babymilkaction.org

  
  

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  CAAT Campaign against the arms trade

  What is the campaign about?
• Millions of people have been killed in wars since1945. most of thease wars have been pade possable through the impoting of wepons
• Purchace & Production of arms divery finance from other projects such as health care, education,housing and food production
• British arms are often sold to repressive regimes and governments such as indonisia, who have appaling human rights records
  More info
  
  Write to CAAT
  http://www.caat.demon.co.uk
  
  Channel4 television
  

  
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