[RADIO SPECIAL] Workers & Farmers vs. Free Trade & Global Agribusiness

[RADIO SPECIAL] Workers on the Food Chain - Workers & Farmers vs. Free Trade & Global Agribusiness

Excerpts from the Cornell Global Labor Institute Forum with
- Prawala Anand Tatte, Shetkari Sanghatana, India
- Alberto Gomez Flores, Union of Autonomous Regional Farmers' Organizations, Mexico
- Josie Riffaud, Confederation Paysanne, France
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Farmers are leading the fight against free trade and corporate globalization. They are also campaigning against agri-businesses who are not only a main force behind free trade but who also increasingly have near monopoly power in markets for corn and other grains .These farmer leaders talk about global and national issues, specifically:

In India: Desperate conditions for farmers have led to tens of thousands of suicides in farming communities. Farmers also waged demonstrations of over 50,000 people last year against the WTO, and are fighting against corporations like Coca-Cola that deplete local water resources..

In Mexico: Campesinos led the fight against the WTO in 2003 and continue to fight government policies which force farmers off the land and contribute greatly to high immigration to the US.

In France: Direct action of young people invading a genetically modified corn field and destroying it, followed by police violence.The farmers and allies ultimately won their law suit.

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