Fair trade; not just free trade

Fair trade; not just free trade, a news article, reports that the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) commended the Department of Trade and Industry for opposing the current Doha texts on agriculture and industrial goods. The Congress of South African Trade Unions is concerned about the reduction in tariffs is biased in favor of developed countries, as developing countries with higher tariffs have to reduce their tariffs more.

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Date published: 27/05/2009

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