The WTO must immediately halt all meetings and negotiations in order for a full, fair, and public assessment to be conducted examining the impacts of the WTO's policies to date. The WTO must be replaced by a body that is fully democratic, transparent, and accountable to citizens of the entire world instead of to corporations. We must build support for trade policies that protect workers, human rights and the environment. Mandate Corporate Responsibility Corporations have so heavily influenced global trade negotiations that they now have rights and representation greater than individual citizens and even governments. Corporations must be accountable to public needs, be open to public scrutiny, provide living-wage jobs, and abide by all environmental and labor regulations.
Shareholder activism is an excellent tool for challenging corporate behavior.
Cancel all Debt, End Structural Adjustment and Defend Economic Sovereignty Debt is crushing most poor countries' ability to develop as they spend huge amounts of their resources servicing odious debt rather than serving the needs of their populations. Structural adjustment is the tool promoted by the IMF and World Bank to keep countries on schedule with debt payments, with programs promoting export-led development at the expense of social needs. There is an international movement demanding that all debt be cancelled in order for countries to prioritize health care, education, and real development. Countries must have the autonomy to pursue their own economic plans, including prioritizing social needs over the needs of transnational corporations. The U.S. Congress must ratify all international conventions on social and political rights.