US church tells fast food giant to super-size workers' pay rise
The Rev Clifton Kirkpatrick, who moderates the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA), is urging fast-food giant Burger King to work with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) to address...
View ArticleWarm Welcome for 400th Fairtrade Church
Welcome Baptist Church in Heathfield, East Sussex has become the nation's 400th ‘Fairtrade Church'.Welcome Baptist Church in Heathfield, East Sussex has become the nation’s 400th ‘Fairtrade...
View ArticleFaith leaders and humanists urge PM to act on global debt
An alliance of sixteen faith community leaders and the chief executive of the British Humanist Association have sent a letter to Prime Minister Tony Blair, urging the government to take further...
View ArticleUK agency criticises European Union treatment of poor
Christian Aid has backed the UK parliament's accusations that the European Union is abusing its trade negotiating power with former coloniesThe European Union is continuing to abuse its position of...
View ArticleBeware of hidden strings on European Union's offer on trade says aid agency
Developing countries should be wary of the European Union’s (EU) latest offer of duty and quota-free access to its markets for developing countries, announced in Brussels yesterday, Christian Aid has...
View ArticleCampaigners to lobby government and embassies over 'unfair' trade deals
Campaigners are to gather next week to lobby European embassies and the UK government to put a stop to unfair trade deals between Europe and African, Caribbean and Pacific countries.Campaigners are to...
View ArticleCaribbean leaders urged to reject unfair EU trade deal
The UK-based international development agency Christian Aid is among those urging Caribbean heads of government to refuse to sign a new trade deal that the European Union (EU) is attempting to force...
View ArticleWho Owns Fairtrade? A debate on who benefits, influences and controls Fairtrade
The idea of fair trade has become increasingly popular amongst consumers and some producers. But who does fair-trade really benefit? The producers, the consumers or the farmers? Speakers:
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