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Internationaltradecouldbeapowerfultooltoendpovertyhowever,inreality,outrageousinjusticesexistinthe
internationaltradingsystem.
Theworldisalargemarketinwhichweallparticpate,regardlessofwhetherweareproducersorconsumers.Due
totheeffectsofglobalisationinthe21stcentury,weareallcloselyconnectedthroughtrade.
Tradingisdefinitelymorethanjustanabstractconceptformillionsofpeople,becausetheconditionsofthe
internationalmarketinwhichtheyconducttradehasadecisiveimpactonwhethertheyareabletofeedtheir
families,toeducatetheirchildren,andtoenjoytheirbasicrights.

SouthernAfricaFloods

Unfairtradeseriouslyaffectsthelivelihoodoftheworlds2.5billionpoorfarmers.Richcountriesprovidetheir
domesticproducerssubsidiesofupto1billiondollarsonadailybasis,equivalenttoayearoffinancial
assistancetheyprovidetopoorcountries.Thissubsidisedproduceisthendumpedontopoorcountriesat
pricesbelowproductioncost,makingitimpossibleforlocalsmallholderfarmerstocompete.

FloodinginChina
SerbianFlood
FloodinginAfghanistan

Overthepastfewyearsthepricesofproducehavedeclined,givingsmallholderfarmersevenfewerbargaining
toolsandleavingthemunabletocoverproductioncosts.Forinstance,thepriceofcoffeebeansinthe
internationalmarkethasattimestumbledbyover50percent.

TyphoonHaiyan
YunnanYingjiang
Earthquake

Tensofthousandsofworkersindevelopingcountriesworkovertimenearlyeveryday,andstill,theycannot
affordevendailynecessities,muchlessmedicalcareandeducationfortheirfamilies.

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Dumping
Dumpingisanunfairtradepracticewherebyproductsareexportedatprices
belowtheirproductioncosts.TheWorldTradeOrganization(WTO)hasanAnti
DumpingAgreement,whichallowsitsmemberstoprotecttheirdomestic
productsagainstunfaircompetitionfromproductsproducedinothercountries.
Thepurposeoftheagreementisnottodefinedumping,buttospecifyhow
WTOmembersaretorespondtoit.Nevertheless,therearecriticismsthatthe
contentsoftheagreementaretoogeneral,andthateconomicallypowerful
countries,suchastheEuropeanUnion(EU)andtheUnitedStatescanexploit
loopholestoaccuseothercountriesofdumpingpractisesusuallytargeting
developingcountries.
TheEUandtheUSdumptheirproduceandgoodswithlargesubsidieson
developingcountrieswhileconcurrentlykeepinginternationalpricesatlow
levels,whichseriouslyaffectthelivelihoodsofsmallholderfarmers.Stillthe
WTOhasfailedtoputastoptosuchunfairtactics.Makingordefending
againstallegationsofdumpingrequiressubstantialinputofhumanandfinancial
resources,andthisisoftenbeyondthemeansofthedevelopingcountries.The

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ambiguityandabuseofallegationsofdumpingandantidumpingadversely
affecttheinterestsofdevelopingcountriesininternationaltrade,asubject
whichmustbeaddressedduringthenegotiationsabouttheWTOagreements.

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