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Rich World""s Trade Ministers Discuss New Trade Round

Agence France Presse PARIS, June 25 (AFP) - Trade ministers from almost 30 industrial countries will discuss prospects for further world trade liberalisation here this week, their first meeting since failing to launch a new trade round in November.

Thousands Attend Geneva Anti-Globalisation Protest

Agence France Presse GENEVA, June 25 (AFP) - As many as 6,000 people took to the streets here Sunday in a demonstration organised by anti-globalisation groups on the eve of the United Nations special world summit on social development.

INDIA: Food Glut Not From Green Revolution Alone

By Ranjit Devraj NEW DELHI, Jun 23 (IPS) - Despite weathering the worst drought in living memory, India has granaries overflowing with foodgrain, forcing a worried government to get rid of the surplus.

Rep. Cardin Revives Dole Plan to Create Panel to Review WTO Rulings Against U.S.

WASHINGTON--Rep. Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.) June 21 introduced legislation that would establish a commission to review dispute settlement decisions taken by the World Trade Organization against the United States.

WTO Members Approve Work Program For Addressing Implementation Issues

GENEVA--Members of the World Trade Organization have agreed on a work program for addressing the contentious issue of how to deal with the difficulties faced by its poorer members in implementing existing WTO agreements.

U.S. Will Propose ""Disproportionate"" Cut In Trade-Distorting Farm Support at WTO

The Bureau of National Affairs WASHINGTON--The United States will propose at the World Trade Organization next week that countries currently providing the highest levels of support for agriculture agree to the deepest cuts, leading to substantial reductions in trade-distorting government backing for the farm sector, U.S. officials said June 21.

Globalization Is Said to Cause Job Losses

By Elizabeth Olson Special to the International Herald Tribune GENEVA - Globalization and increasing trade liberalization have meant job losses and new, less secure work arrangements, the International Labor Organization said in a report published Tuesday. The report added that 75 percent of the world's 150 million unemployed people have no jobless benefits.