PHM-Exch> LDC WTO accession - stopping problematic guidelines being approved

[Claudio Schuftan]

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> *From:* Deborah James [mailto:djames at cepr.net]
>


> Many of you may not work on WTO issues, but I know you  care about the
> situation of poor countries and globalization.
>
> Within the WTO there has been a process of revising the “guidelines” that
> are used when LDCs decide to join the WTO (a process which is called
> “accession.”) The current guidelines are so bad, that many LDCs end up
> joining the WTO under agreements that force them to liberalize their
> economies (lowering tariffs and other protections for farmers and workers,
> and allowing foreign companies to penetrate their services sectors) much
> more even than existing members of the WTO!
>
> Last year, this problem was discussed – and countries agreed to revise the
> “guidelines”. However the new proposal – called an “addendum” to the
> existing guidelines – is still incredibly problematic. We have been calling
> on governments NOT to accept the proposed guidelines, and instead send them
> back to be improved. There are many LDCs currently in negotiations to join
> the WTO and this will affect them!
>
> **
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