Policy Analysis and Research Institute of Lesotho

08/10/2021

The need for a turnaround in the global trade system is outlined by a proposal from civil society, NGOs, think tanks and social movements from all over the world. The current set of rules only benefit the industrialised economies and very little benefits to developing countries.

The “Our World Is Not For Sale” (OWINFS) network is a loose grouping of organizations and social movements worldwide fighting the current model of corporate globalization embodied in global trading system. OWINFS is committed to a sustainable, socially just, democratic and accountable multilater...

08/10/2021

This briefing by the Transnational Institute (TNI) examines 14 clauses on digital trade that the EU advocates for in its trade negotiations and their impacts on developing countries. Based on exhaustive analysis of 13 different EU free trade agreements as well as their positioning in the World Trade Organization, it shows that the EU has adopted a colonialist strategy, going out to hunt for data from the global South, in order to position its own companies in the new global cybernetic value chains.