site, are 1)áAdministering WTO trade agreements, 2) providing a forum for trade negotiations, 3) The handling of trade disputes, 4) The monitoring of national trade policies, 5) Providing technical assistance and training for developing countries and 6) Cooperating with other international organizations (www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/whatis_e/whatis_e.htm).
ARGUMENT FOR EFFECTIVENESS OF PROTESTS
The Seattle Protestors maintain that the WTO is an organization that fosters abuse, that it does not administer fair trade agreements and handles trade disputes by through threats and bullying. They also maintain that their provision of technical assistance and training for developing countries is in conjunction with their safety and welfare in cooperation with other international organizations, but in fact, it clearly is not.
These are some examples that the protestors cite:
Guatemala's infant formula labeling law to encourage healthier breast-feeding passed in conjunction with UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) was circumvented by Gerber foods which threatened G
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