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Alberto Villarreal

Alberto Villarreal is Trade and Investment Campaigner at Friends of the Earth Latin America and the Caribbean. He is based in Uruguay.

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Friday, December 08, 2017
I Was Banned From The WTO For Defending People’s Rights
Trade deals affect people’s everyday lives from the food we eat to the energy we use, and should not be discussed in secret, behind closed doors. Yet sadly, this is exactly what is happening at this year’s upcoming World Trade Organization meeting in Buenos Aires from 10-13 December. Friends of the...
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