Eye on Hong Kong: Photos from December 16th
A large broad-based coalition, representing hundreds of grassroots activists from around the world, launched a major campaign to remove water from all aspects of the WTO and all other regional and bilateral trade agreements.
A huge threat to water is being aggressively promoted in the negotiations on the GATS. If the European Union and its water transnationals are successful in having water included in the GATS, countries will lose their sovereign ability to maintain the public nature of their water systems, putting millions at risk.
The network of organizations from every continent are calling on WTO member governments to recognize that water is a fundamental human right that should not be subject to the market disciplines of the WTO.