Not exact matches
The Trade Justice Network (TJN) is a network comprised of environmental,
labour, cultural, farming, social justice and other civil
society organizations that aims to raise awareness about
free trade agreements and advocates for a more sustainable, fair and socially just international trade regime.
TJN is an extensive and multi-sectoral network uniting environmental, civil
society, student, Indigenous, cultural, farming,
labour and social justice groups whose aim is to challenge the scope and secretive nature of most
free trade agreements.
The Trade Justice Network is a network comprised of environmental, civil
society, cultural, farming,
labour and social justice organizations that aims to raise awareness about
free trade agreements and their implications.
When the North American
Free Trade Agreement was concluded there was concern about Mexican
labour and environmental standards; side agreements were established around these topics, allowing civil
society to raise complaints under the terms of the agreement.
Key to this «better and fairer
society» was what the first minister called Scotland's «social contract», «which has delivered universal benefits such as
free university education and personal care for our elderly»; a contract he claimed was «now threatened by both
Labour and the Tories».
Blue
Labour talks about family and friendships at the heart of
society, rather than just material wealth; it also offers a very strong critique of the
free market as well as the big state.
The issue of pre-charge detention became a symbolic battle between civil liberties activists and the Home Office under
Labour, with many observers noting that the government had effectively scrapped habeas corpus, considered by many constitutional historians to be the foundation of a
free society.
The government claims the changes in eligibility will mean that 50,000 more pupils will become eligible for
free school meals, while
Labour and the Children's
Society say around a million children who have become eligible under the transitional arrangements stand to lose out once the new system fully comes into force.