On Thursday December 1st, for only the second time since Ireland joined the WTO, there will be a debate on trade in the Dáil. Banúlacht has written a letter to a select group of TDs and ministers to urge them to participate in the debate and raise concerns about the negative impact of trade policy on women in the South and on the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action.

Gender and Trade (November 2005)
2005 has presented women's organisation, other NGOs and activist groups with a number of key opportunities to highlight international agreements on women's human rights, make connections between women's activism in Ireland and the South, and challenge governments on their implementation of commitments to gender equality and women's empowerment....