There are thousands of websites relating to issues of international trade. Here is a selection which presents both sides of the debate.

• 'Corporate critics' highlight the inequalities in the current system of world trade and some of the alternatives.
• 'Corporate advocates' present arguments in favour of globalisation and 'corporate responsibility'.

Corporate critics

Baby Milk Action
Promotes good infant nutrition and an end to commercial promotion of artificial feeding. Coordinates Nestlé boycott.
www.babymilkaction.org

Banana Link
Campaigns on the international banana trade on behalf of small scale producers and plantation workers.
www.bananalink.org.uk

Cafedirect
Large importer of Fair Trade coffee.
www.cafedirect.co.uk

CAFOD
The overseas development and relief agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales.
www.cafod.org.uk

CHOCaid
CHOCaid.com is a new venture, aiming to generate funds for world-wide hunger relief projects by redirecting part of the money spent on chocolate.
www.chocaid.com

Christian Aid
Development NGO also involved in campaigning and education.
www.christian-aid.org.uk

Corporate Europe Observatory
European-based research and campaign group targeting the threats to democracy, equity, social justice and the environment posed by the economic and political power of corporations and their lobby groups.
www.corporateeurope.org

Corporate Watch
Provides news, analysis, research tools and action resources to respond to corporate activity around the globe.
www.corpwatch.org

Divine Chocolate Ltd
Fair Trade chocolate producer owned by cocoa farmers' cooperative in Ghana.
www.divinechocolate.com

Ethical Junction
Online ethical shopping centre with links to hundreds of organisations representing a huge range of businesses and interests.
www.ethical-junction.org

Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI)
Coalition of companies, NGOs and Trade Unions working to improve conditions of employment in the supply chains of the goods sold on the High Street.
www.ethicaltrade.org

European Fair Trade Association (EFTA)
Network of 12 Fair Trade organisations in nine European countries which aims to harmonise and coordinate Fair Trade activities.
www.eftafairtrade.org

Fair Labelling Organisations International (FLO)
Informal umbrella network of the four main European Fair Trade networks.
www.fairtrade.net

Fairtrade Foundation
Administers Britain’s Fair Trade label.
www.fairtrade.org.uk

Fairtrade Toronto
The Toronto initiative, encouraging Canadians to buy FairTrade
www.FairTradeToronto.com

Global Trade
Promotes government and corporate accountability in the international commercial agreements shaping the
current version of globalization.
www.tradewatch.org

International Federation for Alternative Trade (IFAT)
The global network for Fair Trade.
www.ifat.org

Clean Clothes Campaign
Coordinate campaign for workers’ rights in clothes and sports shoe industries.
www.cleanclothes.org

London Fairtade Campaign
Mayor of London's campaign to make London a Fairtrade City.
www.london.gov.uk/mayor/fairtrade/index.jsp

Maquila Solidarity Network
Canadian network promoting solidarity with groups organizing in ‘maquiladora’ (assembling) factories and export processing zones to improve conditions and win a living wage.
www.maquilasolidarity.org

McSpotlight
Focuses on the global impact of McDonald’s but has a good section on some of the less palatable sides of other well known brands, and links to many campaign and anti-TNC sites.
www.mcspotlight.org/beyond/links.html

Network of European World Shops (NEWS!)
Umbrella organisation for approx. 2000 Fair Trade Shops (World Shops) in Europe.
www.worldshops.org

New Economics Foundation
An independent think tank that works to construct a new economy centred on people and the environment.
www.neweconomics.org

New Consumer Magazine
Britain’s only Fair Trade magazine
www.newconsumer.org

Oneworld Online
Good general site for exploring development issues, including useful updates on the World Trade Organisation.
www.oneworld.net

Oxfam
Development NGO involved in education and campaigning.Works with producers in areas such as market access.
www.oxfam.org.uk

Peoples' Global Action
International coalition of anti-globalisation groups.
www.agp.org/agp/en

Preda
Philippines-based NGO involved in social develop and Fair Trade.
www.preda.org

Tearfund
Development NGO also involved in Fair Trade.
www.tearfund.org

Third World Network
Network of groups producing excellent research and publications on issues affecting the South.
www.twnside.org.sg

Traidcraft
Major Fair Trade importer.
www.traidcraft.co.uk

Transfair
Independent Canadian Fair Trade certification organization.
www.transfair.ca

World Development Movement (WDM)
UK NGO campaigning on the injustices of the existing world trading system.
www.wdm.org.uk

Social Entrepreneurship

I-Genius

I-Genius helps to promote and inspire social entrepeneurs by stimulating partnerships within their members and developing partnerships with established organisations www.i-genius.org

Corporate advocates

Department for International Development
UK government department which promotes globalisation as the solution to world poverty.
www.dfid.gov.uk

International Chamber of Commerce
Club of senior executives from the largest corporations which has great influence with government, World Trade Organisation, United Nations etc.
www.iccwbo.org

International Monetary Fund (IMF)
The UN agency responsible for imposing neo-liberal economic policies on developing countries which have favoured TNCs.
www.imf.org

Trans-Atlantic Business Dialogue
The world’s most powerful corporate-government coalition, which sets the agenda for the World Trade Organisation.
www.tabd.com

UN Global Compact
An attempt to give corporations a more sustainable makeover.
www.unglobalcompact.org

World Economic Forum
Influential corporate think tank which sets global economic, political and business agendas.
www.weforum.org

World Trade Organisation (WTO)
The body which regulates world trade and promotes corporate agendas.
www.wto.org