1. TNCs (Trans-national corporations) and their strategies
Part I Global trade: the main actors
Part II TNCs how they operate
positive and negatice aspects
Part III Examples (Starbucks, Ben & Jerry’s...)

2. GLOBAL/INTERNATIONAL TRADE
China overtook the US as the world’s first trading nation in 2013 (The Guardian – January 2014) with €4tn annual trade in goods.(The Guardian, January 2014)
Around 60% of global trade consists of trade of intermediate goods and services (UNCTAD 2012)
Around 10% of global trade is illicit (drug trafficking, wildlife…)

3. The leading TNCs

4. International organizations

5. UNCTAD

6. WTO protests and cartoons
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the most powerful legislative and judicial body in the world

7. Protests in Seattle November/December1999

8. WTO : World Trade Organization
The World Trade Organization (WTO) deals with the global rules of trade between nations. Its main function is to ensure that trade flows as smoothly, predictably and freely as possible.

9. WTO : World Trade Organizatin
. By promoting the free trade agenda of multinational corporations above the interests of local communities, working families, and the environment, the WTO has systematically undermined democracy around the world. (Global Exchange, an international human rights organization)

13. Greenpeace campaign
« It’s not all fun and games for Indonesia’s rainforest! »

14. MATTEL
Barbie has a nasty deforestation habit - she is trashing rainforests in Indonesia, including areas that are home to some of the last tiger, orang-utans and elephants, just so she can wrap herself in pretty packaging

16. Tell Mattel to stop destroying rainforests for toy packaging.

18. Millions Against Monsanto

19. Are your clothes made in sweatshops?
What is a sweatshop?
A sweatshop is a manufacturing facility where workers endure poor working conditions, long hours, low wages and other violations of labour rights. Unfortunately, places known as sweatshops are particularly common in developing countries where labour laws are often not enforced. Other issues of concern are workers being exposed to toxic substances or using dangerous machinery without adequate protection