Since the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA), the reach and depth of trade liberalization has intensified around the world, undermining the rights outlined in the BPfA, whilst cementing corporate power and exacerbating existing inequalities within and between countries. The on-going Coronavirus pandemic has further exacerbated the situation and revealed the precariousness of the global value chain and the multilateral trade systems as a whole. The pandemic further illustrates the importance of the call that feminist movements have been demanding: a feminist trade justice agenda that will remedy inequalities, ensure gender-responsive public services and infrastructure, and promote and protect women's human rights, both in this time of pandemic and the time to come after.
This inaugural webinar in a nine-part series entitled 'Trade Justice in the Time of COVID-19' organized by the Gender and Trade Coalition (GTC) is convened by two GTC members: the Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD) and Regions Refocus. It is moderated by Mariama Williams (The South Centre) and includes the following speakers:
- Lebohang Liepollo Pheko (Women in Migration Network);
- Diyana Yahaya (APWLD);
- Nandini Chami (IT for Change);
- Nayareth Queved (Public Services International–Chile); and
- Michelle R. Maziwisa (African Women’s Development and Communication Network).
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