Executive Director of SEEED(leading local NGO)
What always come to my mind related to this issue is that is really free trade is 'free'? This question is raised because of the fact that when the so-called free trade agreements are signed between countries it is assumed that there are various costs comprising societal, economic and environmental. Hence before undertaking free trade agreements, African countries and others developing countries must make sure that the benefit outshines the stated costs. They shouldn't sign the agreements blindly just free trade is good and beneficial to their respective countries and citizens. It is important to remember the saying goes ' there is no free lunch'. Here it is vital to note that I am not opposing the free trade or against but expressed my doubt. The economists and policy makers need to dig out the pros and cons and avail on to the table their respective developing countries leaders for final decision. It must be confirmed that the free trade is really free or not.
Many thanks,
Dugasa Dirbaba
Ce qui m'est venu à l'esprit à propos de cette question est de savoir si le libre-échange est vraiment
« libre »? Cette question est soulevée en raison du fait que lorsque les soi-disant accords de libre-échange sont signés entre les pays, Il est supposé qu'il y ait des différents coûts, comprenant des coûts sociétaux, économiques et environnementaux. Par conséquent, avant de conclure des accords de libre-échange, les pays africains et les autres pays en développement doivent s'assurer que les avantages dépassent les coûts déclarés. Ils ne devraient pas signer les accords aveuglément, le libre-échange est bon et bénéfique pour leurs pays et citoyens respectifs. Il est important de se rappeler que rien n'est gratuit. Ici, il est essentiel de noter que je ne m'oppose pas au libre-échange, mais j'ai exprimé mon doute. Les économistes et les décideurs doivent découvrir les avantages et les inconvénients pour aider leurs pays respectifs à prendre la décision finale. Il faut confirmer que le libre-échange est vraiment libre.
Merci beaucoup,
Dugasa Dirbaba
Mr. Dugasa Dirbaba
Dear Sir/Madam,
thank you very much for the relentless efforts you are making to end child labour. Here I would like to raise my concern related to the topic under discussion. My concern in connection to this point is that how it is feasible to ending child labour in developing countries in general and all poor countries mainly poor SSACs in particular without defeating poverty? My suggestion is that first of all due attention needs to be paid to alleviate poverty the basic and chronic evil of human being. Poverty is the cause for all human evils such ilitracy, child labour, etc. Making a multidimensional approach to uproot poverty in poor countries is very decisive. Poverty is the mother of everything. Causes of poverty are diverese and numerous. I would suggest again and again to give equal or more emphasis to alleviation of poverty parallel/complementary to the efforts made to ending the intended child labour as targated.
Dugasa Dirbaba