At the end of the 1970 the first attempts began for the coordination of a national peasant movement, and from this decade onwards the peasant struggles, previously isolated by regions or levels of strength, became of national character. The fight for land and the formation of the big independent peasant centrals were … [Leer más...] acerca de Some actors in the independent peasant movement
Comercio justo
Commercialisation and the demand for improved production conditions
As Stavenhagen asserts, in the traditional view of the anthropologist, commercial exchange of products, in addition to outside wage labour, were commonly seen as external factors disturbing communal stability and self-sufficiency, which were regarded as the backbone of peasant communities (1978: 27). Currently, the … [Leer más...] acerca de Commercialisation and the demand for improved production conditions
Local and Global Notions of Trade Justice: The Case Studies of UCIRI and the Trade Justice Movement
"Until everyone has enough, nowadays, we cannot demand more than the necessary". UCIRI[i]. The context of coffee in Mexico For many years, coffee prices were controlled by the intervention of the Coffee International Organization (CIO), which regulated prices at a relatively stable level above those that … [Leer más...] acerca de Local and Global Notions of Trade Justice: The Case Studies of UCIRI and the Trade Justice Movement
UCIRI in Oaxaca, Mexico
The Union of Indigenous Communities of the Isthmus Region[i] includes peasant coffee producers from 53 different communities in the lowlands of the Sierra Juarez, mainly within five different municipalities. They belong to the Zapotec (from the Sierra), Mixe and Chontal ethnic groups, and founded UCIRI in 1984, which … [Leer más...] acerca de UCIRI in Oaxaca, Mexico
The role of the Church in grassroots movements (Fair trade)
UCIRI’s history has been closely linked to a Catholic missionary team and specially to the Dutch Priest Frans van der Hoff, who settled in the area in 1980. Although the producers were already involved already in their own organization process, he started a dynamic of reflection within the communities about the … [Leer más...] acerca de The role of the Church in grassroots movements (Fair trade)
The Trade Justice Movement
The Trade Justice Movement is a young coalition founded at the end of the year 2000 and based in London, most of whose members are British organisations. The TJM ‘...campaigns for a fundamental change in the unjust trade rules and institutions governing international trade, so that trade is made to work for … [Leer más...] acerca de The Trade Justice Movement
Transnational Social Movements, Solidarity Values and the Grassroots: final considerations
This paper has explored the points of convergence and digression of the Trade Justice Movement and the Fair Trade Market in Northern countries and the Mexican peasant project, through the framework of transnational social movements. The northern initiatives appear to assume a natural narrative link with the … [Leer más...] acerca de Transnational Social Movements, Solidarity Values and the Grassroots: final considerations
Acronyms and Bibliography
ARIC: Asociación Rural de Interés ColectivoATO’s: Alternative Trading OrganisationsCCI: Central Campesina IndependienteCEC: Centro de Educación CampesinaCIO: Coffee International OrganizationCIOAC: Central Independiente de Obreros Agrícolas y CampesinosCNC: Confederación Nacional CampesinaCNPA: Coordinadora … [Leer más...] acerca de Acronyms and Bibliography
Una experiencia de comercio justo en México
Documento basado en la ponencia presentada en el coloquio "Commerce équitable, coopératives et développement durable"; 26 y 27 de septiembre, 2002; UQAM, Montreal. Introducción La crisis por la que atraviesa actualmente nuestro país, como decenas de otras naciones en desarrollo, ha afectado a la gran … [Leer más...] acerca de Una experiencia de comercio justo en México
El comercio justo y los pequeños productores mexicanos
Introducción. En el presente artículo continuaremos nuestro acercamiento a este mecanismo analizándolo desde la perspectiva de los pequeños productores beneficiados por él, en particular refiriéndonos a los productores cafetaleros. Ello implica revisar las situaciones económica y social en que actualmente viven, así … [Leer más...] acerca de El comercio justo y los pequeños productores mexicanos
Tres aspectos del comercio justo en México
Introducción. Como se ha podido observar en años recientes, la sociedad civil ha asumido un papel cada vez más activo en la vida pública de sus comunidades respecto a problemas ecológicos, sociales o económicos, ya sea con protestas públicas contra la globalización, grandes campañas de reciclaje o redes mundiales de … [Leer más...] acerca de Tres aspectos del comercio justo en México
Comercio justo para empresas mexicanas
El contexto actual. La fuerte caída en los precios internacionales del café verde ha incrementado la ya reconocida rentabilidad de la venta de café tostado y en taza para aquellos agentes que logran integrar la cadena productiva con la comercialización o la venta al detalle. Sin embargo, otra de las consecuencias del … [Leer más...] acerca de Comercio justo para empresas mexicanas