Protesters try to storm McDonald’s…
Bob Morris @ Oct 31st 2002 00:09 - Category: Unfiled
Protesters try to storm McDonald’s ahead of free trade talks in Ecuador
Indian activists and university students tried to storm a McDonald’s restaurant Wednesday in growing protests ahead of free trade talks scheduled for Friday.
The trade agreement would create a free trade zone in 2005 throughout the Americas. Proponents herald it as a way out of poverty in the hemisphere, but detractors say American and Canadian companies will use market access to crush Latin American competition.
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