Fast-Track-to-TPP-600x467American trade policy should strengthen, not weaken, the health, environment, food sovereignty, working conditions, labor rights, and transparent, competitive market principles of this country and all countries.

WORC’ s Trade Bill of Rights outlines basic fair trade principles, including

  • The right of countries to preserve family farms and promote global food security.
  • Strong labor, environmental and public health standards.
  • Fair and democratic negotiations processes that allow for public input by the very people affected by the agreements.

News from Fair Trade

USDA’s Phase 2 update to the Packers and Stockyards Act is good news for family farmers and ranchers looking for fair markets

USDA’s newest P&SA update is a solid step towards reigning in discriminatory, retaliatory, and deceptive behavior by transnational meatpackers. Now, packers are lobbying Congress to…

USDA closes loophole that allowed transnational meatpackers to claim imported beef was from USA

ABOVE: Don't know where your beef comes from? You're not alone. USDA’s new guidelines for voluntary labeling of beef restore some transparency to our food…

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Western ranchers need swift completion of Packers and Stockyards Act rules

WORC joined allies across the nation to urge the USDA to quickly restore the Packers and Stockyards Act and protect our nation’s farmers and ranchers…