"While at the world level, a number of countries enjoying the benefits of fisheries trade. About 50 percent of fish exports from developing countries. When looking at imports, the highest concentrations in the three markets of the world, namely the European Union, Japan and the United States, "said Secretary General of the People's Coalition for Justice Fisheries (KIARA) Riza Damanik in a press release.
He added, according to data from the Ministry of Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, fish exports in 2010 amounted to 653,514 thousand tons valued at USD 1.485 billion. The figure rose from the year 2009, of which only 287,702 tons.
"Most of the log export products are fish (fresh and frozen). WTO has failed, so it needs to stop their activities. Economic systems today generate poverty and food crisis in developing countries, "he said.
It is said, the completion of the food crisis as the impact of globalization require corrective action. Each country must be willing to come to the negotiating table to seek a solution that fairly as possible.
"Obviously with prioritizing efforts to protect groups of fishermen and farmers as well as the obligation to meet domestic food needs as a fundamental principle. Not rely on the corporate food management, "he said.
According to Riza, the birth of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and cultural (ESC), must be accompanied by measures that are in line. That in order to mitigate and fix a number of counterproductive practices free trade, began setting food prices that destroyed small-scale producers and large scale investment control.
"It is a realm of human rights issues in the fulfillment of economic, social and cultural, which is as essential to the civil and political rights," he said.
Related to the World Economic Forum / World Economic Forum (WEF) for East Asia in progress, KIARA assess the WEF and the Indonesian government did not attempt to fix a failed system, namely free trade. (net-Cybernews)
