Mexico farmenrs to form human wall on border to protest free trade accord

Mexican farmers to form human wall on border with U.S. to protest free trade
accord

Xinhua
December 30, 2007

Mexico City -- Mexican farmers and social groups will form a human wall on
the country's border with the United States on Jan. 1 to protest against the
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Latin American news agency
reported Saturday.

"The human wall will be built on the Cordoba-Americas International Bridge
in Ciudad Juarez, state of Chihuahua, to criticize the NAFTA policies on
agricultural products," said the Farmers' Democratic Front.

"We will continue to organize protests against the NAFTA, which strives to
lift tariffs for U.S. and Canadian exports of corn, beans, sugar and powder
milk," it said.

"The NAFTA can be renegotiated if Mexico follows the rules of the World
Trade Organization and leaves basic household items out of the trade
treaties," it added.

"We have to show political will and popular commitment" to win the battle,
said the group.

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