La Via Campesina to Protest World Bank, IMF Meetings in Bangkok
La Via Campesina, a global peasant alliance with millions of members, will stage a protest in Bangkok this week to oppose the meetings of the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The alliance has six demands, ranging from cancelling the debts of poor farmers and ordinary people to raising government revenue through […] The post La Via Campesina to Protest World Bank, IMF…
La Via Campesina, an international peasant alliance with millions of members, will hold a protest in Bangkok this week to oppose the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) meetings. The group has six demands, including canceling the debts of poor farmers and ordinary people, raising government revenue through corporate and wealth taxes, and democratising central banks worldwide.
During a press conference in Bangkok, Morgan Ody, a European member of Confédération Paysanne, stated that the alliance does not believe the World Bank and IMF can be reformed to serve the people's interests and should be dismantled. Paitoon Saloisod, secretary-general of the Assembly of the Poor, a La Via Campesina member, blamed the WB and IMF for pushing the Thai government to promote cash crops and neoliberal policies, leading many farmers into debt and having their land confiscated.
Tassanai Wangon, a villager impacted by the Pak Mun Hydroelectric Dam supported by the World Bank, expressed a desire for proper compensation from the government. The Assembly of the Poor plans to march from Lumpini Park to the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre on 16 October, aiming to voice their grievances related to the WB and IMF meetings without attempting to halt the proceedings.
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