https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3 en-us 2023-04-13 02:09:43 UTC 2025-10-22 14:17:33 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f30e.png 1276857 https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2552404200 The World Trade Organization (or WTO) was founded on January 1, 1995. ]]> 2023-04-13 02:12:17 UTC https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2552404200 1276857 https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2552418255 The World Trade Organization was founded in Geneva, Switzerland, and this is where its headquarters remain. ]]> 2023-04-13 02:23:14 UTC https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2552418255 1276857 https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2552424654 The World Trade Organization oversees trade negotiations, ensuring that property (intellectual and physical) is protected and that any disputes between trading economies are peaceful and settled accordingly.  The WTO also ensures that participating governments are transparent regarding their own personal trade policies and implements specific requirements that participating countries must adhere to.  The WTO extends their aid to developing countries as well, and provides them with measures to help their economy grow. The general goal of the World Trade Organization is to maintain open trade between global economies. ]]> 2023-04-13 02:28:09 UTC https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2552424654 1276857 https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2552429414 The United States of America has been a member of the World Trade Organization since its founding in January of 1995. The main export of the United States to participating countries is manufactured goods. ]]> 2023-04-13 02:32:04 UTC https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2552429414 1276857 https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2552436153 Many criticisms of the World Trade Organization have been put forth, many critiques of which come from anti-globalization groups. The WTO deems these critiques "Misinformation" on their website. Some critiques launched against the WTO include the belief that they are profiting off of some countries' lack of labor and human rights, as well as the idea that globalization is doing serious harm to the environment and that it is actively serving the interests of large and important corporations. These critiques are valid, as many of the exports and imports supervised by the WTO contain traces of poor labor practices and/or are doing active harm to the environment- especially concerning the trade of oil and other fuels that contribute to pollution and ultimately worsen the climate crisis.]]> 2023-04-13 02:38:17 UTC https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2552436153 1276857 https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2552438009 NAFTA, or the North American Free Trade Agreement, was introduced and signed in 1994. ]]> 2023-04-13 02:40:03 UTC https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2552438009 1276857 https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2552439039 The countries that make up NAFTA are Mexico, Canada, and the United States. ]]> 2023-04-13 02:41:05 UTC https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2552439039 1276857 https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2552449958 NAFTA was initially established as a means of creating a free trade zone among the North American countries (Mexico, Canada, and the United States). However, many people in these countries have serious doubts as to how advantageous NAFTA is to any of them. When NAFTA was first enacted, less than half of Canadians actually supported the trade agreement. In its later years, half of the American population and half of the Mexican population believed that it was not a beneficial agreement. All three countries agreed that NAFTA was not benefitting them, and so they set off to renegotiate it, with aims to strengthen North American competition with the rest of the world, as well as to implement environmentally friendly procedures and better labor conditions. ]]> 2023-04-13 02:50:55 UTC https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2552449958 1276857 https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2552462099 On June 30, 2014, L'Oreal settled a lawsuit with the Federal Trade Commission pertaining to the brand's false advertising for it's beauty products. L'Oreal made unsubstantiated claims that two of the company's skin care products was able to provided anti-aging benefits through the targeting of the customer's genes- a claim which is in no way backed up by science. The settlement concludes that L'Oreal is no longer permitted to claim that any of their products are able to alter the user's genetic information or to make any other claims regarding the speed at which their products work without having any substantial scientific evidence. ]]> 2023-04-13 02:59:45 UTC https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2552462099 1276857 https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2552468915 L'Oreal has recieved a poor rating on the popular website Ethical Consumer, which aims to reveal the ethical or unethical practices of brands. Ethical Consumer claims that many L'Oreal products are made in countries that are governed by "oppressive regimes", such as China, Colombia, and Saudi Arabia. L'Oreal also failed to put forth any sort of clear statement on the usage of toxics in their products. L'Oreal continues to test their products on animals, a practice which is inhumane and unethical, and even lobbied against a ban on animal testing back in 2003. ]]> 2023-04-13 03:05:03 UTC https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2552468915 1276857 https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2553442545 The goal of Greenpeace is to openly start discussions about pressing environmental crises and how these issues may be solved. They do so by the organization of peaceful protests throughout the world.]]> 2023-04-13 16:36:12 UTC https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2553442545 1276857 https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2553449456 In September of 2022, a bill was passed in California that will prevent drilling for oil near homes and schools. Greenpeace has advocated for tthe cesation of "neighborhood drilling" for years, as the practice has effects that are detrimental to both public health and the environment. Many protests have been staged in California pertaining to this issue, both by Greenpeace and other grassroots organizations. ]]> 2023-04-13 16:41:52 UTC https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2553449456 1276857 https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2553478727 1. Article 2
2. Articles 4-5
3. Article 7
4. Articles 18-20
5. Article 25]]> 2023-04-13 17:07:34 UTC https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2553478727 1276857 https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2553481648 I believe that there needs to be a specific article pertaining to the restriction of child labor and the outright ban of any workers under the age of 14. No child (under 18) should be allowed to work in a factory setting, but they should be permitted to work in occupations that will not put them at any sort of physical or emotional risk. ]]> 2023-04-13 17:10:05 UTC https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2553481648 1276857 https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2553494430 While the Universal Declaration of Human rights protects the rights of individuals to have adequate living standards, the United States' Bill of Rights does not. This is an article that is not always adhered to in countries which have accepted the Declaration, as these countries still have homeless populations. The US likely has not adopted this right because it is so difficult to enforce, and although this right is something that everyone should be afforded, it is evident that the United Sates government- although definitely possessing the funds and ability to help decrease homelessness through action and policy- does not believe that it is capable of ensuring such rights to all its citizens. ]]> 2023-04-13 17:21:25 UTC https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2553494430 1276857 https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2554000643 The United Nations was formed in October of 1945, shortly after World War II had ended. ]]> 2023-04-14 02:52:52 UTC https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2554000643 1276857 https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2554001592 The United Nations headquarters is in New York City (in the United States).]]> 2023-04-14 02:53:45 UTC https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2554001592 1276857 https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2554005461 The United Nations was initially formed after World War II as a means of keeping the peace and preventing the outbreak of another war. The general goal of the United Nations echoes this, as it aims to settle disturbances between countries, but it also oversees human rights in many countries, as well as dispensing humanitarian aid and working to solve global crises such as the climate crisis. ]]> 2023-04-14 02:57:00 UTC https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2554005461 1276857 https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2554010923 The United States has been a member of the United Nations since its founding in 1945. However, under president Donald Trump, the United States left two sectors of the UN (UNESCO and UNHRC), but later rejoined the UNHRC in 2021 under current president Joe Biden. ]]> 2023-04-14 03:01:16 UTC https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2554010923 1276857 https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2554012900 The World Health Organization was founded in 1948 and is an extension of the United Nations.  ]]> 2023-04-14 03:03:05 UTC https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2554012900 1276857 https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2554014222 Like the World Trade Organization, the World Health Organization's headquarters is in Geneva, Switzerland. ]]> 2023-04-14 03:04:17 UTC https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2554014222 1276857 https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2554018212 The primary goal of the World Health Organization is to expand universal health coverage, and the organization tends to extend aid to countries with populations in need of medical care. The WHO aims to confront global major health crises, intending to decrease the sizes of epidemics and provide those affected with the healp that they need to overcome their health problems.]]> 2023-04-14 03:07:43 UTC https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2554018212 1276857 https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2554020987 Recently, the WHO was met with the global crises that was the Coronavirus Pandemic. The WHO conducted research on the disease, including how it was spread and how it could be treated, as well as on other potential strains and the affects that it could have on humans. ]]> 2023-04-14 03:09:58 UTC https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2554020987 1276857 https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2565054194 The "Battle of Seattle" was a series of protests that occured in Seattle, Washington against the World Trade Organization in 1999.  These protests happened after Seattle was elected as the location for the World Trade Organization Minesterial Conference.  These were notably anti-globalization protests, and such protests surrounding this event were pioneered by groups concerned for workers  rights, as well as environmental sustainability and social issues.  It is widely believed that the WTO does not do enough to put an end to human rights violations.  Because of these protests, the governer of Washington placed Seattle in a state of emergency.  ]]> 2023-04-24 02:53:10 UTC https://padlet.com/1276857/cggypukqey25bhx3/wish/2565054194