We, the Asia Social and People’s Movements - trade unions, peasants,
small farmers, women, consumers, students, migrant workers, urban
poor, anti-war and anti-neoliberal globalization activists - have
gathered here in Seoul, Korea to demonstrate against the World
Economic Forum, neoliberal globalization and the war. Despite their
blocking of information on the outcome of their meeting, we will
continue to struggle against the WEF, which embodies neoliberal
globalization.

For two days we shared, discussed and debated on issues such as food
sovereignty, food safety, privatization of public services, labor
flexiblization, war and militarism, feminization of poverty, trade
liberalization, migrant labor, free trade agreements and the World
Trade Organization.

Based on our experience in Seoul both in action and discussion we have
resolved to continue our struggles against corporate led
globalization, militarism and war. We are also gathered here to
strengthen our solidarity and discuss our strategies for our common
struggles.

The people of Asia, like all other people of the world, are suffering
from the effects of militarism and global capitalism. This was
heightened in 1997 when the full effects of neo-liberal policies swept
across the region and since then our economies have been further ì
restructuredî and liberalized at the expense of the people. The
proliferation of FTA’s further entrench the people in poverty.
Poverty, unemployment and precarity is becoming even more widespread.
Asia is also home to a number of military bases, which is crucial for
the US to project power around the region — in pursuit of its
economic and strategic interests. And since the declaration of the so-
called ìwar on terrorî in 2001, US military intervention has
increased in the region threatening peoplesí security. This US
strategy of destabilization in the region can be seen all throughout,
including here in the Korean peninsula where we are gathered.

Neo-liberal globalization and militarism go hand-in-hand. We have
identified the US occupation of Iraq and the WTO/FTAs as key sites of
struggle, symbolizing the two faces of ìarmed globalizationî. We will
not stop struggling until the occupation of Iraq and Palestine have
ended. We demand the withdrawal of US and other troops. We continue to
pressure our governments to stop further deployment of Asian troops.
We must also maintain our victory in Cancun by blocking the current
negotiations on agriculture and not allow the EU and US to revive the
WTO. Education, health, water, culture and all basic services are not
for sale either though the WTO or FTAís. We will reclaim our rights
from the so-called ìfree tradeî system.

We therefore call on all peoples and social movements to join us in
this plan of action:

June 30 - The US will handover ìsovereigntyî to a puppet government
in Iraq and attempt to legitimize its illegal occupation and we
reiterate our demand to end the occupation in Iraq. We will join the
global actions from June 26 to 30.

July 19-24 - Global Week of Action for food sovereignty and block the
current negotiations on agriculture in the WTO.

September 10 - In commemoration of the death of Lee Kyung Hae on
September 10, International day of action will be held to attain food
sovereignty and resist the WTO.

WTO Ministerial in Hong Kong - We commit to mobilize for the coming
Hong Kong Ministerial in 2005. We will use this as a way to concretely
strengthen our solidarity by mobilizing together for Hong Kong. We
welcome the initiative of the Hong Kong committee to take the lead in
planning and organising the actions and mobilisations. We will work
with them in the coming months to realise this plan, taking advantage
of the momentum we have gained from the successful mobilization in
Seoul. We will mobilise not only in Hong Kong but in all our countries
as a global expression of our opposition and strength.

We are in solidarity with the resistance of the Iraqis and Palestinian
peoples, the struggles of migrant workers and irregular and informal
workers, trade unions, peasants, small farmers, urban poor and women.
We are committed to coordinate our actions, broaden and strengthen our
struggles in Asia.

Globalise the hope! Globalise the struggle!

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