[June 21] Jeju farmers cry, “No ROK-China FTA.” The 2nd
negotiation on the ROK-China FTA will be in
Jeju from July 4 to 5.
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Image source: Headline Jeju, June 21 In front of banner, potato price is compared. While the Korean potato is 5,000 won for 1 kg, Chinese potato is 1,400 won for the same weight.
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On June 21, upon the 2nd talk for the FTA conclusion
between the ROK and China in Jeju (Lotte hotel, Joongmun), from July 4 to 5, the
Jeju branches of the Korean peasants league (chairman, Park Tae-Gwan) and
Korean Women Peasant Association (Chairman, Kim Jung-Im) had a protest in front
of the Jeju Island government hall at 11am, declaring that “the 150,000 Jeju
farmers will fight to the end to stop the drive on ROK-China FTA.”
In the press conference, farmers said,
“The government has announced on the official opening of ROK-China
FTA negotiation last May. When the ratification and effectuation on the ROK-US
FTA has been done and farmers’ lives are like the lights before the wind, drive
to the ROK-China FTA adds oil to fire.”
“It is estimated that the agriculture production diminution
cost would be 3trillion 360 billion won. It is 4 times bigger than 815 billion
won, which is the agriculture cost damaged by the ROK-US FTA. Under the supposition
that the customs of all items excluding rice would be removed, the total agriculture
production cost after 10 years would be decrease by 20%.
“According to the Korea Rural Economic Institute, if the
ROK-China FTA is effectuated in 2013, tariff abolition takes 10 years and import
regulation for inspection is totally cancelled, the
decrement cost of tangerine (the main agriculture goods of the Jeju) production
after 10 years of ROK-China FTA is expected to reach 164billion won.
Farmers warned that “the whole opening of agriculture
product upon the ROK-China would bring about serious threat to people’s food
sovereignty[..] The large size encroachment of Chinese agriculture product and
collapse of domestic agriculture, fishing, and livestock industry will
accompany with the collapse of food safety and people’s rights to health.”
Chairwoman Kim told, “The government is recklessly
driving a negotiation while having no measure on the damage by the ROK-China FTA.
The ROK-China FTA is such dangerous negotiation that would rob off all things that
we would inherit to our nation and children.”
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Reference :
2012.06.21 11:40:49
http://www.headlinejeju.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=153313
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