Media coverage
Selected coverage of Consumers International
(CI) in the media
2012
US, WIPO Training Programme On IP Rights In Africa Comes Under
Fire
12 February 2012: Intellectual Property Watch, Geneva,
Switzerland
Strict IP policy
mulled
9 February 2012: The Star Online, Malaysia
Free Financial Education in Africa, New Media & Old
Converge
1 February 2012: Scoop Independent News, Wellington, New
Zealand
Consumers
International Press Release - Divya Tempo's Blog
31 January 2012: iblogone, India
The water
challenge - How ISO standards help
21 January 2012: The Financial, Georgia, USA
New Consumers International report shines the spotlight on global
money-transfer markets
12 January 2012: Consumers' Federation of Australia,
Australia
A global
voice for consumers.
11 January 2012: money-marketuk.com, London, UK
Consumer
protection - 'Customer is always right'
8 January 2012: Pakistan Today, Pakistan
What are
standards for? The case of ISO 26000
5 January 2012: The Guardian, London, UK
2011
Despite Obesity Crisis, Govt Slow to Rein in Fast Food
Industry
23 December 2011: Inter Press Service (IPS), Rome, Italy
Sugary
breakfast cereals deemed even worse than Twinkies
11 December 2011: The New Age (TNA), Pretoria, South
Africa
Consumers
International (CI) - A Study
7 December 2011: Articlesbase (BLOG by Dr S Praveen MBA PhD),
India
Financial
Services - What We Have Achieved At The G20
8 November 2011: Scoop, Independent News, New Zealand
G20 summit a
success for consumer protection
Triple promise for financial services protection
7 November 2011: Which?, UK
Consumers urged
to spend wisely, save more
3 November 2011: Tobago News, Trinidad
Obesity:
An ever heftier problem
27 October 2011: Financial Times, London, UK
Special report - Freezer fires light up regulation concerns
21 October 2011: Reuters, London, UK
G20
meetings 2011. Consumers International response to
OECD high level principles on financial consumer protection FSB
report on enhancing protection in consumer finance
18 October 2011: Consumers Union, Yonkers, New York, USA
Eucomed to vet conference content
16 October 2011: Financial Times, London UK
Consumers ask for financial protection
15 October 2011: The Hindu, India
Global forum
asks G20 to protect consumers
13 October 2011: Thaindian News, Bangkok, Thailand
Consumer groups urge G20 to protect
customers
Open letter to finance ministers about financial crisis
13 October 2011: Which? London, UK
Dr. Tufton Calls for Action on Childhood
Obesity
30 September 2011: Jamainca Information Service, Kingston,
Jamaica
The missing elements of the noncommunicable diseases action
plan
21 September 2011: Canadian Medical Association (CMAJ),
Canada
How big is
the problem of childhood obesity?
20 September 2011: The Philippine Star, Philippines
Electricity
Supply: NERC Lists Consumer Rights
19 September 2011: This Day Live, Lagos, Nigeria
LIVESTRONG® to Represent Cancer Survivors at United Nations and
Call for Action Against Non-Communicable Disease Epidemic
14 September 2011: Livestrong, Austin Texas, USA
Group backs monitoring of food marketing to children to curb
childhood obesity
13 September 2011: Balita.ph, Manila Philippines
Raw
materials lead to price increase
15 August 2011: The Fiji Times Online, Fiji
Consumer
Rights Victory as US Ends opposition to GM Labelling
Guidelines
9 August 2011: The Bite blog, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Consumers International's ongoing communications work in context -
A, B and C
9 August 2011: Global Consumer Network, A2K
Shield our kids
6 August 2011: The Fiji Times Online, Fiji
Prevent obesity
4 August 2011: The Fiji Times Online, Fiji
New rules for online film and music - could your internet be cut
off?
4 August 2011: Walletpop UK, UK
Billboards a
concern
3 August 2011: The Fiji Times Online, Fiji
Tell the world
about your broadband service
2 August 2011: Australian Policy Online, APO, Australia
Consumer
champion heads the IMF
31 July 2011: moneymarket.com
Consumers
International begins broadband campaign
29 July 2011: Telecompaper, The Netherlands
Council
conducts online survey
26 July 2011: The Fiji Times Online, Fiji
Biotech
foods clear for own label
11 July 2011: AGWEEK, USA
The Pulse : Consumers International World Congress in Hong
Kong
8 July 2011: Youtube
GMO labelling
7 July 2011: Cape Breton Post, Sydney, Australia
Consumer Rights Victory As U.S. Ends Opposition to GM Labeling
Guidelines
6 July 2011: infozine, Kansas City, USA
US Ends
Opposition to GM Labelling Guidelines
6 July 2011: Food Ingredients First, The Netherlands
Deal
reached on labels for genetically modified food
6 July 2011: CTV News, Ontario, Canada, USA
GM Labeling
Allowed Worldwide
6 July 2011: Care2.com, California, USA
Biotech
labeling agreement interpretations differ
5 July 2011: The Hagstrom Report, Washington DC, USA
Consumer Rights Victory as US Ends Opposition to GM Labeling
Guidelines
5 July 2011: Consumers Union, Yonkers, New York, USA
Consumers International: Consumer rights victory as US ends
opposition to GM labelling guidelines
5 July 2011: Gary Null, USA
U.S. Ends
Opposition to GM labeling Guidelines
5 July 2011: GM Watch, Norwich, Norfolk, UK
New guidance paves way to labeling of genetically modified
food
5 July 2011: The Hill, Washington, USA
U.S. drops opposition to labeling genetically-modified foods
5 July 2011: Consumer Reports (Consumer Union), Yonkers, New
York, USA
Push for new
markets
30 June 2011: moneymarket.com, UK
Draft Banking Code ready
29 June 2011: Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Kingston,
Jamaica
Consumers International recommendations for the UN high-level
summit on non-communicable diseases (NCDs)
23 June 2011: Humanitarian News, Uganda
Consumer Policy and Multilateral Competition Frameworks: A
Consumers International Discussion paper
16 June 2011: IDRC, Canada
Will Microfinance supporters allow it to alleviate poverty?
3 June 2011: Microfinance Focus, Indonesia
Monitoring, Reporting & Verification (MRV): It's not easy being
green
3 June 2011: LRQA Global
WHA 64 Consumers International/ IBFAN Statement on draft HIV
Strategy
30 May 2011: Baby action milk, UK
Codex biotech labeling text seen as defeat for United States
26 May 2011: agra-net.com, Arlington Virginia, USA
Fed's
Duke says costly gasoline hurting consumers
24 May 2011: IB Times, San Francisco, USA
Consumer
groups dismayed at business-led G8 net summit
23 May 2011: PC Pro, UK
WHA 64 Consumers International/ IBFAN Statement on Prevention and
Control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs)
21 May 2011: Baby action milk, UK
UN Commission discusses ethics behind the environmental
crisis
17 May 2011: Bahá'í World News Service, Israel
Freedom of expression or access to knowledge: are we taking the
necessary steps towards an open and inclusive Internet?
11 May 2011: Internet Governance Forum (IGF), Switzerland
Korean elected vice chairwoman of int`l consumers
coalition
9 May 2011: The Dong-A Ilbo, Korea
Jim
Guest, becomes President of Consumers International
6 May 2011: Scoop Independent News, New Zealand
HK
consumers 'lacking protection'
5 May 2011: RTHK English News, Hong Kong
Consumer
chief calls for action on financial rules
5 May 2011: The Standard, Hong Kong
CE
pledges to protect consumers
4 May 2011: RTHK English News, Hong Kong
Consumers' Rights Still Not On Equal Footing With Copyright
Owners', Study Finds
3 May 2011: Intellectual Property Watch, Switzerland
Consumer
chief in smart buys
3 May 2011: The Standard, Hong Kong
UK copyright review to decide on the feasibility of 'fair
usage'
3 May 2011: Computer Active, UK
Speech by CE at the opening ceremony of the 19th Consumers
International World Congress 2011
4 May 2011: news.gov.hk, Hong Kong
Angola: Nation
At World Consumers Congress
29 April 2011: allAfrica.com, Africa
Ministry Of Commerce Seeks To Improve Consumer
Empowerment
31 March 2011: BGIS Media, Barbados
Consumers Getting Raw Deal From Banks
23 March 2011: Xfm newscenter, Ghana
Experts complain of deprivation of consumer rights
in finance sector
19 March 2011: The Hindu, India
EC favours ACP consumer rights
initiatives
18 March 2011: panapress, Dakar, Senegal
Consumers Getting Raw Deal From Banks
18 March 2011: Xfm 95.1 News Center, Ghana
Filling up bank forms: do it yourself
17 March 2011: livemint, USA
Promote Consumer Financial Protection
16 March 2011: dailyguideonline, Ghana
Promote Consumer Financial Protection
16 March 2011: Daliy Guide Online, Ghana
World Consumer Rights Day: Consumer groups demand
financial service transparency
16 March 2011: Atlantic Financial Management, UK
Consumers Getting Raw Deal From Banks
16 March 2011: Peace FM Online, Accra, Ghana
'People don't know where to complain'
16 March 2011: Cyrpus Mail, Cyprus
EU pledge to make financial services fairer
16 March 2011: Investment International, UK
Consumer rights awareness programmes for
SHGs
16 March 2011: Express Buzz, India
Masses urged to educate themselves on consumer
rights
16 March 2011: The Times, Pakistan
Complaints rise about online shopping
mishaps
15 March 2011: China.org, China
Most Israelis prefer 'blue and white'
15 March 2011: The Jerusalem Post, Israel
World Consumers Right Day: We Have Nothing To
Celebrate -Consumers
15 March 2011: PM News, Nigeria
Message from Minister Manniram Prashad
15 March 2011: Guyana Chronicle Online, Guyana
One unsatisfied owner: poor service leads
Lamborghini driver on destructive path
15 March 2011: Photoblog, China
G-20
nations challenges over consumers protection mechanisms
15 March 2011: Muvi Television, Zambia
Call for Stronger Consumer Financial Protections
on World Consumer Rights Day
15 March 2011: infozine, USA
Geo glimpses
15 March 2011: The News, Pakistan
Consumer Association Calls for Quality Financial
Services
15 March 2011: Slovenska tiskovna agencija (STA),
Slovenia
China clamps down on online fakes
15 March 2011: Peopledaily, China
Milk price raised by Rs8 a litre
15 March 2011: The News, Pakistan
Public Call for Less and Low Bank Service
Fees
15 March 2011: CriEnglish, China
Consumer watchdog says Central Bank must
reform
15 March 2011: Zawya, Lebanon
Consumer activists take market problems to
parliament
15 March 2011: Myrepublica, Nepal
A new era of consumer protection
15 March 2011: Mail Guardian Online, South Africa
Consumer complaints double in 2010
15 March 2011: Macaubusiness, China
Consumer forums to lobby for bearable energy
15 March 2011: The Himalayan, Nepal
Consumer Rights Day today
15 March 2011: East Cost Radio (ECR), South Africa
Expert: consumer rights violated in Armenia almost
in all fields
15 March 2011: Panarmenian.net, Armenia
March 15 - World Consumer Rights Day
15 March 2011: Aysor.com, Armenia
Consumer Protection Agency Goes to Facebook
15 March 2011: Estonian Republic Broadcating (ERR),
Estonia
How to protect consumers' legitimate rights
15 March 2011: VOV news, Vietnam
Council says charges are too 'high'
15 March 2011: The Fiji Times Online, Fiji
Damyan Lazarov: Every year we report increase in
consumer's activity
15 March 2011: Focus, Bulgaria
Ghanaian Consumers Demand Independent Financial
Regulator
15 March 2011: Modern Ghana, Ghana
How to stop banks ripping off customers
15 March 2011: This is Money, UK
Consumers will enjoy legal protection from
unscrupulous operators, come April 1
15 March 2011: Sowetan, South Africa
Odds stacked against consumers
15 March 2011: The Times of India, India
Consumers Union calls for stronger financial
protection
15 March 2011: ConsumerReports.org, USA
Most Israelis prefer 'blue and white'
15 March 2011: The Jerusalem Post, Israel
World Consumer Rights Day 2011, making efforts for
fairer financial services "from the stock exchange floor to the
board room"
15 March 2011: Euroalert.net
World Consumer Rights Day: making financial
services fairer for European consumers
15 March 2011: IEWY News, Oxford, UK
G-20 nations challenges over consumers protection
mechanisms
15 March 2011: MUVI Television, Zambia
What 'World Consumer Rights Day' Means for
Financial Inclusion
15 March 2011: Center for Financial Inclusion at ACCION
International, New York, USA
World calls for fairer financial services
World Consumer Rights Day is a chance for change
15 March 2011: Which?, UK
3·15 : Who violates your right ?
15 March 2011: People's Daily Online, Beijing, China
Message from Minister Manniram Prashad
15 March 2011: Guyana Chronicle Online, Guyana
Ghanaian Consumers Demand Independent Financial
Regulator
15 March 2011: Modern Ghana, Ghana, Africa
How to stop banks ripping off customers
15 March 2011: thisismoney, UK
Geo glimpses
15 March 2011: The News International, Karachi, Pakistan~
Fiji banks criticized in report
14 March 2011: Radio Fiji, Fiji
World Consumer Rights Day
14 March 2011: cape gateway, South Africa
Consumer Act ushers in brand new world for SA
consumers
14 March 2011: The New Age (TNA), south Africa
Children's health advocates urge government
crackdown on toxic baby bottles
14 March 2011: Manila Bulletin (MB), Philippines
Ten financial truths you should know
14 March 2011: Mail Guardian Online, South Africa
World Consumer Rights Day
14 March 2011: afaqs.com, India
FCAC Marks World Consumer Rights Day
Know your rights and responsibilities when it comes to financial
products and services
14 March 2011: Marketwire, Canada
Know your rights as a consumer
14 March 2011: livemint.com, India
World Consumer Day celebrated Tuesday
14 March 2011: Angop, Angola
Consumer rights meet from tomorrow
13 March 2011: The Economic Times, India
Trust between consumer and trader
13 March 2011: timesofmalta, Malta
Know your rights
13 March 2011: Urbanatomy, China
Consumer Rights Day - AD calls for concrete
policies
13 March 2011: Gozo News, Malta
Nagaland to observe World Consumer Rights
day
13 March 2011: The Morung Express, India
Young and financially illiterate
12 March 2011: Newstraitstimes, UK
World Consumer Rights Day: Consumers for Fair
Financial Services
11 March 2011: Washington Bangla Radio, India
Consumer debts on the increase
11 March 2011: defimedia.info, Mauritius
arath Wijesinghe, Ambassador for Sri Lanka in UAE,
former Chairman of Consumer Affairs Authority
10 March 2011: Lankaweb, Srilanka
Unsafe in Any Currency
4 March 2011: The Ghanian Journal, Ghana
Margao: GOACAN Consumer Rights Awareness Fortnight
Begins
2 March 2011: Daijiworld, India
Voting closed on Wednesday for the nominated
companies to be crowned "Worst Company of the Year) with the
consumer association FACUA.
27 February 2011: The Leader, Spain
Deceptive advertisements violating consumers
rights
19 February 2011: arze Pakisatan.com, Pakistan
Consumers Getting Raw Deal From Banks
16 March 2011: Peace FM Online, Ghana
Consumers International World Congress
2011
16 February 2011: BEVENTS
Consumers: The rise to power
16 February 2011: Spore, The Netherlands
Corporate Social Responsibility from a Consumer
Perspective
8 February 2011: Docstoc, Santa Monica, CA,USA
2010
Climate change
19 December 2010: docstoc, Santa Monica, CA, USA
Running costs
18 December 2010: docstoc, Santa Monica, CA, USA
United Nations Guidelines for Consumer
Protection
17 December 2010: Duhaime.org, Canada, USA
Consumers International Blog: How socially
responsible are Belgium's biggest supermarkets?
17 December 2010: Intralex Blog, UK
Consumer International pushes for amendment to
guidelines on protection
16 December 2010: Guideline, NaijaUpdate, Nigeria
BANK WITH CARE
4 December 2010: CIO Summit China, China
Climate change to worsen food security, UN
told
3 December 2010: Times of Malta, Malta
Japan under fire for stance on Kyoto
Protocol
2 December 2010: The Korea Herald, Korea
Bank with care
20 November 2010: Business Fiance Tips
Time for change in the banking Consumers
International Blog: Financial consumer protection: a ray of light
in the G20 gloom?
19 November 2010: Intralex Blog, UK
Time for change in the banking sector
19 November 2010: Namibia Economist, Namibia
More talk can mean more action
17 November 2010: My Telegraph, UK
Take up consumer protection issue, G20
told
11 November 2010: The Hindu, India
G20 Summit- Consumers International calls for
establishment of consumer protections by the G20
11 November 2010: Defend Your Dollars, USA
Protect 'real people', G20 urged
10 November 2010: OneWorld.net, UK
Copyright Law, Getting in the Way of Getting
Copyrighted Works
10 November 2010: The 1709 Blog, USA
Expensive Textbooks, High Levels of Infringement
and High Levels of Respect for Copyright All Common in
Africa
10 November 2010: afro-ip blog, Africa
G20 Needs to Do More to Protect Consumers From
Financial Abuses
9 November 2010: The Huffington Post, USA
Opinion: G20 has duty to protect 'abused consumers'
8 November 2010: This is Money, UK
Consumers Eye National Federation
7 November 2010: Kagay-an, Philippines
G20 told again to protect needs of consumers
26 October: International Adviser
G20 urged to improve consumer financial
protection
25 October 2010: International Adviser
G20 urged to live up to promise to
consumers
23 October: The Scotsman, UK
G20 must look at financial needs of consumers
too
21 October, Financial Times
ISO's magazine focuses on the benefits of consumer
input
18 October: IEWY News, UK
Recently Released by Consumers International:
"Access to Knowledge for Consumers"
15 October: Reseource Shelf, UK
Costa Rica: Growers confront campaign against
pineapple in Europe
14 October: FreshPlaza, The Netherlands
The Rights Of The Consumer
12 October: The Namibian, Namibia
Consumer power in financial goods
11 October: Hindustan Times, India
G-20 should protect interests of financial
consumers: NGO
11 October: Times of India
Bitter fruit: The truth about supermarket
pineapple
2 October: The Guardian, UK
True cost of cheap pineapples in UK
supermarkets
1 October: The Guardian, UK
Credit, financial issues facing
consumers
21 September: Barbados Advocate
Legal: Bank with care
20 September: Albertam
Consumer International pushes for amendment to
guidelines on protection
17 September: Nigerian Compass
Consumers International campaigns against IP barons
15 September: Computer Hardware News
Consumer
Group Points Out That IP Laws Are Often Anti-Consumer And Need To
Be Fixed
14 September: Tech Dirt
NCF to Treasury: 'put money where mouth is'
7 June 2010: South Africa Online
Copyright laws unfairly penalizing consumers, global study
reveals
22 April 2010: Afrique en ligne, Africa
Our money, our rights
14 April 2010: Juan Trimboli, Head of CI Santiago Office, on
Inter-Pres s Service (IPS)
Our money, our rights
4 April 2010: Stabroek News, Guyana
Council struggles for consumer rights
3 April 2010: Fiji Times Online,
Be a vigilant and informed consumer
24 March 2010: Daily Inquirer, Philippines
Caveat Emptor - Fair financial deals
21 March 2010: The Hindu, India
Agency asks consumers to assert their rights to
quality products
19 March 2010: 234next.com, Africa
WORLD CONSUMER RIGHTS DAY
17 March 2010: Guyana Chronicle
Angola: Inadec Admits Weak Consumer
Participation
17 March 2010: allafrica.com
Raw deal for consumers in financial services
sector
16 March 2010: Cyprus Mail
'World Consumer Rights Day' function
organized
16 March 2010: www.mangaloremithr.com, India
CBN Moves to Check ATM Fraud
16 March 2010: This Day Online, Nigeria
Civil society urges reforms for
consumers
16 March 2010: Daily Times, Pakistan
Nigeria: New Directives to Banks on ATM Soon -
Sanusi
16 March 2010: allafrica.com, Africa
Consumers must stop accepting second
best
16 March 2010: National Times, Australia
Govt to give more bite to Consumer Protection
Act
16 March 2010: BorneoPost Online, Malaysia
Ministry launches consumer rights day
16 March 2010: Vietnam Business News, Vietnam
World Consumer Rights Day tomorrow
16 March 2010: The Daily Independent, Bangladesh
World Consumer Rights Day observed
16 March 2010: Bangldesh News, Bangladesh
Consumer protection penalties up 60
percent
16 March 2010: Daliy Star, Lebanon
Vehicle makers told to lift game
16 March 2010: Shanghai Daily, China
Japan auto, power giants eye 'global electric car
standard' China urges car makers to boost quality
16 March 2010: Arab Times Online, Kuwait
Bulgaria marked the World Consumer Rights
Day
16 March 2010: i-focus, Bulgaria
World Diary
15 March 2010: FT.com, UK
Q&A: Wanted in Latin America: Responsible
Credit
15 March 2010: IPS, Chile/International
Party leaders stress consumer rights
15 March 2010: The Kathmandu Post, Nepal
FINANCIAL SECTOR IN THE FOCUS OF CONSUMER RIGHTS
ADVOCATES IN 2010
15 March 2010: armtown.com, Armenia
World Consumer Rights Day
15 March 2010: Show China, China
Improve consumer rights
15 March 2010: China Daily, China
Consumer Protection Act to be amended: Prof.
Thomas
15 March 2010: International News and Views, India
Financial sector in the focus of consumer rights
advocates in 2010
15 March 2010: Panarmenian, Armenia
World Consumer Rights Day marked in
China
15 March 2010: China.org.cn, China
World Consumer Rights Day celebrated with week of
events
15 March 2010: SKN Vibes, Saint Kitts and Nevis
China :Cigarettes burned on eve of Consumer Rights
Day
15 March 2010: Ary News, China
World Consumer's Day: Sindh sans law for
shoppers
15 March 2010: PK Mirror, Pakistan
World Consumer Rights Day marked in
Beijing
15 March 2010: english.peopledaily.com.cn, China
World Consumer Rights Day: Option consommateurs
urges the federal Finance Department to respect and promote
consumer rights
15 March 2010: CB Online, Canada
Britain Issues New Rules On Credit Card
Rates
15 March 2010: All Headline News, UK
State to observe World Consumer Rights
Day
15 March 2010: Eatern Mirror, New Delhin, India
Bulgaria Marks World Consumer Rights Day
15 March 2010: novinite.com, Bulgaria
Thème de la journée mondiale des droits des
consommateurs : la consommation et le service
15 March 2010: French CRI Online, France
The regional government celebrates World Consumer
Rights Tarancón 2010 (Cuenca)
15 March 2010: lacerca.com, Spain
World Consumer Rights Day today
15 March 2010: The News, Pakistan
How to get a refund without a receipt
15 March 2010: Metro, UK
Campaigning for consumer protection
15 March 2010: timesofmalta.com, Malta
World Consumer's Day: Sindh sans law for
shoppers
15 March 2010: The News, Pakistan
World Consumer Rights Day 2010- "Our Money, Our
Rights"
15 March 2010: lankapuvath.lk, Srilanka
"Our Money, Our Rights."--3.15 World Consumer
Rights Day
15 March 2010: cctv.com, China
Namibians should fight for money rights
15 March 2010: nambian.com, Nambia
Home Sunday Sunday Magazine How carefree attitude
is source of consumer woes BOOKMARK THIS PAGE How carefree attitude
is source of consumer woes
15 March 2010: thecitizen.co.tz, Tanzania
The guile of financial markets
15 March 2010: dnaindia.com, India
Exhibition to mark World Consumer Rights
Day
15 March 2010: The Times of India, India
Central bank wants transparency
15 March 2010: Fiji Times Online, Fiji
China urges car makers to boost quality
15 March 2010: onn.tv, China
'Consumers must understand new legal
rights'
15 March 2010: http://www.iol.co.za, South Africa
Government To Incorporate New Provisions Into
Consumer Protection Act
15 March 2010: Bernama.com, Malaysia
World Consumer Rights Day
15 March 2010: Nagaland Post, India
Be a smart consumer
15 March 2010: www.almasryalyoum.com, Egypt
Mahat promises no hike in power cuts
15 March 2010: The Himalayan Times, Nepal
"Decisive" year for consumers
15 March 2010: di-ve, Malta
New consumer finance measures planned
15 March 2010: Herals de Paris, France
PM confirms commitment of government in protecting
consumer rights
15 March 2010: Saba News, Yemen
Consumer day: 'we've nothing much to
celebrate'
14 March 2010: The Citizen, Tanzania
Consumer
14 March 2010: e-pao.net, India
Govt proposes further amendments to Consumer
Protection Act
14 March 2010: Business Standard, India
Consumers get set to demand their rights
tomorrow
14 March 2010: Times Live, Zambia
We reveal how over three-quarters of us don't know
our basic consumer rights
14 March 2010: GMTV, UK
We have a right to be heard
14 March 2010: stabroeknews.com, Guyana
World Consumer Day in Gozo - 'Our Money, our
Rights'
14 March 2010: Gozonews.com, Malta
Singapore Continues To Protect The Rights Of
Consumers
14 March 2010: thegovmonitor.com, Singapore
Consumer Rights Day on Monday
14 March 2010: The Daily Star, Bangladesh
World Consumer Rights Day special: Focus on int'l
brands in China
13 March 2010: China Daily, China
Consumer Rights Day observed in Hanoi
13 March 2010: vovnews.vn, Vietnam
Is your money managed by others really belong to
you?
13 March 2010: Srilanka Guardian, Srilanka
World Consumer Rights Day tomorrow
13 March 2010: The Financial Express, Bangladesh
World Consumer Rights Day on Monday
13 March 2010: UNB Connect, Bangladesh
Our money, our rights! Consumer movement turns the
spotlight on financial services
12 March 2010: EUbusiness, EU
MEXICO: Consumers on the Offensive
12 March 2010: globalgeopolitics.net, Mexico
Our Money Our Rights
12 March 2010: Benama.com, Malaysia
OUR MONEY OUR RIGHTS
12 March 2010: Malaysia news, Malaysia
Briefs
11 March 2010: Fiji Times Online, Fiji
March 15 is 'World Consumer Rights Day'
10 March 2010: Jamaica Observer, Jamaica
Consumer's guide to mark World Consumer Rights
Day
10 March 2010: dgtoday.com, China
World Consumer Rights Day
10 March 2010: The Hindu, India
World Consumer Rights Day 2010: Our money, our rights
8 March 2010: The Malta Independent Online, Malta
YOUR
MONEY, YOUR RIGHT
4 March 2010: The First Nationwide Daily, Bhutan Today, Bhutan
Man Fined $1 Million for Shipping Trash
Overseas
9 February 2010: treehugger.com, New York
Privacy Battle Crosses the Ocean. U.S. sites
offer better privacy protection than European sites, but it still
may not be enough.
24 January 2010: PC World.com, USA
2009
Our money, our rights - Serviços financeiros: um
problema mundial
27 Decemeber 2009: Justin Macmullan, CI Head of Campaigns, in O
Globo newspaper, Brazil
ACTA
a 'global threat' - open letter
December 2009: p2pnet, California
Our delegation grows as talking trees take centre
stage
9 December 2009: Consumers International (CI), London, UK
'In Nigeria, consumers don't have
rights'
7 December 2009: Compass, Nigeria
Consumers are the third front in the fight against
climate change
4 December 2009: Stabroek News, Guyana
Consumers Need More Protection in New Global
Economic Environment - Stern
25 November 2009: Jamaica Information Services, Jamaica
One (Almost) Happy Multi-stakeholder Family At The
Annual Internet Governance Forum
24 November 2009: Intellectual Property Watch, Switzerland
G20 urged to end fossil-fuel subsidies
8 November 2009: The New Nation, Bangladesh
Fossil fuel subsidies 'inconsistent' with
low-carbon future
6 November 2009: Greenbang, UK
Fossil fuel subsidies "bringing us closer to
irreversible climate change"
6 November 2009: mongabay.com, USA
Tireless campaigner
6 October 2009: The Star Online, Malaysia
Fast food contains half children's daily
calories
24 September 2009: inthenews.co.uk, UK
Fast food 'contains half children's daily
calories
24 September 2009: bigonsandbank.com, UK
Kids eat nearly half their daily calorie allowance
in one fast-food meal
24 September 2009: www.caterersearch.com, UK
Group urges G20 to match words with
action
23 September 2009: www.afriquejet.com, Lagos, Africa
Green Economy Coalition to G-20: Match words with
action
21 September 2009: Business Mirror, Philippines
Saving tips
11 September 2009: www.star-ecentral.com, Malaysia
RTM In Tripartite Partnership To Provide Financial
Education To Public
3 September 2009: Bernama.com, Malaysia
A big FAT problem
26 July 2009: thestar.com, Malaysia
Consumer rights
6 July 2009: The Independent, Malta
Consumer protection 'essential for financial
fix'
24 June 2009: Oneworld.net, UK
Consumer lobby seeks more retail banking
safeguards
24 June 2009: guardian.co.uk, UK
Estudio a cinco bancos chilenos detecta malas
prácticas en la entrega de créditos
24 June 2009: ve.invertia.com, Venezuela
Consumer Lobby Seeks More Retail Banking
Safeguards
23 June 2009: Bank Systems & Technology, New York
La OMIC del Ayuntamiento de Alzira realiza una
charla sobre los préstamos, las hipotecas y las tarjetas de
crédito
23 June 2009: elperiodic.com, Spain
En la indefensión, usuarios de LFC sufren alzas
hasta de 17 mil 800%
23 June 2009: jornada.com, Mexico
Proposed WIPO Treaty On Visually Impaired Access
Gets Deeper Look
18 June 2009: Linexlegal, UK
ΚΕ.Π.ΚΑ.- ΚΕΝΤΡΟ ΠΡΟΣΤΑΣΙΑΣ ΚΑΤΑΝΑΛΩΤΩΝ
17 June 2009: epr.gr, Greece
Kellogg's Operation Fruit-Flavored snacks - free
advertising and teaching kids to eat toys?
11 June 2009: examiner.com, Denver, USA
Фармацеути измишљају болести
7 June 2009: www3.serbiancafe.com, Serbia
Farmaceuti izmišljaju bolesti
6 June 2009: blic.rs, Russia
电子垃圾:发展中国家买来的生态灾难
5 June 2009: discover.news.163.com, China
Recipe for good food stalls
31 May 2009: nst.com, Malaysia
Activism: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
29 May 2009: Far Eastern Econimic Review (FEER - feer.com),
Hongkong
Proposed WIPO Treaty On Visually Impaired Access
Gets Deeper Look
29 May 2009: ip-watch.org, Switzerland
Rigid enforcement of copyright laws harm consumers
interests: Int'l survey
12 May 2009: onlinenews.com, Pakistan
India leads advanced nations in enforcing IP Laws:
Study news
7 May 2009: domain-b.com, India
Breakfast cereals vs. donuts and ice
cream
1 May 2009: foodconsumer.org, Sherwood, Oregon, USA
Watchlist reveals US hypocrisy on IP
laws
30 April 2009: itnews.com, USA
Rights
holders' 'undue influence' over policymakers
30 April 2009: p2p.net, USA
World Consumer Rights Day marked in
Victoria
29 March 2009: Times of Malta - Valletta, Malta
Consumer Rights Group Condemns Junk Food
17 March 2009: pmnews.com, Lagos, Nigeria
Study: Web sites market junk food to
kids
16 March 2009: Consumer Reports Health Blog, US
ISO launches online tutorial on consumer
participation in standards development
16 March 2009: The Financial, Tbilisi, Georgia
Junk food leads to obesity, diabetes and
hypertension
16 March 2009: stabroeknews.com, Guyana
Junk food websites 'getting kids hooked'
16 March 2009: OneWorld.net, UK
Companies Can Help In The March Towards Better
Consumer Rights In China
16 March 2009: China CSR, China
Consumer awareness on the rise in state
16 March 2009: The Times of India, India
Junk food websites getting kids hooked, says
report
16 March 2009: news.xinhuanet.com, Xinhua, China
ACCC uses Consumer Rights Day to warn food
industry of need for honest communication
16 March 2009: Australian Food News, Australia
Junk food websites getting kids hooked, says
report - Xinhua News Agency
15 March 2009: littlebearhomes.com, China
Food and beverage marketing must be accurate: World
consumer rights day
15 March 2009: The ACCC, Australia
Parents: Watch Out For The Snacks, Junk
Food
15 March 2009: Bernama.com, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
World
Consumer Rights Day
15 March 2009: For Africa, Africa
Today is World Consumer Rights Day 2009
15 March 2009: Fooducate blog
World Consumer Rights Day: Thank you for
eating
15 March 2009: The Daily Times, Lahore, Pakistan
CERC campaign against junk food
15 March 2009: Gujarat Global.com, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
World
Consumer Rights Day falls today: Srilanka far ahead in South Asian
region
15 March 2009: sundayobserver, Srilanka
DÍA CONSUMIDOR. FACUA PIDE CAMBIOS NORMATIVOS PARA
FRENAR LOS ABUSOS CONTRA LA INFANCIA
15 March 2009: disc@pnet, Madrid,
Spain
World Consumer Rights Day: Thank you for
eating
15 March 2009: Daily Times, Pakistan
ISO launches online tutorial on consumer
participation in standards development
14 March 2009: The Financial.com, Tbilisi, Georgia, UK
A matter of human rights
14 March 2009: The Times, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Consumers International: New media, same old
tricks - junk food websites are getting kids hooked
14 March 2009: TMC.net.com
Food security strategy be issued soon
14 March 2009: yobserver.com, Yemen
Time for Pakistan to develop junk food marketing
code
14 March 2009: The News International, Karachi, Pakistan
Asociaciones centran sus reivindicaciones en la
alimentación saludable y la liberalización eléctrica
14 March 2009: diariometro, Madrid, Spain
Veste, kakšno hrano uživa vaš otrok?
13 March 2009: RTV Slovenija, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Armenian Consumers' Association: fast food not for
Armenia
13 March 2009: panarmenian.net, Armenia
Nigeria: CPC Moves to Check Obesity
13 March 2009: AllAfrica.com, Washington, USA
International Forbrugerdag
13 March 2009: Landbrug.dk, Denmark
ISO launches online tutorial on consumer
participation in standards development
14 March 2009: The Financial, Tbilisi, Georgia
Toxic British waste sent illegally to
Africa
18 February 2009, Times Online, UK
Dumped in Africa: Britain's toxic waste
18 February 2009, The Independent, UK
How a tagged television set uncovered a deadly
trade
18 February 2009, The Independent, UK
On second thoughts
16 February 2009, Calcutta Telegraph, Calcutta India
Competition to promote the bad of junk
food
10 February 2009, Macau Daily Times, Macau