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Six highlights from World Consumer Rights Day 2012
02 Apr 2012
World Consumer Rights Day 2012 (WCRD 2012) was once
again a great success thanks to the commitment, energy and
creativity of CI member organisations around the
world.
A wide variety of activities took place in more than 60
countries and we continue to receive more news every day. Six key
highlights from this year include:
1. A 300% increase in coverage via Consumers
International's Facebook page during the week of WCRD. Please
'like' us on Facebook to see more photographs and activities as we
continue to share updates on WCRD 2012
2. The first known celebration of
WCRD in Afghanistan
3. Senator Blumenthal's speech to the US Senate on WCRD, CI
and consumer rights
4. An online article by Helen McCallum for Which? Conversation
attracted comments from 13 other countries
5.
Consumer surveys on switching and/or 'move your money'
campaigns were launched in Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, Portugal,
Australia, New Zealand, Hungary and Greece
6. A
joint statement released by all CI's members in Mexico calling
for "safe, fair and competitive financial services" addressed to
the Mexican Presidency of the G20
The day also received
widespread coverage in the global media -more than 100
stories in influential outlets including the Financial
Times (UK), Le Figaro (France), Le Tribunal
(France), The Huffington Post (USA), O Globo
(Brazil), La Jornada (Mexico,) CCTV (China), and
the Times of India.
The attention that has been generated around the theme of
promoting consumer choice in financial services has played a vital
role both in supporting CI's global campaigning efforts, as well as
helping members to get these issues on their national agendas.
Find out more about the issues by visiting our
WCRD 2012 section.
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