Protesters Flock to Cancun for WTO Summit

World | September 10, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
Protesters Flock to Cancun for WTO Summit Nude anti-globalization protesters lie down to spell “No A La OMC” (No To The WTO) during a protest against the upcoming World Trade Organisation meeting in Cancun, Mexico. Photo by AP

Anti-globalization protesters stripped out of their clothes and spelled out the words "No WTO" with their naked bodies Monday, the first of several actions against the World Trade Organization meeting in Mexico's Cancun. A mix of radical activists, farmers and labor rights promoters have planned a week of protests to show the harmful effects of free trade and growing corporate domination. Demonstrators say Cancun, whose miles of white-sand beaches are mostly hidden behind high-rise hotels, is a good example of increasing private control.

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