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Jonathan Garcia, manager of La Central coffee processing plant near San Pedro Sula, Honduras Latin America/Caribbean Consultations
From coffee fields to textile factories, from Mennonite church programs to government offices, economic globalization's impact is increasing across Latin America and the Caribbean. Some 40 MCC partner agency representatives and workers met Jan. 13-15, 2003, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, for the first of MCC's series of consultations on this issue. Most participants agreed that globalization can hurt the poorest and most vulnerable members of society. Some speakers called for embracing the opportunities inherent in more open markets, while advocating for changes that would make globalization's promise of prosperity available to more people. Others believe the current "free trade" system is unsustainable on both social and ecological levels.
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