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| 23 September |
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9:00 – 10:40 AM
Impact of the Bank on Human Rights |
Impact on Food Security
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Credit Delivery and the Agrarian Crisis
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Employment
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Electricity Reform
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Agrarian Reform
- Devinder Sharma, Forum for Biotechnology and Food Security
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11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Agriculture |
Presentation on the World Bank and Agriculture
- Suman Sahai, Gene Campaign, New Delhi
- Anil Chowdhry, PEACE, New Delhi
- G.V. Ramanjaneyulu, Centre for Sustainaible Agriculture
- Sanjay Vijayvergiya, Centre for Policy research, Lucknow
- Bhaskar Goswami, Forum for Biotechnology and Food Security
- Afsar Jafri, Focus on Global South, Mumbai
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Impact on Farmers
- Sukhpal Singh, Punjab Agriculture University
- Sukhdev Singh Khokri, Bharti Kissan Union (ETKA)
- Jagmohan Singh Patiala, Bharti Kissan Union (Dakonda)
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11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Labour |
The World Bank, Labour and the Impact on Fisheries
- J. John, Centre for Education and Communication
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National Thermal Power Corporation, Singrauli
- Roma, National Trade Union Initiative
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Industrial Finance Corporation of India and Impact on
Labour of Restructuring
- Industrial Finance Corporation of India Employees Union
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Impacts on Labour
- Mahadevan, All India Trade Union Congress
- C.H. Venkatachalam, All India Bank Employees' Association
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Power and Labour: Deposition from Orissa
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Public Sector Disinvestment and Electricity: Deposition from Bengalore
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3:00 – 4:00 PM
Dalits and the World Bank |
Dalits and Post-Disaster
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Dalits and Education
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3:00 – 4:00 PM
Mining |
Failure of the World Bank's Accountability Mechanism
- Deposition from affected communities in Jharkhand
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4:30 – 5:30 PM
Food Sovereignty |
World Bank and Food Security
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Public Distribution System
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The Integrated Child Development Scheme
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World Bank and Marginalized Communities
- Harsh Mander, Food First and Action Network (FIAN)
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World Bank and Food Security Abroad
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5:30 – 6:30 PM
Jury |
Initial Findings
- Abid Hassan Minto
- S.P. Shukla
- Sulak Sivaraska
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9:00 – 11:00 PM
Discussion on Alternatives |
ALternatives in Agriculture
- G.V. Ramanjaneyulu, Centre for Sustainable Agriculture, Hyperabad
- Umendra Dutt, Dheti Virasat Mission, Punjab
- Rajiv Khedar, Academy for Development Sciences, Pune
- Vijay Jardhari, Bee Bachao Andolan, Uttarakhand
- Devinder Sharma, Forum for Biotechnology and Food Security
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