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	Trade Federation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Trade Federation is a fictional organization that exists in the Star Wars universe at the time of the Galactic Republic.
		The Trade Federation's key role in the films was as Sith Lord Darth Sidious's puppet, facilitating his ascension to Galactic Emperor by the end of Episode III.
		By inciting hostilities, Sidious used the military strength of the Trade Federation to distract the Jedi and to fabricate political leverage for his Palpatine guise.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Trade_Federation (756 words)

	Russian Federation. Trade Unions
		Trade unions shall be independent in their activity from the organs of executive power, the organs of local self-government, employers and their amalgamations (unions, associations), political parties and other public entities, and shall not be accountable to them or subject to their control.
		Trade unions, their amalgamations (associations), and primary trade union organizations shall be exempted from the payment of registration fee on the basis of legislation on trade unions and the respective Federal law.
		Trade unions shall not be liable for the obligations of organizations, organs of state power or organs of local self-government, which, for their part, shall not be liable for the obligations of trade unions.
	www.ilo.org /dyn/natlex/docs/WEBTEXT/42900/64988/E96RUS01.htm (4620 words)

	World Federation of Trade Unions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) was established in the wake of the Second World War to bring together trade unions across the world in a single international organization, much like the United Nations.
		After a number of Western trade unions left it in 1949, as a result of disputes over support for the Marshall Plan, to form the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, the WFTU was made up primarily of state-run unions from communist countries and unions affiliated with or sympathetic to communist parties elsewhere.
		It maintains its headquarters in Prague, Czech Republic but focuses now on organizing regional federations of unions in the Third World, campaigning against imperialism, racism, poverty, environmental degradation and exploitation of workers under capitalism and in defense of full employment, social security, health protection, and trade union rights.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/World_Federation_of_Trade_Unions (355 words)

	A World Connected - Free Trade Versus Fair Trade (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		According to the principles of fair trade, the prevailing terms of trade between rich and poor nations are unjust because prevailing market prices for the goods produced in the Third World are too low for the laborers to reap a wage reflecting their dignity.
		Proponents of free trade argue that voluntary exchange meets the demands of justice because each party to the trade leaves the trade richer than he or she was before.
		Advocates of free trade sometimes oppose fair trade on the belief that the concept is incoherent.
	www.aworldconnected.org /article.php/560.html (2484 words)

	Galactic Battles.com - Civilizations.
		Coalitions such as the Trade Federation, Commerce Guild, Techno Union, and the InterGalactic Bank Clan consolidated their individual markets under governing bodies of such size that they exhibited pull on the actions of the Galactic Senate.
		The Trade Federation was a consortium of merchants and transportation providers that effectively controlled shipping throughout the galaxy.
		In order to rein in the Trade Federation, as well as raise funds for an overburdened government, the Republic approved the taxation of outlying trade routes.
	www.galacticbattles.com /trade (293 words)

	Trade Federation: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Trade Federation is a fictional organization that exists in the Star Wars Star Wars quick summary:
		Trade was nationalized by the time of the Battle of Yavin Battle of Yavin quick summary:
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	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/tr/trade_federation.htm (1362 words)

	STAR WARS: Trade Federation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The numerous war machines and vessels of the Trade Federation are especially deserving of study because of their systematic nature and because the variety of spatial relationships between them which will provide tight geometric constraints on their sizes when enough stills from the movie are available for study.
		Although the Trade Federation made a good investment in shield generators, their battleships' aggressive potential was poor for to the vessels' size.
		Of course this assumes that the Trade Federation operated legally in the construction of its army, which was probably originally intended for the defence of its merchant fleet and ground assets.
	www.theforce.net /swtc/preq/tf.html (6124 words)

	Star Wars: Databank \| Trade Federation
		Outraged, the Trade Federation brazenly blockaded the peaceful planet of Naboo in protest.
		While the budget-minded Trade Federation's reliance on droid labor was well known, the scope of their invasion army was shocking.
		Nonetheless, Gunray committed the Trade Federation to the Separatist cause, and in the first battle of the Clone Wars, the Trade Federation droid army fought against the clone army of the Republic.
	www.starwars.com /databank/organization/tradefederation (607 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Special reports \| Angry soldiers demand 'trade' federation
		A groundswell of discontent among members of the armed forces is leading to calls for the formation of a federation to campaign for the rights of the 250,000 servicemen and women in the UK.
		With the provisional title of the British Armed Forces Federation, the association is the brainchild of serving soldiers and ex-servicemen who insist it would not be a union - illegal under the Queen's Regulations which every serviceman is bound by.
		The proposed federation is being raised during the reading of the armed forces bill.
	www.guardian.co.uk /military/story/0,,1695004,00.html (649 words)

	Free Trade Union Federation of Latvia - LBAS
		Latvian Free Trade Union Federation unites trade unions for the implementation of common tasks, to protect labour, economic and social rights and interests of trade union members and take part in the development of legal state and the democratic society.
		Latvian Free Trade Union Federation is the founder of the Baltic Trade Union Council, observer of European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and the member organization of International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU).
		Is the largest branch trade union of the Latvian Free Trade Union Federation, it unites the members working in the fields of educational and science or study in any of the educational establishments of this sphere.
	www.randburg.com /lv/lbas.html (731 words)

	Star Wars: Blogs \| The Mofference is now in session! \| The Actions of the Trade Federation Prior to the Invasion of ...
		Although the Trade Federation's armed invasion of Naboo came as a surprise to many in the galaxy, looking back, it seems surprising that the threat of armed subjugation of a peaceful planet by the Federation was not seen earlier.
		When Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum introduced a motion to tax the free trade zones of the outlying systems, he included a concession to the Federation-in exchange for the tax, the Federation would be allowed to increase their droid contingent.
		The Trade Federation's willingness to turn their weapons on innocent settlers indicated a far more militaristic policy then the Neimoidians had previously followed.
	blogs.starwars.com /taloncard/6 (1531 words)

	Fair Trade Resource Network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Since Fair Trade organizations bypass exploitative middlepeople and work directly with producers, they are able to cut costs and return a greater percentage of the retail price to the producers.
		In alternative trade organizations, "Fair Trade" means that trading partnerships are based on reciprocal benefits and mutual respect; that prices paid to producers reflect the work they do; that workers have the right to organize; that national health, safety, and wage laws are enforced; and that products are environmentally sustainable and conserve natural resources.
		For instance, in the case of coffee, fairly traded coffee is usually organic and shade grown, which results in a higher quality coffee.
	www.fairtraderesource.org /faqs.html (1445 words)

	The Economics of The Phantom Menace James Surowiecki
		Trade in this economic regime is structured by "sole concessions," and competition is nonexistent.
		If you don't want to trade with the Trade Federation, then there's nowhere else for you to go, and even if other competitors were to emerge, the Trade Federation's ability to blockade the planet would put a rather serious crimp in your plans.
		In that sense, it's striking and not at all surprising that the evil leaders of the Trade Federation speak in Asian accents that are so over the top they might have come out of a Charlie Chan film.
	www.slate.com /id/1002851/device/html40/workarea/3 (653 words)

	Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds \| Trade Federation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The greedy Neimoidian leaders of the Trade Federation-Nute Gunray and Rune Haako-decided to deploy this mechanized arsenal on the wealthy planet Naboo.
		The Trade Federation's droid armies have no use for Shelters like the other civilizations do, allowing the Trade Federation to quickly mobilize its military.
		On the other hand, the Trade Federation's worker droids are somewhat less efficient at gathering carbon than the workers of the other civilizations.
	www.lucasarts.com /products/battlegrounds/civilizations/trade.htm (121 words)

	ALFA Farmers Federation - Serving Alabama Farmers Since 1921
		Members of the Alabama Farmers Federation are encouraged to “Grab Life by the Horns” with Dodge vehicle savings available exclusively to the members of the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF).
		The Alabama Farmers Federation is now able to assist producers in registering their farms with the USDA Premises Allocation System which identifies premises associated with animal agriculture.
		Federation Beef, Dairy and Hay & Forage Division Director Perry Mobley has been trained by the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries State Veterinarian office to assist producers with the voluntary registration process.
	www.alfafarmers.org (211 words)

	MASSASSI STAR WARS, ARCHIVES, STAR FIGHTERS, TRADE FEDERATION SCARAB FIGHTER
		The Scarab is one of the earlier predecessors to the Trade Federation's highly successful droid starfighter.
		It fared well enough against pirate starfighters and tanks to be officially adopted by the Trade Federation as their main space supremacy weapon.
		The Trade Federation has recently been experimenting with a new variant of the scarab that has its own droid brain installed instead of a cockpit.
	massassi.yavin4.com /sw/as_scara.htm (254 words)

	Encyclopedia Galactica - Tr to Tt - Revised 351st Edition (Baseline Friendly Version)
		Trade federations are delicate and easily upset, since each member is in the federation for a profit.
		An example of a trade federation was the European Common Market of Information Age Earth, and the early Non Coersive Zone of the late First Federation period.
		Information, Interplanetary, and early First Federation era philosophy/lifestyle that sought the continuation and acceleration of the evolution of intelligent life beyond baseline limitations by means of science and technology, guided by life promoting principles and values.
	www.orionsarm.com /eg/t/Tr-Tt.html (4210 words)

	..:: About Fair Trade :: Fair Trade and Socially Conscious Gifts Online ::..
		Fair Trade means an equitable and fair partnership between marketers in North America and producers in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and other parts of the world.
		A fair trade partnership works to provide low-income artisans and farmers with a living wage for their work.
		The Fair Trade Federation is an association of businesses that follow fair trade principles across the board, so its presence on a product DOES mean that a company supports the highest level of commitment to fair trade -100%.
	store.gxonlinestore.org /aboutfairtrade.html (508 words)

	Trade federation demands release 'this week' of blocked Chinese textiles - EUbusiness - EU law, politics and finance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Trade federation demands release 'this week' of blocked Chinese textiles
		A pan-European industry federation called Sunday on the European Commission to release "this week" tens of millions of Chinese textile products held up in ports around the continent after import quotas were exceeded.
		EuroCommmerce, which represents about 100 commercial federations in 28 European countries, was responding to a statement Sunday by EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson, saying the products could be released "between now and mid-September".
	www.eubusiness.com /Trade/050828174854.4pbbs6ig (391 words)

	globalEDGE (TM) \| international business resource desk - Trade: Trade Portals
		The Trade section provides data and statistics, as well as publications and reports to be purchased or downloaded.
		Also available are ministerial speeches, reports of the Trade Negotiation Committee, foreign investment reports for Latin America and the Caribbean, reports on the role of Civil Society in the Trade Negotiations Committee, etc. Some documents appear in Spanish.
		Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, or APEC, is the premier forum for facilitating economic growth, cooperation, trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific region.
	globaledge.msu.edu /ibrd/GR_TradePortals.asp (2123 words)

	Voices in the Wilderness : Iraqi Federation of Trade Unions
		There were some delegates and organisers at the European Social Forum who were shocked to see Subhei Marshadani, the General Secretary of the Iraqi Federation of Trade Unions (IFTU) attacked by protestors when he tried to speak on a plenary platform titled “Ending the Occupation in Iraq”.
		Whilst the workers and unions which trade union reps met were nothing but genuine, it was nevertheless just one aspect of a wider, broader, contradictory and varied trade union movement in Iraq, generated by and through more traditions, political and religious, than just those of the Communist Party of Iraq.
		Basing policy, vision, definition and solidarity on the conclusions of a collective maximum of 4 -6 weeks spent in Iraq with trade unionists and workers belonging to a single federation, built along Communist Party cadre lines, in a post totalitarian country, and relying on Federation/Party translators is myopic.
	vitw.org /archives/601 (1107 words)

	ETUC
		After 14 months of negotiations, Spanish trade unions, employer organisations and government signed an agreement on 9 May tackling the widespread abuse of fixed-term work contracts.
		In a report published together with the Commission’s Spring Forecasts, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) regrets that growth is not moving into higher gear in 2007.
		The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), which has been actively involved in both the drafting and the supervisory mechanisms of the RSC, associates itself fully with the well justified congratulations expressed on this occasion.
	www.etuc.org (263 words)

	Fair Trade Coffee
		FLO maintains the "fair trade" registry and is largely responsible for coordinating and implementing monitoring activities.
		Named for the hero of a 1859 book denouncing Dutch colonial trade policies, the Max Havelaar trademark is equated with fair trade across Europe.
		SCAA is the main trade association for specialty coffee, representing over 2,500 companies "from growers to exporters, importers to roasters, retailers that operate coffeehouses to carts." Site includes info on their annual conference where you can review their educational and skill building agendas.
	faculty.washington.edu /lawson/pages/fairtradecafe.htm (1384 words)

	Trade Federation Droid Starfighter
		The cost-conscious Trade Federation realized they could save money on droids by designing their droid starfighters -- which were usually on the vanguard of any attack -- to act in a second capacity: as sentries on the ground.
		Although not as versatile as a battle or destroyer droid, the walking droid starfighter can be a formidable opponent thanks to its powerful torpedo launchers.
		Use these new droid stats with the description of the Trade Federation droid starfighter in Chapter 1 of Secrets of Naboo.
	www.wizards.com /starwars/article.asp?x=sw20010628b_droid&c=rpg (190 words)

	Trade Federation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		We now bring you a press conference held jointly by the King of Falleen, Bisz Aldaris and the Duceroy of the Trade Federation, Dev Nul.
		The Trade Federation website is now open to view for all in the galaxy.
		A free trip to the salon for you, courtesy of the Trade Federation.
	tf.swc-cis.com (378 words)

	Global Exchange : Fair Trade Q&A
		The presence of the Fair Trade Certified label or Fair Trade Federation logo on a product is the only guarantee that every step from the producer to you has followed international fair trade criteria.
		Fair Trade is. For example, a drastic fall in world coffee prices has pushed millions of coffee farmers and workers into malnutrition and starvation; and losing their jobs and even their farms.
		Most Fair Trade coffee and cocoa are shade grown and organic because these are the traditional methods used by small farmers- approximately 80-85% of all Fair Trade coffee farms do not use pesticides.
	www.globalexchange.org /campaigns/fairtrade/fairtradeqa.html (1069 words)

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