Big transnational enterprises are putting the small and medium-size enterprises of the country in jeopardy. Jobs are becoming more and more unstable and employees have no labour rights.

 

Food dependence has increased, due to structural adjustment policies which penalise subsistence agriculture and support export monocultures.

 

Social inequalities have increased because the government does not intervene in matters such as health, education or social services. Poverty levels are rising, and this is reflected particularly in the vulnerable situation of women.

 

Social rights are being increasingly violated and environmental rules breached, as they are obstacles for the level of commerce required by the international economic organisations.