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    Trade justice : a Uniting Church (UCA) view

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    [...]APPENDIX F

    Trade Justice: A Uniting Church View
    Contents
    Introducti[...]1. Why a Uniting Church discussion paper on trade justice?..........................................[...]. God's economy: Biblical principles for economic justice...........................................[...]e) Summary: Biblical principles for trade justice.....................................................................12
    III. How then should we live? Responding t[...]
    Trade Justice: A Uniting Church View
    Introduction

    1. Why a Uniting Church paper on trade justice?

    “Before you’ve finished your breakf[...]ng to this issue, particularly:
    • Economic Justice - The Equitable Distribution of Genuine Wealth (1[...]prepared by Assembly Social Responsibility and Justice Committee (commended by the
    National Assembly in 1988)
    • Dr Ann Wansbrough, A Call to Justice Concerning Employment (1994) Assembly Social
    Responsibility and Justice Committee
    • Dr Ann Wansbrough, Trade (Not[...]Perspectives (2006) commissioned by the
    Justice and International Mission Unit, Synod of V[...]
    [...]works to
    create the most efficient allocation of resources.9 Barriers to trade include policies such as tariff[...]Alliance of Reformed Churches, “Covenanting for Justice in the Economy and the Earth”, Accra 200[...]
    [...]God’s economy: Biblical principles for economic justice

    The Biblical principles for economic justice discussed in this section can be summarise[...]
    [...]t - not as a
    matter of charity but as a matter of justice or rights. As John Wesley noted, what one does no[...]se who fail to uphold God's standards of
    economic justice. God condemns those who exploit the poor, t[...]
    [...]or and marginalised, proclaiming God's Kingdom of justice and freedom in which the last
    will be first and t[...]temple authorities failed to ensure distributive
    justice, instead excluding the marginalised throug[...]od and
    failed to conform to God's requirements of justice.

    In Isaiah, the prophet looks forward to[...]stoph Stuckelberger, “When Trade Services God's Justice. Biblical and ethical
    flashlights and sugge[...]
    e) Summary: Biblical principles for trade justice

    From the above, we can articulate the fol[...]
    [...]ipate. We must thus
    show solidarity with and seek justice for those who are marginalised in the global econ[...]of God's kingdom of
    reconciliation, equality and justice.

    8. Advocating for change

    With our eyes[...]03 Bloomquist, p19. See also Christian Aid, Trade Justice: A Christian response to global Poverty, Ch[...]
    [...]desired by the local community.

    • Seek justice for workers. The Church should advocate for the e[...]nizations on
    both existing and new trade justice efforts. Organisations with which we have establi[...]Pacific

    The Uniting Church's commitment to trade justice arises not only from a commitment to theological
    principles of economic justice, but also from its understanding of itself[...]
    [...]o Australian
    debates on trade and economic justice (such as on issues of labour mobility and[...]
    [...]n
    alternative which witnesses to God's Kingdom of justice and freedom. One of the most powerful ways
    that t[...]sing to use its purchasing power to promote trade justice.

    The complexities of international trade[...]ternational trade regime is necessary if economic justice is to be afforded to primary commodity
    producers[...]ic Civil Society
    Organisations Statement on Trade Justice, Auckland, 12-14 August 2008
    http://www.uim[...]
    [...]the end of the church's efforts to promote trade justice, but it might
    well be a good beginning. Th[...]g to
    purchase Fairtrade and promote trade justice.123

    c) Beyond Fairtrade

    The Fairtrade la[...]tnerships that can be built upon to promote trade justice. The Justice and International Mission
    Unit of the Synod of Victoria and Tasmania is engaged in promoting
    justice in the garment industry, supporting initiatives s[...]They
    are also pursuing trade justice in the manufacture of Christian
    merchandise, thr[...]ement within the
    Uniting Church to promote trade justice.

    Churches and the trade justice movement
    After the Second World War, church organ[...]God, then we must pursue God's vision of
    economic justice, in which the rights of the poorest and th[...]nities.
    124 The Fairwear campaign promoting trade justice in the garment industry. See
    http://www.fairwear.[...]Trade Orgniasations and speaking out for greater justice in world trade. One example of an IFAT
    org[...]
    [...]people of God on the way to the promised hope of justice and abundant life
    for all.127

    Bibliography

    Bloo[...]bis Books, Maryknoll, 1991.

    Christian Aid, Trade Justice: A Christian response to global poverty, Ch[...]
    [...]elberger, Christoph, “When Trade Services God's Justice... Biblical and ethical flashlights and
    su[...]Alliance of Reformed Churches, “Covenanting for Justice in the Economy and the Earth", Accra
    2004.[...]

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