Institute for Global Justice (IGJ) was established on 7 August 2001 to deal with globalization issues. Its establishment was facilitated by INFID and several individual members from WTO Monitoring NGO Coalition (KOP-WTO). IGJ was enlisted as an association by the Act of Notary no.34 dated 22 April 2002.
IGJ vision is a Global Justice Order by Social Movement. And IGJ mission is to deconstruct globalization and facilitate social transformation so that critics on globalization are constructed through research, advocacy and education.
IGJ objectives are:
1. The development of critical awareness in the communities against globalization;
2. Global, national and local policies protecting and appreciating life and existence values;
3. A New World Order based on pluralism, diversity, continuity and justice.
OUR WORK
Publication and Program
IGJ will especially conduct analytical research strengthened by field research. Research is aimed to identify the impact and how to enlighten negative impacts. The research is conducted by the experts in affiliation with IGJ and out of IGJ environment. The research result will be used as the material for campaign and public education.
Public Education
Public education is the effort to give information to the policy makers (parliament, executive ministries, local government) and public communities about globalization issues. The public education activities cover training, workshop, public dialogue, discussion and hearing with the related ministries and parliament. The public education objective is to create the understanding of globalization issues and their impacts on social livelihoods, global institution roles and their relationship with national and local policies. Specifically, the public will be supplied by analytical information about WTO.
Advocacy/ Campaign
This activity is a logic continuation of two previous activities. IGJ will implement advocacy works, at least to present critical awareness on the issues. Such issues will be based on negotiation protests proceeding at WTO and in Ministerial Meetings, together with their impact and influences on development and economy.
Network Development
IGJ will bind relations with various groups working with globalization issues, and with local groups interested in globalization issues, too. IGJ will facilitate the networks interested in campaigning global issues.
Issue Priority
Issue priorities cover AOA (Agreement on Agriculture), TRIPs (Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights), GATS (General Agreement on Trade in Services) and new issues (NAMA [Non-Agriculture Market Access], Environment, Government Spending, Trading Facilitation, Competition Policy and Investment).
