For too long, debates over international trade have been dominated by corporate elites and economic ideologues, rather than rooted in the experiences of ordinary people. 

The Trade Stories Project allows people who have been affected by policies and institutions like NAFTA and the WTO to share their views on a matter crucial to the global economy. 

This includes displaced workers, farmers, small business owners and immigrants who have been typically excluded from the trade debate.

Alejandro Villamar

Mexico City, D.F., Mexico

Alejandro works for RMALC, the Mexican Action Network on Free Trade.

 Hear part of Alejandro's story...

“More than fifty percent of the total agricultural products consumed in Mexico come from the United States and Canada.  Many of these products in the United States are grown by an ‘illegal,’ undocumented labor force from Mexico.  It’s terrible.

“It is impossible to resolve environmental and labor rights if you don’t touch other parts of NAFTA.”