Alter-globalization activists fight for better treatment of developing countries and their economies, workers' rights, fair trade, and equal human rights. They oppose the
exploitation of labor, outsourcing of jobs to foreign nations (though some argue this is a nationalistic rather than alter-globalist motive), pollution of local environments, and harm to foreign cultures to which jobs are outsourced. Aspects of the movement include: • Attempts at an alter-globalization movement to reform policies and processes of the
WTO include: "alternative principles of public accountability, the rights of people and the protection of the environment" through the theoretical framework of Robert Cox. • Labor movement and
trade union initiatives have begun to respond to economic and political globalisation by extending their cooperation and initiatives to the transnational level. •
Fair trade initiatives, corporate codes of conduct, and social clauses as well as a return to local markets instead of relying too heavily on global markets. • "Alter-globalization activists have promoted alternative water governance models through North-South red-green alliances between organized labor, environmental groups, women's groups, and indigenous groups" (spoken in response to the increase in privatization of the global
water supply). • "The first current of the alter-globalization movement considers that instead of getting involved in a global movement and international forums, the path to social change lies through giving life to horizontal, participatory,
convivial and sustainable values in daily practices, personal life and local spaces. Many urban activists cite the way that, for example, the Zapatistas in Mexico and other Latin American indigenous movements now focus on developing communities' local autonomy via participatory self-government, autonomous education systems and improving the quality of life. They appreciate too, the convivial aspect of local initiatives and their promise of small but real alternatives to corporate globalization and mass consumption."
Groups and conferences , held by participants in the movement Advocates of alter-globalization have set up an online global news network, the
Independent Media Center, to report on developments pertinent to the movement. Groups in favor of alter-globalization include
ATTAC, an international trade reform network headquartered in France. The largest forum for alter-globalization activity is the annual
World Social Forum, organized as a democratic space reflecting the movement's values. == See also ==