Thousands of protesters staged a demonstration in London this afternoon to call for fairer trade practices ahead of next week's World Trade Organisation conference in Doha, Qatar.
The protest, organised by the Trade Justice Movement, ended in Trafalgar Square in the centre of the capital.
Police, estimated 2,000 peaceful protesters took part, while organisers said the figure was 7,000.
Ed Sweeney, chairman of the International Development Group of Britain's Trades Union Congress, said: "The WTO cannot carry on business as usual without undermining fundamental human rights.
"The Doha meeting (from November 9-13) presents governments with an opportunity to demonstrate the will to construct an international trading system that puts people first, an opportunity not to be squandered."
AFP