Christopher Ward

President of Ward Advocacy and Ward Health. Baird's CMC partner. Advocate for fair trade and for access to health care. Former Ontario, Cabinet Minister.

[Christopher Ward @chriscward]

5492 0706 3554. Looking for Giratina raids #PokemonGOraid

[Christopher Ward @chriscward]

Looking for #PokemonGoRaids for #Giratina

[Christopher Ward @chriscward]

This is a shocking truth about Democrats and why they will never advance a real social agenda https://t.co/bKcr2tLi8T

[Katishi Masemola @rragomoditi]

@NhlanhlaDhlam10 @FairPlayZA @CyrilRamaphosa @PresidencyZA If there's one mistake our country should avoid doing is to allow history (of the decimation of clothing/textile industry) to repeat itself in the form of decimation of the poultry sector through chicken dumping from China or from anywhere (EU, Brazil and US included).

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Izaak Breitenbach of the SA Poultry Assoc. says 47% of small poultry farmers in SA went out of business in the past year. Watch this clip to discover why. #stopdumping @IBreitenbach01

This clip is from our recent webinar; watch it in full here: https://t.co/LrWhmUYfRI

[FairPlay @FairPlayZA]

How will SA’s chicken industry position itself for #growth after #COVID19?

We’ve assembled a panel of thought leaders to uncover the forces shaping this key agricultural sector.

Register for our #webinar here: https://t.co/AdFcDjXdCo
Tag your questions with #RoadmaptoRecovery

[Christopher Ward @chriscward]

@lostplum Thanks for sharing this

[FairPlay @FairPlayZA]

“A wave of dumped imports is coming and local jobs are under threat,” says @FairPlayZA founder @FrancoisBaird. 🚨

https://t.co/g0b6bVlHtY @busrep @the_dti

[Christopher Ward @chriscward]

.@FairPlayZA monthly newsletter is a compendium of reportage and editorial opinion, summarizing key developments affecting ordinary South Africans and South African industry.
https://t.co/ZkY5OV4ToO

[FairPlay @FairPlayZA]

Even the #EU agrees that its food system is unsustainable.

By overproducing, and then dumping the excess, the #EU not only destroys livelihoods in Africa, but also destroys contributes to environmental degradation.

https://t.co/Dz7G62Ymxn

[melinda shaw @melshaw001]

This acknowledgement of EU inefficiency in food systems and its global impact is refreshing. Yes to all the measures proposed: now also consider how EU overproduction of chicken and dumping of the unwanted spare parts on Africa destroys local industries, and stop it! @FairPlayZA

[Christopher Ward @chriscward]

Good for Ellen Degeneres @TheEllenShow George Bush’s greatest legacy is the millions of lives saved by PEPFAR. His program to get medicines to HIV/AIDS patients all over the world. Conveniently forgotten and ignored by his critics.

[Katishi Masemola @rragomoditi]

@chriscward Shocked by SANCU's argument dressed as "interests of conumers" presumably on price and food safety. Margins, from dumped 2 retail prices, aren't passed to consumers but "looted" by both importers (meat brokers) n retailers. Countries blocking Brazilian chicken on safety grounds!

[Christopher Ward @chriscward]

The surest way to undermine a nation's food security is to open the door to the dumping of food products from countries like Brazil that reduce their food production costs by abusing workers and yet rely on state support for their agricultural industries MT @FairPlayZA

[Ag&Rural Development @AgRuralDev]

Really !? South Africa's consumer's watch dog should be more concerned about national food security rather than being the cheerleaders for importers of Brazil chicken that mark-up the price of chicken leg quarters nearly 300 percent above their landed cost.

[Christopher Ward @chriscward]

SANCU's analysis is outrageous. The profit margin on Brazilian chicken imports is massive. Importers of Brazil chicken easily absorbs Chinese tariffs and can do so in South Africa and still make huge profits. Thousands of rural jobs in South Africa rely on chicken production

[FairPlay @FairPlayZA]

Watch as SANCU sells out SA consumers. The facts speak for themselves: Brazilian chicken has been banned in 20 countries due to food safety concerns. Why is SANCU defending Brazilian chicken when they should be defending South African consumers? Footage courtesy @SABCNewsOnline

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Predatory importers say tariffs to stop chicken dumping will increase the price of chicken. This claim has been rejected by agri economists. These importers are lining their pockets at the expense of the local industry.
Read the full story on @BDliveSA : https://t.co/Xs3G9XkVOq

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‘Government should highlight these repugnant labour conditions that are analogous to slave-trade...’ – FAWU Sec Gen @rragomoditi . Read the exposé on @Fin24 https://t.co/4hvv5rTKa7

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It's official: SA is among the 6 most efficient chicken producing countries in the world. When we ask for import duties it's about fair trade, not protectionism.
https://t.co/Fqzu7LUNPW