How unequal trade with Global North leaves Latin America supplying land, labor and raw materials

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May 18, 2026, 9:00 pm62 ptsTrending
More than 900 million tonnes of materials, 4 million km2 of land, and 53 billion hours of labor. This is the scale of resources that the Global North net appropriated from Latin America through international trade in 2020 alone, according to a new study by the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology…

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