FTAA is vehemently opposed in Latin America by the working class, peasants, and indigenous peoples.
"Free trade" is not working for the majority of the world. During the most recent period of rapid growth in global trade and investment-1960 to 1998-inequality worsened internationally and within countries. Without debt cancellation and rules to curtail rampant capital speculation, countries in the Global South will remain dominated by the Global North, inequality will increase, and the hope of achieving sustainable development will be farther off. Top Ten Reasons to Oppose the Free Trade Area of the Americas(For the full text go to the link provided at bottom)
1. The FTAA Expands a Proven Disaster
2. The Agreement Is Being Written Without Citizen Input
3. The Agreement Will Undermine Labor Rights and Cause Further Job Loss
4. The Agreement Will Exacerbate Environmental Destruction
5. The Agreements Will Hurt Family Farmers
6. The Agreement Will Lead to Privatization of Essential Services
7. The Agreement Will Jeopardize Consumer and Environmental Protections
8. The Agreement Will Spread the Use of GMOs
9. The Agreement Will Increase Poverty and Inequality
10. There Are Proven Alternatives
http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/ftaa/topten.html