If you only look at one thread today, Hunker asks please make it this one

[hunkermunker]

I'd like you to sign a petition, please.

The reasons are here.

The petition is here.

Thank you.

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Good on yer!

This is great hunker, i saw other one too but couldn't get it to take petition. I will try again tomorrow. Thanks for doing this.

hunker, i think you need to put a little bit more info on this thread for the people who havent seen the other one. I mean it'll make people sign if you can put across quickly what its about

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Where is the petition?

"The clips show how baby food companies undermine breastfeeding, contributing to the unnecessary death and suffering of infants.

You can see the conditions under which mothers are using formula. You can see some of the company promotions. You can hear health workers explaining the pressure they are under to recommend company products. You can listen to recordings given by hidden company representatives, who explain the strategies they are taught to use.

The film also explains how the government has introduced regulations to try to stop the aggressive marketing which undermines breastfeeding. Some mothers are convinced that their babies will be more intelligent if they use formula. If mothers have problems with breastfeeding, the promotion means they are more likely to think switching to formula will give their child the same or better benefits as breastfeeding and so will be less likely to seek support for breastfeeding.

The marketing regulations have been challenged by the Pharmaceutical and Health Care Association of the Philippines (which does not include Nestlé, which has opposed the measure in other ways). They want to carry on with business as usual.

After the US Chamber of Commerce put pressure on the President of the Philippines, the Supreme Court blocked the regulations. Next month the Supreme Court will rule on whether the regulations will stand or be struck down."

NKF, scroll down the page on the petition link - it's there.

Tried to sign it x 2 but computer froze both times,but fully support the cause.

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Absolutely. Signed.
I just wanna say how I was reading the thread from a few days ago with a list of products produced by Nestle and Nestle owned companies. Had no idea Vittel water and Zoegas coffee were Nestle

Thanx for educating us

I can't get it to work.

signed and bump..

More about what's happening in the Philippines here

It's from Baby Milk Action's newsletter, the rest of which you can see if you scroll up and down the page.

Do also feel free to spend £15 joining Baby Milk Action, if you have the cash to spare.

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thanks, hunker.

i've been boycotting nestle (or trying to, they are so invidious and insidious; it's hard to keep track of their assets) for about 12 years. people always say to me that surely the company has changed as a result of the babymilk action campaign and they no longer do their dirty deeds. but i never believed it. thanks for the proof- will be signing the petition as soon as i can get it to work.

btw, it may be causing some people like myself problems if on dial-up ISP, especially if you hit hunkermunker's first 2 links together, as the video download on the first link seems to be too much for some of these old machines to cope with.

Just to highlight the other side of this - I was born in the Philippines in an extremely dangerous and very dirty hospital. My father brought my mother home early because the conditions were so bad he feared we might become very ill, or worse.

My mum couldn't breastfeed, there were no health workers around or her own mum to help.

I was raised on Nestle carnation milk, and whilst I wouldn't endorse Nestle per se, and indeed am passionate about breastfeeding, I have to conclude that this Nestle product possibly saved my life.

Pacinofan, I think that nobody would deny that it was a good thing that you had the milk you did.

But this is about the companies who take the support away from the women - if your mum had had healthcare workers around, she'd have been able to breastfeed, maybe?

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