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Consumers International convenes entities for campaign of 2013

06/11/2012

Focus of the organization is alert to the damage caused by the lack of consumer protection
 
RIO - "Justice for consumers now!" Is the campaign theme for the World Day of Consumer Rights in 2013. The announcement was made by Consumers International (CI) on Friday. The organization is calling on its members to take advantage of the next March 15 to expose the damages caused by poor or nonexistent protection of consumers worldwide.
 
"They are defective products that cause damage, utility providers are omitting the face of complaints or poor service delivery by banks. Greater protection of consumers is always part of the solution, "says an excerpt from the statement on the website of CI.
 
According to the organization, both industrialized countries and emerging economies and developing countries can benefit from increased protection to consumers. So the next World Day of Consumer Rights will attempt to draw attention to sectors "that are in desperate need of improvements."
 
- A good consumer protection is not only the law, it also achieves justice and may even help save lives and create a society create more justice - said Helen McCallum, managing director of CI.
 
The theme was chosen to coincide with the update of the UN Guidelines on Consumer Protection. The CI intends to work together with their global representatives for these guidelines to address more broadly the current concerns of consumers.
 
The UN Guidelines, agreed for the first time in 1985, and updated in 1999, is an international reference for the consumer rights movement. Therefore, the IC supports new provisions on issues relating to financial services and energy.


Source: The Globe

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