Protesters raised up a giant pair of scales in the city as they lobbied for trade justice.
As part of a national campaign, the York Trade Justice Group assembled at the Eye of York on Saturday with a giant pair of scales to symbolise the way international trade rules are weighted to benefit rich countries.
After their demonstration the campaigners met York MP Hugh Bayley at the Friends' Meeting House in York to ask him to support the Trade Justice Movement, which calls for fairer trade rules.
John Whitworth, of the York group, said: "Trade rules have the potential to reduce poverty and protect the planet, but this is not just happening at the moment. We are scaling up our efforts to persuade the UK government to take the lead in changing the balance in the rules."
Updated: 11:56 Tuesday, July 01, 2003
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