Global Exchange is an avocacy group and non-governmental organization (NGO), based in San Francisco, California, United States. It was founded in 1988, and funds itself through memberships. Its stated aim is to promote human rights and social, economic, and environmental justice around the world. It has worked to increase public awareness of what it feels are the root causes of injustice, while also building international partnerships. It attempts to address a wide range of issues ranging from worker abuse by U.S. companies to the U.S. war in Iraq. It also maintains that the World Trade Organization (WTO) undercuts consumer and environmental protections.