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Groups Faults China's Wal-Mart Suppliers

Associated Press
12/08/2006

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Several Chinese suppliers of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. fail to pay legally required wages or provide health insurance and allow poor working conditions, a New York-based labor group says.

A Wal-Mart spokesman said Friday it was looking into the claims in a  report issued this week by China Labor Watch. Managers at two  companies cited in the report denied the accusations.

US labor lawyer turned back at NAIA

Inquirer (Philippines)
12/07/2006

CEBU CITY -- (UPDATE) An American labor lawyer scheduled to attend a civil society conference parallel to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Business Forum here was denied entry at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) late Wednesday evening.

Brian Campbell is believed to be the first foreign activist on the way to attending alternative forums and activities in the course of the

12th ASEAN Summit to be turned away.

Immigration officials on Thursday confirmed stopping Campbell and putting him on the next flight back to Hong Kong.

Stopping Firestone: Getting Rubber to Meet the Road

Foreign Policy in Focus
12/07/2006

By Roxanne Lawson and Tim Newman

Liberia is rich in natural resources and Africa’s largest producer of natural rubber. It is also one of the world's poorest countries. Liberia's impoverishment is directly related to the wealth generated from its natural resources; wealth that because of a history of inequality and exploitation benefits multinational corporations and some wealthy Liberians at the expense of the citizens of Liberia. However, many Liberians, along with international allies, are actively resisting this unjust system.

China Suppliers to Move to Wal-Mart Town

Associated Press
12/06/2006

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BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Chinese companies may be the next source of job creation in Wal-Mart's hometown, following in the footsteps of U.S. companies that have flocked to northwest Arkansas to work more closely with the world's largest retailer.

A leading executive search firm, Cameron Smith Associates, and another area company that works with foreign producers will host a conference in China next month to show manufacturers there how they can boost business by opening local offices to manage their accounts with Wal-Mart Stores Inc...

 

Congresistas estadounidenses dudan si flores colombianas merecen preferencias arancelarias

El Tiempo Colombia
12/05/2006

Se fundamentan en versiones de sindicalistas en Colombia en el sentido de que el cierre del mayor cultivo de flores de Dole cerca de Bogotá fue porque sus trabajadores estaban sindicalizados.

Las dudas han sido expresdas por tres congresistas demócratas, Jan Schakowsky, Barbara Lee y Linda Sánchez, de visita en Colombia la semana pasada.

EXPOSED!

CCNMatthews
12/03/2006

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OTTAWA--(CCNMatthews - Dec. 2, 2005) - The latest controversy swirling around Wal-Mart and the non-ethical labour practices of many other companies shows that Canadians need better information about the products they buy. Consumers have a right to know the conditions in which products are made so they can make informed and ethical choices.

Not Enough Fish in the Sea

Los Angeles Times
11/26/2006

As ocean seafood populations plummet, catching is mostly unhindered -- only Alaska is willing to self-police. Big business is starting to lend a hand.

Fish counters in green rain slickers patrol a narrow channel of glacier-fed river, keeping close tabs on the thousands of salmon that migrate upstream to spawn.

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