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April 2008
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30.04.2008
BANGKOK, Apr 29 (IPS) - As if the burdens they shoulder are not enough, Asia's women are being compelled to bear the additional weight of rising food prices, say women's rights activists from across the region.
more...From: Inter Press Service (IPS) Related topics/regions: [Asia and the Pacific] [Gender] [Poverty] [Food] [Agriculture] Image: In Nepal. © Heifer International
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29.04.2008
Women are the worst hit by the ongoing food crisis in Asia. According to Committee for Asian Women (CAW), female workers are compelled to take additional jobs in the informal sector, where there are no steady wages or social benefits.
more...Related topics/regions: [Asia and the Pacific] [Gender] [Food] |
25.04.2008
Kiista palkoista Nestlén ja sen Permissä Uralilla toimivan makeistehtaan työntekijöiden välillä on kärjistynyt. Ay-johtaja on esittänyt, että Nestlén on lähdettävä Venäjältä, ellei se paranna suhtautumistaan työntekijöihinsä.
more...From: Trade Union News from Finland Related topics/regions: [Russian Federation] [Corporations] Image: © Geographical
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23.04.2008
Kahdeksan tunnin työpäivä on Argentiinan muotiteollisuuden paperittomille ompelijoille kaukainen haave. Bolivialaiset työläiset perustivat hikipajojen orjatyötä paetakseen oman osuuskunnan.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [Argentina] [Bolivia] [Migration] |
22.04.2008
Centre for Science and Environment releases a two year study on the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act as it becomes pan-Indian from April 1. NREGA can regenerate the village economy through productive assets on water conservation and afforestation and just wages for the people, says CSE.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [India] [Conservation] [Economy] [Poverty] [Development] Image: Wages under NREGA need to be standardised © CARE India
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22.04.2008
Women’s contribution to the economy and society remains largely unrecognised, underpaid and unpaid in most cases. The need for women to secure land and property is even more critical now, writes Dr Vibhuti Patel of SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai, India.
more...From: OneWorld South Asia Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Gender] [Human rights] [Land] Image: Imagine a world of equality
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22.04.2008
Kansainvälinen työjärjestö ILOn konferenssi pohtii vihreiden työpaikkojen synnyttämistä Aasiaan. Vihreät työpaikat ovat töitä, jotka vähentävät tuotannon ja kulutuksen ympäristövaikutuksia.
more...From: OneWorld South Asia Related topics/regions: [Asia and the Pacific] [Environment] Image: -
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21.04.2008
The ILO conference that opens today in Niigata, Japan, will focus on environmental impact on jobs and sustainable economies. Green jobs are activities that de-carbonize economies and protect ecosystems while saving energy. These new patterns of work will be crucial for adaptation and mitigation efforts to climate changes, says ILO.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Climate change] [Environment] Image: Green jobs for green lives /Photo credit: ILO
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21.04.2008
Kohtuuttoman pitkät työpäivät ja köyhyyttä ylläpitävä palkka ovat urheiluvaatteita ja –välineitä valmistavassa teollisuudessa pikemmin sääntö kuin poikkeus, kertoo kansainvälisen Play Fair –verkoston kokoama raportti.
more...From: Suomen Ammattiliittojen Solidaarisuuskeskus Related topics/regions: [Corporations] |
21.04.2008
Venezuelan presidentti Hugo Chavez on ottanut valtion hallintaan maan suurimman terästehtaan. Tehtaan työläiset olivat vaatineet kansallistamista kiisteltyään kuukausia työnantajan kanssa palkoista ja eläkkeistä.
more...From: Trade Union News from Finland Related topics/regions: [Venezuela] [Corporations] |
18.04.2008
Hondurasin syrjäisen rannikkoseudun hummerinsukeltajat vaarantavat työssään henkensä, mutta ravuista saatavia tuloja he eivät näe. Nyt Miskito-sukeltajat ovat alkaneet järjestäytyä ja vaatia oikeuksiaan.
more...From: global.finland Related topics/regions: [Honduras] [Poverty] |
16.04.2008
Brittiläisen kansalaisjärjestö Oxfamin mukaan saksalaiset kauppaketjut, myös Suomessa toimiva Lidl, pitävät hedelmien hintaa alhaisena riistämällä työvoimaa Ecuadorissa ja Costa Ricassa.
more...From: UnMundo América Latina Related topics/regions: [Latin America & Caribbean] [Germany] Image: -
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15.04.2008
A new International Labour Organization report says the workplace is helping tackle HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination through greater tolerance and improved attitude towards affected co-workers. The report, which covers 650 workplaces in 24 countries, also notes an increased acceptance of condom use.
more...Related topics/regions: [United Nations] [AIDS] [Social exclusion] Image: An AIDS billboard in South Africa © Daily Mail & Guardian
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14.04.2008
SAN FRANCISCO, Apr 14 (OneWorld) - Long-time critics of corporate-friendly free trade agreements are applauding House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for effectively putting the brakes on a deal with the South American nation of Colombia.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [Colombia] [United States] [Geopolitics] [Trade] [Economy] Image: Colombian farmers stood to lose a lot from the trade deal, said anti-poverty groups. Image © Lutheran World Relief
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14.04.2008
In India's business capital, an NGO Sanmitra helps HIV positive women ensure a life of independence and dignity by making them re-enter the mainstream workforce. The organisation’s thrust is on HIV prevention, care and support to the affected and infected people.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Gender] [AIDS] [Health] |
14.04.2008
With the arrival of computer-aided designs, the traditional Chirala saree weavers in southern India have been forced out of business. Despite straining themselves for hours to compete with the computerised mass production, upholders of this unique art are living in abject poverty with no support coming from the state government.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Business] [Poverty] Image: Loom of despair / Photo Credit: Aparna Pallavi / Down to Earth
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12.04.2008
More...Related topics/regions: [Cambodia] Image: Garment workers face difficult conditions every day in Cambodian factories
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11.04.2008
Lakkoon ryhtyvät siirtolaistyöläiset vaativat tiukkojen ulkomaalaislakien kumoamista, paperittomien siirtolaisten virallistamista sekä siirtolaisia riistävien työnantajien rankaisemista.
more...From: OneWorld Spain Related topics/regions: [Spain] [Migration] Image: - © Chandra Foundation
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11.04.2008
The world's leading mobile telephone producer Nokia admitted that "the union leaders" at Nokia's plant in Reynosa in Mexico are appointed by the company itself. Thus the principle of free organising of labour, approved by Nokia in its code of conduct, does not materialise in practise at its very own plant.
more...From: Trade Union News from Finland Related topics/regions: [Mexico] [Corporations] Image: © Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep
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10.04.2008
"Show your support of trade agreements that assure job security and decent livelihoods, and take a stand against the NAFTA model that displaces millions from their homes and jobs and furthers environmental destruction," urges a group advocating fairer globalization.
more...From: Global Exchange Related topics/regions: [Colombia] [Panama] [Peru] [South Korea] [United States] [Geopolitics] [Environmental activism] [Trade] [International cooperation] [Agriculture] Image: © American Friends Service Committee
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