Several rights groups responded Friday, calling on Trump to repeal the ban, which applies to migrants from Syria and 5 other countries in Africa and the Middle East. “Trump was using very strong words last night to describe the cruelty and the horrors that children and civilians in general are enduring (in Syria),” Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno, co-director of the US Program … [Read more...] about News and Views from the Global South
Globalisation/グローバリゼーション
Takata Fined $1 Billion For Hiding Information on Exploding Car Airbags
by Kavya Padmanabhan, Special to CorpWatch January 20th, 2017 Support CorpWatch (select Corporation Watch)Takata, the Japanese auto parts maker, will pay a $1 billion fine to the U.S. government after pleading guilty to hiding information about the likelihood that the company’s car air bags could accidentally explode. Takata air bags have been linked to … [Read more...] about Takata Fined $1 Billion For Hiding Information on Exploding Car Airbags
Authoritarian Neoliberalism and the Myth of Free Markets
Since the inauguration of the so-called War on Terror in 2001, but especially since the outbreak of global financial crisis in 2008, there has been much talk of the “return of the state.” At first, this notion was related to the increasing ubiquity of security themes after 2001, and later it was invoked in commentary on the massive bailouts of financial institutions. But while … [Read more...] about Authoritarian Neoliberalism and the Myth of Free Markets
子供の奴隷を使っている有名チョコレート企業7社
2月9日【AnonHQ】http://anonhq.com/7-famous-brands-that-use-child-slaves-to-make-your-chocolate/ より翻訳. Vandita著：西アフリカのカカオ豆農園では、15歳に満たない子供たち（中には5歳の子供も）が朝6時から夕方まで働いています。そしてこれら農園は、あなたの大好きなキットカットやM＆Mといったチョコレートの生産のためにネスレーやハーシー（Hershey）、マース（Mars）、クラフト、ADMココア、ゴディバ、そしてFowler’s … [Read more...] about 子供の奴隷を使っている有名チョコレート企業7社
7 Famous Brands That Use Child Slaves To Make Your Chocolate
Originally posted hereChildren younger than 15 – some as young as 5 – work from 6 am till evening in West Africa at cocoa farms connected to Nestlé, Hershey, Mars, Kraft, ADM Cocoa, Godiva, and Fowler’s Chocolate to produce your favorite chocolates including Reese’s, Kit Kat, M&M’s, MilkyWay and Butterfinger.In September 2015, three class action lawsuits brought in … [Read more...] about 7 Famous Brands That Use Child Slaves To Make Your Chocolate