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Tuesday, August 12th, 2008Why does it seem that extractive industry companies are always the ones being picked on? After all, they have to make a profit too? Why should their operations be scrutinized ever more so than those of other industries? At the risk of generalizing, the history of extractive industries justifies such scrutiny—especially in regards to community [...]
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Samsung ex-chairman guilty of fraud
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008As reported by BBC News, the ex-chairman of South Korean firm Samsung, Lee Kun-hee, has been found guilty of tax evasion in Seoul and given a three-year suspended jail term. The charges followed a three-month investigation into alleged corruption at South Korea’s biggest conglomerate. Lee, one of South Korea’s richest men, had headed Samsung for [...]
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PUMA’s Whitewashing
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008In anticipation of this summer’s Olympics, more attention has been directed at China and its role in protecting human rights. China and human rights—these phrases may conjure up a number of images: Tiananmen Square, press censorship and—one of the hottest issues in an age of corporate responsibility—sweatshops with their grueling hours, abhorrent conditions, and underpaid [...]
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Nigerian “Blood Oil”
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008According to a July 7 posting on BBC Africa, an international cartel of oil smugglers steals billions of dollars in “blood oil” from Nigeria, trading it for guns, according to the president of the country. Speaking at the G8 summit in Japan, President Umaru Yar’Adua drew comparisons between oil “bunkering” and the trade in “blood [...]
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Colombia: Betancourt Walks, Unionists Die and Constitution Goes Out the Window
Sunday, July 6th, 2008While the press marvels at the success by the Colombian authorities in freeing Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages last week, a lesser event in Colombia goes barely noticed.
As noted on the IPS site on Saturday:
At the same time that Colombian President Álvaro Uribe was welcoming U.S. Republican presidential hopeful John McCain in the north [...]
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