Global Issues
News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 391
Improving Rural Livelihoods Boosts Agrarian Economies
- Inter Press Service
RUMURUTI, Nairobi, Mar 16 (IPS) - For two decades, Dickson Kamau only grew maize on his 0.5 hectare (ha) of land earning himself the nickname Kamau wa mbembe or Kamau who owns maize in his native Kikuyu language.
Rural Costa Rican Families Flourish in the Shade
- Inter Press Service
LOS REYES, Costa Rica, Mar 15 (IPS) - Before they got involved in farming, Luis Diego Murillo and Xinia Solano paid their bills and put food on their table with Luis's salary as a foreman on construction sites, an unstable job that kept him on the move.
Are We Entering Into a Long Term Stagnation?
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Mar 15 (IPS) - Larry Summers, Clinton's minister of treasury, has made few friends in life. At that time, he was instrumental in eliminating the Glass Stegall Banking Law, which since 1933 separated the bank's customer deposits from the financial activities of the Stock Exchange, releasing a flood of money which created the present monster financial system.
Tribute to a Slain Environment Activist
- Inter Press Service
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Mar 15 (IPS) - Berta Isabel Cáceres Flores, was in her early 20s when she co-founded the Council of Popular and Indigenous Organisations of Honduras (Cophin), a group that campaigned for the rights of indigenous communities in the South American nation.
Post COP21: Costa Rica’s Innovation Must Become the Global Norm
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 14 (IPS) - The Paris agreement means countries and corporations will be compelled to act much more quickly on making agricultural commodity production more sustainable. Companies must look beyond their supply chains. Farmers need support to overcome barriers such as: struggle with ineffective farming practices, lack of investment and fluctuating commodity prices.
Can Europe Survive – Back to a Better Yesterday?
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Mar 11 (IPS) - The last formal act of European disintegration was the last negotiation between 28 European leaders and the Prime Minister of Turkey. The deal, against all international treaties, is a total capitulation to European values. Europe will give Turkey 6 billion dollars, and in exchange Turkey will keep refugees from coming to Europe. Or better, will screen everybody, and send to Europe only the Syrians who are eligible for political asylum.
Clean Clothes – Fashion Free of Slave Labour in Argentina
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Mar 10 (IPS) - In Argentina, there are now 20 brand names that guarantee that their garments are produced by workers in decent working conditions, thanks to the Clean Clothes network, aimed at eradicating slave labour in the garment industry, which illegally employs some 30,000 people in sweatshops around the country.
Enriching Education in Bangladesh
- Inter Press Service
CHAIPAINAWABGANJ, Bangladesh, Mar 10 (IPS) - About a year ago, seven year-old Afroza Khatun dropped out of school as her mother could not continue supervising her homework.
Rural Community Fights a Second Dam and a New Expropriation of Land
- Inter Press Service
CHICOASÉN, Mexico, Mar 08 (IPS) - In 1976, the construction of a hydroelectric dam destroyed farmland in the rural municipality of Chicoasén in southern Mexico. Forty years later, part of the local population is fighting a second dam, which would deprive them of more land.
Are We “Celebrating” Women Again?
- Inter Press Service
Syracuse, NY, USA, Mar 08 (IPS) - It is time to "celebrate" International Women's Day (IWY) again. Celebrating women sounds like a positive, upbeat action. We can note women's increasing roles in government, in business, and as leaders of civil society. We can also describe how women are the backbone of every community and virtually every family.
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