News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 608
Are Developing Countries Waving or Drowning?
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Jun 10 (IPS) - More than five years since the outbreak of the global financial crisis, the world economy has shown few signs of stabilising and moving towards strong and sustained growth.
Kenya’s Flower Farms No Bed of Roses
- Inter Press Service
NAIVASHA, Kenya, Jun 10 (IPS) - Catherine Mumbi knows the difficulties of working in Kenya's flower sector. She was fired as a casual worker at a flower farm after taking time off to recover from complications of the liver. But that was just the start of her problems.
Iceland Renews Push for Aluminium Plant
- Inter Press Service
REYKJAVIK, Jun 09 (IPS) - The new Icelandic government was only a day old when it announced in mid-May that it would do all it could to push ahead with the Helguvik aluminium smelter. Construction for the smelter began in in 2008 but since then has met with a variety of problems, mostly energy-related.
BOOKS: The Brothel Next Door
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jun 08 (IPS) - The underground sex trade is closer to our everyday world than we may think.
The Future of the Pacific Ocean Hangs in the Balance
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY, Jun 08 (IPS) - The immense scale of the Pacific Ocean at 165 million square kilometres inspires awe and fascination, but for those who inhabit the 22 Pacific island countries and territories, it is the very source of life. Without it, livelihoods and economies would collapse, hunger and ill-health would become endemic and human survival would be threatened.
Q&A: Turkish Opposition Leader Expects Unrest to Continue
- Inter Press Service
ANKARA, Jun 08 (IPS) - As protests in Turkey stretch into their second week, the precise terms and conditions that could bring the social unrest to an end are unclear, though many speculate about what would end the deadlock between the government and protesters.
Mexican Climate Fund Short of Cash, Slow Off the Mark
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Jun 08 (IPS) - The Climate Change Fund set up in November in Mexico faces enormous challenges such as the enforcement of anti-corruption standards, which make it unlikely that concrete actions will begin this year, according to civil society organisations.
Australian Politicians Woo Sydney’s “Other Half”
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY, Jun 08 (IPS) - With a population of over 1.2 million people spread across 14 government districts, the suburbs of western Sydney have long been perceived as the impoverished "other half" of Australia's economic, financial and political hub, serving as a de facto port of entry for incoming migrant workers.
First Prisoners' Trade Union Defends Rights in Argentina
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Jun 07 (IPS) - The first prisoners' union in Argentina, a country with a strong organised labour tradition, fights for the rights of inmates.
In Southern Tunisia, Pollution No Longer Swept Under the Rug
- Inter Press Service
GABÈS, Jun 07 (IPS) - The story of Gabès and the local phosphate industry follows a plot that is all too familiar: an underdeveloped town located in an industrial region boasts one major lucrative industry with high output and export values, but the local population and surroundings experience alarming levels of illness and environmental blight.
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