News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 616
Brazil Lagging in Fight against Human Trafficking
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 20 (IPS) - In contravention of international law, in Brazil trafficking in human beings remains invisible and unpunished, which encourages the practice of trafficking for sexual exploitation, forced labour, illegal adoption and the trade in human organs, according to experts.
Environmentalists See Seeds as Key to Agricultural Reform
- Inter Press Service
FLORENCE, May 20 (IPS) - As the global agricultural sector is faced with ever-greater challenges, the question of how to reform and improve the sector is a controversial and difficult one. So Terra Futura, a three-day exhibition and conference on agricultural good practises held annually in Florence, brought the debate back to its roots: seeds.
Survivors of Factory Collapse Speak Out
- Inter Press Service
DHAKA, May 20 (IPS) - "It was dark and hot with choking dust all around. The air was filled with the smell of decomposing corpses," recalled Nasima, a 24-year-old factory worker who spent four days buried under the rubble of an eight-storey building that collapsed in a suburb of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka last month.
Has Caribbean Diplomacy Lost Its Mojo?
- Inter Press Service
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, May 18 (IPS) - Whether by accident or coincidence, recent days have seen a variety of Caribbean leaders and journalists question whether the region is failing to pursue leadership roles within international organisations - and thus losing its voice in global issues like trade, climate change, and peace and security.
Official Bullying Lurks Behind Prep for Olympics in Brazil
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 17 (IPS) - As Brazil prepares to host several sporting mega-events, human rights abuses and authoritarian interventions by the authorities are going on behind the scenes, favouring major urbanisation projects and stadium remodelling, a study says.
Pioneering Italian Town Leads Europe in Waste Recycling
- Inter Press Service
CAPANNORI, Italy, May 17 (IPS) - Capannori, a rural town in the Italian province of Lucca, in Tuscany, boasts a proud history. Six years ago, it became a trendsetter and leader, not just in Italy but throughout all of Europe, as the continent's first Zero Waste town.
Afghan Women Harassed into Unemployment
- Inter Press Service
KABUL, May 17 (IPS) - While global attention is fixed on the scheduled pullout of U.S. and NATO troops from Afghanistan in 2014, women here have a much more immediate concern: how will they survive another day at work?
Developing World to Dominate Global Investment by 2030
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 17 (IPS) - Over the next decade and a half, a major global shift will result in the developing world controlling roughly half of the world's capital, up from less than a third today.
South Asia in Search of Coordinated Climate Policy
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, May 16 (IPS) - With a combined population of over 1.7 billion, which includes some of the world's poorest but also a sizeable middle class with a growing spending capacity, South Asia is a policymaker's nightmare.
Rafsanjani’s Presidential Bid Elicits Hope, Scorn
- Inter Press Service
TEHRAN, May 16 (IPS) - The last-minute entry of former president and current chair of the Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani into the presidential polls set for Jun. 14 has inspired vastly different reactions in a conflicted Iran.
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