News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 880
Migrant Workers in Mexico Left to Hoe Their Own Row
- Inter Press Service
Every year since 1975, Castro Solano has left his home in the town of Tlapa de Comonfort, in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero, to work in other parts of the country as a seasonal farm labourer.
U.S.: Think Tank Calls for 'Bold Leap Forward' in India Ties
- Inter Press Service
On the eve of U.S. President Barack Obama's maiden voyage to India early next month, an influential think tank is calling for 'a bold leap forward' in ties between the two nations.
World Bank Extends Food Crisis Fund
- Inter Press Service
Amidst fears of a recurring food crisis, the World Bank has reactivated its Global Food Crisis Response Programme (GFRP), dedicating up to 760 million dollars to countries at risk of food price volatility.
ZIMBABWE: Women Metal Worker Breaking the Mould
- Inter Press Service
At a time when more and more women around the world are taking up jobs in male-dominated domains, 41-year-old Sithabile Ruswa is also making her mark, albeit far from the air-conditioned boardrooms usually reported on.
Outcry as Rwandan Govt Shifts Money to Primary Education
- Inter Press Service
In an attempt to meet the development goal of universal access to primary education by 2015, Rwanda’s government has decided to reallocate a large part of its tertiary education budget to the primary education sector.
Proposed Pension Bill Outrages Malawi Workers
- Inter Press Service
A draft pension bill has created great concern among workers in Malawi, with some hurriedly seeking early retirement before it will be passed. The bone of contention is a section pegging the retirement age for women at 55 and men at 60.
ZAMBIA: Widespread Poverty Threatens to Reverse MDG Gains
- Inter Press Service
Civil society organisations warn that unless Zambia addresses its high poverty levels, the strides the country already made in achieving some of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) may be reversed.
MAURITIUS: Social Ills Prevail Despite Meeting MDGs
- Inter Press Service
The small island state of Mauritius is the only African country likely to meet all eight of the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015 - at least on paper. But its citizens say government could do more to improve livelihoods, gender equality and environmental sustainability.
Chinese Art Appears With Health Warning
- Inter Press Service
China's rebel artist Ai Weiwei had intended a political message. And may be a truly memorable metaphor for the state of modern China and humanity as a whole. But the final outcome of his multimedia installation at the London's Tate Modern may have been rather unexpected, for what he got was a striking symbol of the 'Made in China' effect on the world.
EUROPE: For Women, East Is Backward East
- Inter Press Service
Women's rights organisations in Eastern Europe say they are struggling to overcome centuries-old gender stereotypes.
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