News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 902
KENYA: Medical Smart Card Extended to Maternal Care
- Inter Press Service
Kenyans can now save towards the cost of childbirth at the country's largest maternal hospital thanks to a medical smart card system.
Mexican NGOs, Hard Up and Under Threat
- Inter Press Service
Public safety is the top concern of Mexico's civil society organisations, but shortage of money is hampering their work, according to a study released this week in the capital.
Labour Rights Under Scrutiny in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
- Inter Press Service
The garment industry in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka has come under intense scrutiny amidst widespread accusations of large- scale labour exploitation.
MEXICO: Oil Workers at Sea Without a Safety Net
- Inter Press Service
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has reawakened concerns about labour conditions on Mexican drilling platforms.
TRADE-NEPAL: Carpet Industry Frayed at the Edges
- Inter Press Service
It was an industry pioneer and had even proved itself successful in the export market. But these days Jawalakhel Handicraft Centre (JHC) is barely able to sustain itself on retail sales, and general manager Chimi Dorjee has been reduced to just recalling how things had been when the going was still good.
DRC Farmers Welcome Support
- Inter Press Service
Farmers in the southwestern Democratic Republic of Congo are looking forward to increased production after 16 tractors and 200 ox-drawn carts were distributed across three regions in the province of Bandundu.
MALAWI: A Cellphone, a Bicycle and Sound Agricultural Advice
- Inter Press Service
It is 11 am and Mary Jusa seems unconcerned by the sun beating hard on her back. Humming a traditional tune, she carries on uprooting weeds in her maize field between two water canals.
ECUADOR: All-Out Offensive Against Child Malnutrition
- Inter Press Service
The Ecuadorean government aims over the next five years to eradicate chronic malnutrition among children under one -- 10 percent of whom are now undernourished -- and reduce the rate among children under five from the current 22 percent to seven percent.
SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Jobless Youth Still Waiting for Better Times
- Inter Press Service
Tanya Athikom’s search for a permanent job in the information technology sector has so far resulted in a string of disappointments. The Bangkok resident has thus been forced to accept short-term contracts in local and multinational companies here in the Thai capital.
MALAWI: Used Car Dealers Seeing Red Over New Green Tax
- Inter Press Service
Small-scale importers of used cars in Malawi are crying foul over a government decision to introduce higher duties on second-hand passenger vehicles aged eight years and older.
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