News headlines for “Immigration”, page 258
CHINA: Spate of Factory Suicides Exposes Sorry Plight of Workers
- Inter Press Service
Ma Xiangqian, a 19-year-old migrant from the eastern Chinese province of Henan, worked the 11-hour night shift, seven days a week, putting together electronic parts for Foxconn Technology, the world’s biggest contract maker of information technology goods.
FRANCE: Migrants' Remittances Are a Cash Cow
- Inter Press Service
Immigrants in France send some eight billion euro (9.6 billion US dollars) a year back to their countries of origin, often paying exorbitant fees - though the French government has announced moves to lower tariffs.
CAMBODIA: Premier Hun Sen Profits from Suppression and Aid
- Inter Press Service
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen is savouring another victory. His latest triumph: a string of verdicts against an opposition lawmaker that has guaranteed him the liberty to insult women and get away with it.
Female Migrants Charge Sexual Abuse in Detention
- Inter Press Service
In the wake of allegations that a male guard at a central Texas detention facility sexually assaulted female detainees on their way to being deported, immigrant advocacy groups say stronger oversight and accountability is urgently needed to prevent further abuse of female detainees.
INDIA: Mangroves Face Severe Threat from Human Activities
- Inter Press Service
When a super cyclone devastated the coastal districts of Orissa state in 1999, the government pledged to regenerate 3,000 hectares of mangrove. Or so forest official Chandra Sekhar Kar thought.
Reform Groups Slam 'Militarisation' of U.S.-Mexico Border
- Inter Press Service
President Barack Obama will be sending 1,200 National Guard troops to patrol the U.S.-Mexico border after pressure from both Republicans and Democrats to tighten border security and increase funding to combat the flow of illegal drugs into the U.S.
Arizona Law Already in Effect for Some Immigrants
- Inter Press Service
It's not the law yet, but for undocumented immigrants like Ismael Palafox and his family, SB 1070 is already a reality.
MIDEAST: Hamas' Turn to Demolish Palestinian Homes
- Inter Press Service
On Sunday approximately 150 Palestinians from 20 families were driven out of their homes in Rafah, in the southern Gaza strip, by heavily armed police and soldiers who menaced them with clubs.
FRANCE: Burqa Ban May Prove Counter-Productive
- Inter Press Service
France is likely to have a law banning the burqa by autumn of this year, but human rights groups say that such legislation would be discriminatory, counter-productive and also difficult to enforce.
US-MEXICO: State Visit Highlights Ties, Frustrations
- Inter Press Service
With no major new initiatives on the agenda, President Felipe Calderón's state visit here this week appeared designed primarily to highlight increasingly close ties between the United States and Mexico despite growing frustrations on both sides of the border over immigration, economics and security cooperation.
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