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THE TOOLS OF DEATH SQUAD DEMOCRACY |
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Written by Roland G. Simbulan
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Friday, 30 July 2010 22:55 |
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Book Review of OPLAN BANTAY LAYA: THE U.S.-ARROYO CAMPAIGN OF TERROR AND COUNTERINSURGENCY IN THE PHILIPPINES,Balay Internasyunal, U.P. Diliman, July 29, 2010) 
Ibon Foundation has published a book that explores the deadly tools of our death squad democracy. The ingredients and elements of a classic Third World country are there : A selfish, pro-Western oligarchy that has almost complete control and influence over state power and institutions. Weak and compromised government institutions that cannot render real justice to the weak, and where we see institutionalized impunity to human rights, corruption and abuse of power. Lack of basic social services or even decent social security net. An economic and political system that basically preserves the power and dominance of the local elite and their foreign corporate counterparts in tapping the natural and human resources of a rich country with
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Written by Elaine Moore in Phnom Penh
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Sunday, 04 July 2010 00:00 |
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Chinese pay disputes mirrored across region
Chinese labour unrest is being replicated in south-east Asia where factories that compete with China to supply low-cost goods face walkouts as employees demand better pay and benefits.
In Cambodia, workers are poised to stage a three-day strike this month in a dispute over the minimum wage while in Vietnam, thousands of workers at a Taiwanese-owned shoe factory staged a strike demanding higher salaries.
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Foxconn Suicides: Governments and Companies Must Face Responsibilities |
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Written by Administrator
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Tuesday, 08 June 2010 18:30 |
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28 May 2010: The ITUC is gravely concerned at the tragic suicides at Foxconn Technology Group in Shenzhen, China. The Taiwanese Foxconn group is at the heart of the “Made in China” export model. The group employs a total of nearly 800,000 workers in China, and the Shenzhen facilities alone employ nearly 420,000 employees.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 08 June 2010 18:33 |
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Time For A Wide Political And Legal Action |
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Written by Salim Nazzal
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Monday, 07 June 2010 14:17 |
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Once again Israel gives more evidence that it is a state that stands above all laws. This time Israel did not only murder Palestinians, but also murdered those who came from the four corners of earth to aid Palestinians under siege with food and medice.
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Rights Defender's Death Renews Calls to End Impunity |
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Written by Emmanuel Chaco
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Friday, 04 June 2010 00:00 |
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KINSHASA, Jun 3, 2010 (IPS) - Floribert Chebeya, executive secretary of human rights group Voice of the Voiceless, was discovered dead in his car early in the morning of Jun. 2. Numerous journalists and human right activists have been killed in suspicious circumstances in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the past five years.
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URGENT APPEAL OF THE DISPLACED WORKERS OF TRIUMPH INTERNATIONAL PHILIPPINES
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