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Impala Platinum and Union Reach Deal

Impala Platinum and South Africa's National Union of Mine Workers (NUM) found a deal on wages and housing allowances on Saturday, according to a union official. This ends risks of strikes (see Daily Move 16.08.2010). The parties agreed on an…

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Foxconn prevents suicides and creates jobs

Foxconn is holding rallies at its factories to improve the satisfaction of its employees. The Taiwanese company, a subsidiary of Hon Hai Precision Industry, announced wage increases and more break times during work to reduce stress and prevent suicides; safety…

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Google Street View not welcome in Germany

Today Google registered the largest amount of news items in Covalence EthicalQuote database, all negatives. This information flow is due to massive protests in Germany regarding Google Street View. Many Germans are not willing to have their house pictured by…

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Nokia Siemens Networks Sued for Selling Spy Kit to Iran

Nokia Siemens Networks is facing a lawsuit over allegations that it sold equipment to Iran that was subsequently used by the government to monitor opposition activists. Iranian journalist and activist, Isa Saharkhiz and his son, Mehdi Saharkhiz have filled the…

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Target under fire over political donations and GLBT rights

Several US newspapers and blogs comment on current protests against Target over its recent political donation to a Republican politician known to be critical of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender rights. The Human Rights Campaign has asked that the US…

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Impala Platinum faces strike risk

Several South African and international news sources comment on risks of strike at Impala Platinum. Negociations with labor union have been interrupted in the end of last week. This week workers will discuss on whether to embark on a strike…

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Usine de Nestlé en RD Congo, les avis divergent

Classé 182ème sur 183 pays pour la faiblesse de sa réglementation des affaires, selon le rapport Doing Business 2010 de la Banque Mondiale, la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC) n’a jamais été réellement attractive pour les investisseurs étrangers ces dernières…

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