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Protest Meeting at Maruti-Suzuki Factory, Manesar, September 01, 2011
Speed and Control at Manesar: Why is the Maruti-Suzuki Management Keeping Workers Out of Its Factory
China: Apple workers react to Steve Jobs leaving
BEIJING, China — As the rest of the world waxes nostalgic with tributes and accolades for Apple’s retiring CEO Steve Jobs, the factory workers in China who got sick while making Apple’s touchscreens remain unmoved. Six months ago, factory workers in Suzhou poisoned two years ago by toxic chemicals at the factory wrote to Jobs directly, asking for his help in getting medical care and compensation for their illnesses and lost work time. They never got an answer from Jobs.
AS PROTESTS against financial power sweep the world this week, science may have confirmed the protesters' worst fears. An analysis of the relationships between 43,000 transnational corporations has identified a relatively small group of companies , mainly banks, with disproportionate power over the global economy.
Revealed – the capitalist network that runs the world - physics-math - 19 October 2011
Then, overnight, the Soviet-made rattletrap became his nest egg. Mr. González put the car up for sale last month when the government published rules allowing Cubans to buy and sell used vehicles freely for the first time in half a century.
Relenting on Car Sales, Cuba Turns Notorious Clunkers Into Gold
