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Nestl stands accused of rights violations in connection with possible sell-off in Korea
March 29, 2009Reposted from www.iuf.org The IUF wrote to Nestlé corporate management, pointing out that while the company may react with silence or with the standard 'we do not respond to rumours' when dealing with the media, it...
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Obama admin. weighs in on side of women workers in Wal-Mart case
March 29, 2009(PAI) The Obama administration, represented by the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, has weighed in on the side of the female workers who filed a class action sexual discrimination suit against Wal-Mart eight years ago. The...
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Predatory payday lenders target Black and Latino communities
March 29, 2009Original source: As the misdeeds of major financial institutions continue to make the headlines, it should be no surprise to find out the many ways people have been cheated by financial institutions at the community level....
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10,000 flight attendants at Southwest voting on new contract
March 29, 2009The nearly 10,000 flight attendants at Southwest Airlines—members of Transportation Workers (TWU) Local 556—are voting on a new four-year agreement that includes a number of improvements, including pay raises.
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Dollar days may be numbered, say experts
March 29, 2009London, Mar 27 (Prensa Latina) The Presidents of Brazil and China, Russia and India have already agreed that a solution to the financial crisis could be to create global reserves based on a basket of the...
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