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Iraqi unions announce new confederation

March 18, 2009

At the first International Labor Conference ever held in Iraq, three of the country’s major labor organizations announced the formation of a new labor confederation. At the close of the two day meeting of Iraqi unions...

Sierra Leone: Diamond miners choose cassava over carats

March 18, 2009

KOIDU, 16 March 2009 (IRIN) - In Sierra Leone plummeting diamond prices, dwindling reserves, consistently poor working conditions and a lack of regulation are driving diamond workers to start farming, youths told IRIN. “The future of...

World crisis slams Mexico

March 18, 2009

Like every other country on the planet, Mexico is being hit hard by the world financial and economic crisis. As in other relatively poor countries, the impact is shaping up to be especially hard on those...

Nicaragua: Cleaning up the worlds biggest toilet

March 18, 2009

MANAGUA, (IPS) - After dumping its untreated wastewater into lake Managua for more than 80 years, the capital of Nicaragua has started to clean up the huge source of water in this country, where 80 percent...

Gaza probe demand

March 17, 2009

Original source: Sixteen prominent jurists have called on the United Nations to launch an investigation into alleged war crimes committed by Israeli troops and Palestinian guerillas during Tel Aviv's recent Gaza onslaught. In an open letter...