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Corporations

March 2005

WTO Rule Curtails Manufacture of Cheap Medicines 30.03.2005 The phase out of generic drug manufacturing by India in order to comply with international trade rules may satisfy the mighty pharmaceutical industry, but it could spell doom for poor nations struggling to provide affordable treatment for HIV/AIDS, reports Nicolien den Boer. Story link From: Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep Related topics/regions: [India] [Trade] [Health] [Disease] Related links New Law in India Puts Life-Saving Drugs out of Reach for Africa

Speakers in U.S. to Highlight Coke's Alleged Crimes in India, Colombia 30.03.2005 Activists accuse Coca-Cola of creating severe water shortages in India, polluting the soil and groundwater, and selling drinks containing dangerously high levels of pesticides, among other crimes. In Colombia, the company is charged with complicity in the murder, torture and intimidation of labor union organizers at its bottling plants. A speaking tour to hold Coca-Cola accountable will take place throughout the month of April in the U.S. Story link From: India Resource Center Related topics/regions: [United States] [India] [Colombia] [Agriculture] [Water/sanitation] [Consumption] [Pollution] Image: Coca Cola - 'We Are Sorry, But This Company Is Ethically Out of Order' © India Resource Center

Pokrenuta istraga zbog podmicivanja 30.03.2005 Britanski Odsjek za teske prevare pokrenuo je istragu protiv londonske kompanije EFT zbog sumnje da je podmitila zvanicnike Republike Srpske i Elektroprivrede (ERS) te zemlje, kako bi joj bio omogucen angazman u poslovanjima sa crnogorskom Elektroprivredom. Protiv kompanije EFT vodi se istraga i zbog sumnje da je pronjeverila 11 miliona USD pomoci koje je Agencija americke Vlade za pomoc /USAID/ bila namijenila elektroenergetskom sistemu u Crnoj Gori. Story link Related topics/regions: [Bosnia] [Serbia and Montenegro] [Economy] [Credit and investment] [Corruption & transparency] [Law]

Speaking Tour: Holding Coca Cola Accountable 29.03.2005 © Amit Srivastava / India Resource Center From April 4-19, a Speaking Tour to Hold Coca-Cola Accountable will hold public events on the East Coast, including New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Philadelphia, to demand justice for communities in Colombia and India that are being adversely impacted by Coca-Cola's practices. The tour will also stop at Coca-Cola's shareholder meeting in Wilmington on April 19. In India, Coca-Cola is guilty of creating severe water shortages, polluting the soil and groundwater, distributing toxic waste as fertilizer to farmers, and selling sub-standard drinks in the Indian market which contain high levels of pesticides, sometimes higher than 30 times those allowed by European Union standards. In Colombia, Coca-Cola is charged with complicity in the murder, torture and intimidation of labor union organizers at Coca-Cola bottling plants. Story link From: India Resource Center Related topics/regions: [United States] [India] [Colombia]

BHEL praised for CSR initiatives 29.03.2005 Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) wins appreciation for its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives at the United Nations' Global Compact regional conclave held at Jamshedpur. Story link Related topics/regions: [India]

Gazprom and the Georgian pipeline dilemma 27.03.2005 When in 2003, President Eduard Shevardnadze expressed his intention to sell Georgia's main gas pipeline network to Russian energy giant Gazprom, he became a target of harsh criticism by the opposition - which, at that time, included most of the officials of the current government of Mikheil Saakashvili. But now Saakashvili's government has similar plans to auction off the pipeline, attracting fierce criticism for "sacrificing" Georgia's national interests to Russia.The pipeline itself remains in bad shape with only a two-year lifespan "at the longest." Such are the dilemmas of privatization. Story link From: Eurasianet (Open Society Institute) Related topics/regions: [Georgia] [Russian Federation] Related links United States and Turkey also have views about the gas sale to Russia

Enforcement Act Threatens Canadian Food Sovereignty 25.03.2005 Bill C-27, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Enforcement Act, now before the House, would mean the end of independent policy on food production, inspection and enforcement in Canada. Bill C-27 would empower the CFIA to, among other things: Make bilateral agreements that force Canada to adopt the regulatory practices of other countries, primarily the United States, and authorize the privatization of Canadian food inspection service. Story link From: Council of Canadians Related topics/regions: [Canada] [Agriculture] [Food] [International cooperation] [Politics] [Globalisation]

Untested Genetically Engineered Corn Sold in U.S. for Four Years 25.03.2005 Hundreds of tons of genetically engineered corn untested for environmental or food safety was inadvertently sold by U.S.-based Syngenta over the past four years, the company admitted Thursday in the journal Nature, despite discovering the mistake several months ago. This "demonstrates once again that GE crops can't be controlled, even by the companies that develop them," said one anti-GE campaigner. Story link From: Greenpeace International Related topics/regions: [United States] [Agriculture] [Food] [Genetics] Image: GE corn: a dangerous experiment © Greenpeace

Guatemala: Indigenous Losing Land, Lives to Foreign Mining Interests 25.03.2005 A Canadian-based mining company that used "trickery [and] coercion" to buy up land in the towns of San Miguel Ixtahuacán and Sipakapa is imposing on the rights of indigenous communities, say local human rights groups, and causing social unrest. A Mayan man was killed after a heated dispute with mine workers on his land last week. Story link From: Cultural Survival, Inc. Related topics/regions: [Guatemala] [Land] [Indigenous rights]

Ue: le mani sull’acqua, pressione mondiale 25.03.2005 La Commissione europea continua a far pressione sui paesi in via di sviluppo per ottenere l'apertura dei loro mercati nei servizi idrici. Curioso è notare che apparentemente l'ostinazione della direzione al commercio non appare supportata dalle lobby imprenditoriali che negli ultimi tempi si sono un pò defilate. Da un cartello di 70 organizzazioni europee è partito un appello rivolto al commissario europeo allo sviluppo Louis Michel che chiede che l'Ue abbandoni la politica attuale di puntare sulla partecipazione privata nella gestione dei servizi pubblici per sostenere la partecipazione pubblica. Per Riccardo Petrella “la gestione dell'acqua deve essere assicurata da regole e da istituzioni che escludano ogni tipo di privatizzazione”. Dal 10 al 16 aprile si terrà una mobilitazione che attiverà – anche in Italia - oltre 10 milioni di persone e migliaia di organizzazioni in 70 paesi del mondo. Story link From: Carta, Rete Lilliput Related topics/regions: [Europe] [Water/sanitation] [Trade] [Civil society] Image: Global week of action - gwa2005.org

OCTA greke i humb Kosovës 25 milionë euro 24.03.2005 Rafineria Octa me seli në Shkup i shet Kosovës naftë, që nuk i dihet kualiteti, me vetëm 1 për qind taksë doganore, marrëveshje që ka hyrë në fuqi në kohën e mungesës së qeverisë së Kosovës, pas zgjedhjeve. Nga kjo marrëveshje OCTA përfiton dhe paguan doganë vetëm 1 për qind nga 10 sa duhej të paguante. Eciks.org Related topics/regions: [Kosovo] [Economy]

Report Urges Africa to Resist Genetically Modified Crops 24.03.2005 A report from a pair of environmental groups launched at an international conference in Lagos Monday warns that allowing genetically modified (GM) agricultural products to be grown in Africa would put the health, environment and livelihoods of African people at risk. The report also presents new evidence that the multinational corporation Monsanto plans to irreversibly contaminate the world food supply with GM crops. Story link From: Friends of the Earth International Related topics/regions: [United States] [Latin America & Caribbean] [Africa] [Agriculture] [Genetics] [Geopolitics] Image: Once you go GM, can you ever go back? © ActionAid UK Related links Latin America Experience: GM Crops Don't Fight Hunger or Benefit Small Farmers Monsanto Set to Launch New GM Cotton Crop in U.S. in 2006

Declare Independence from Oil on April 1: Fossil Fools Day 24.03.2005 Activists concerned about America's oil addicition have declared April 1 a national day of intervention to help Ford--called the worst gas-guzzler in the auto industry--to break its addition. "Interventions" will take place at Ford dealerships all over the country. You can join in or organize your own. Story link From: Global Exchange Related topics/regions: [United States] [Energy] [Climate change] [Activism] Image: Jumpstart Ford Campaign Banner © Global Exchange

Talouden ”ammattitappaja” paljastaa hallinnan keinot 23.03.2005 Miten muuten kuin suoranaisella sotilaallisella interventiolla supervalta voi alistaa kehitysmaan käskyläisekseen? Pistämällä sen pihteihinsä talouselämän avulla. John Perkins, entinen Yhdysvaltain talouden sisäpiiriläinen kertoo miten köyhät maat houkuteltiin Yhdysvaltain kontrolliin tarjoammalla niille jättilainoja, joiden takaisinmaksaminen tiedettiin mahdottomaksi. Story link From: Maailman Sivu ry Related topics/regions: [United States] [Debt]

TRIPS is to blame for Indian generic debacle 23.03.2005 Poor people in India and HIV/AIDS sufferers throughout the developing world may be unable to afford medicines following the new patents law passed in India. Oxfam says that the root of the problem is the TRIPS component of World Trade Organisation rules. Story link From: Oxfam Great Britain Related topics/regions: [India] [AIDS]

Biwater bottles out of Ghana privatisation 22.03.2005 A week of public meetings of campaigners across the country together with the threat of a protest outside its offices on World Water Day (today) has persuaded Biwater to throw in the towel on a bid for privatisation contracts in Ghana. Story link From: World Development Movement Related topics/regions: [Ghana] [United Kingdom] [Water/sanitation] Related links NGOs have written to the European Commission requesting that water and sanitation aid should focus on poor people rather than European companies

Acqua: sguardo mondiale per un’azione locale 22.03.2005 Circa un miliardo di persone nel mondo non ha accesso all'acqua potabile. A dare questi dati in occasione del 22 marzo - giornata mondiale dell’acqua è l'Organizzazione mondiale della sanità a cui segue il lancio da parte dell’Unicef di una campagna internazionale per portare acqua pulita e servizi igienici di base nelle case e nelle scuole di tutto il mondo. A Ginevra si è concluso il Forum alternativo mondiale dell’acqua che ha adottato quattro piani d'azione contro la privatizzazione di un bene assolutamente indispensabile quale l'acqua. Tra le misure proposte figurano una tassa di solidarietà e la creazione di un parlamento mondiale dell'acqua. Intanto ad Arezzo si è costituito il Comitato per la raccolta delle firme sulla proposta di legge di iniziativa popolare concernente "La ripubblicizzazione del servizio idrico integrato della Regione Toscana". Story link From: UNICEF Italia Related topics/regions: [Water/sanitation] [Civil rights] [Civil society]

Nike Foundation to help adolescent girls 22.03.2005 The Nike Foundation will focus its grants to improve the lives and well-being of adolescent girls in the developing world. This initiative is designed to help alleviate poverty and gender inequality. Story link Related topics/regions: [Gender]

Senate Nod to Arctic Oil Drilling Stiffens Opposition 18.03.2005 WASHINGTON, D.C., Mar 18 (OneWorld) - Environmental and public interest groups are girding for renewed battle over oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge after the Senate endorsed the idea, handing a key victory to President George W. Bush and proponents of exploration. Story link From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [United States] [Energy] [Business] [Environment] [Conservation] [Politics]

Petrolio: più trasparenza da parte delle multinazionali 18.03.2005 Mentre a Londra si tiene il meeting dell’ Extractive Industries Trasparency Initiative (EITI) per discutere come accrescere la trasparenza e quindi la rendicontabilità delle enormi rendite legate all’estrazione del greggio e del gas, in un ampio dossier 'Save the Children' analizza il livello di trasparenza dei bilanci delle principali compagnie petrolifere mondiali e l’azione di controllo che su di esse esercitano i governi nazionali. "Pochissime sono le società che dichiarano quanti soldi danno ai paesi “ospiti” e fra i governi presi in esame invece, solo quello canadese pone alle aziende petrolifere che ricadono sotto la sua giurisdizione dei precisi vincoli di rendicontazione dei propri bilanci. Non a caso la compagnia petrolifera canadese Talisman è in testa alla classifica per livello di trasparenza. L’italiana Eni Spa è quindicesima in graduatoria con un valore poco aldisotto del 20%. Story link From: Save the children - Italia Related topics/regions: [Energy] [Governance]

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