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27.09.2006
The forest industry giant UPM, based in Finland, plans to get rid of its remaining 300 forestry workers. The Wood and Allied Workers' Union warns that UPMs real aim is to utilise low-pay labour from near-by countries, such as Estonia and Poland.
more...From: Suomen Ammattiliittojen Solidaarisuuskeskus Related topics/regions: [Northern Europe] [Labour] |
13.09.2006
Amnesty International has called on Russia, China, and Arab leaders to "work hard to get Sudan's consent for a UN peacekeeping force" before the peacekeepers currently in Darfur are forced to leave on September 30.
more...From: Amnesty International USA Related topics/regions: [China] [Qatar] [Russian Federation] [Sudan] Image: This young girl from west Darfur survived an attack by Janjaweed militia. © Refugees International
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08.09.2006
from Science Blog:
more...As the Siberian permafrost melts due to climate change, methane gas buried there since the Pleistocene era is bubbling up into the atmosphere. Methane is a greenhouse gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Related topics/regions: [Russian Federation] [Climate change] Image: Melting permafrost joins these rice fields as a major source of methane © SciDev.Net
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