2.01.07 whistleblowing

Nike Supplier Closes Unionized Factory, Shifts Work to Vietnam

Authors: the Clean Clothes Company

Summary:

On February 22, 2007, the unionized BJ&B garment factory in the Dominican Republic suddenly announced that it was closing and would lay off all workers. The owners of the factory are shifting the work to Vietnam, where independent unions are banned, and possibly to Bangladesh, where unions are banned in "export processing zones."

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Russia's Secret Heroes

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Authors: Anna Politkovskaya

Summary:

The logic of murder is a logic that is understood by the government and propagated by it. The way things are, you need to kill to become a Hero.

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Questions for Candidates on US Torture Policy and Practices

Authors: The National Religious Campaign Against Torture

Summary:

It is helpful to join forces with a number of people for this project so that the candidates come to understand that many people have these concerns.

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