Multinational apparel companies like Nike have long been accused of running their factories abroad as sweatshops, milking the desperation of poor workers in the name of the bottom line. In a report released by the company itself, Nike further substantiates the allegations of abuse. The report...
Nike, long the subject of sweatshop allegations, yesterday produced the most comprehensive picture yet of the 700 factories that produce its footwear and clothing, detailing admissions of abuses, including forced...
The following is a transcript of Nayan Chanda’s interview with Infosys founder, N.R. Narayana Murthy, conducted on April 28, 2006. Murthy analyzes factors required for success in the global market. He founded Infosys in 1981 with six software professionals, and now serves as the chairman and chief...
Nayan Chanda: We have with us in the studio Mr. Narayana Murthy. He is the founder and mentor-in-chief of Infosys, India’s second largest software company. Infosys was founded in 1981 with capital of $250, and today...
Washington's efforts to protect the intellectual property rights of Hollywood and the American music industry have yet to meet with success in South Korea. Claiming that South Korea's government has not done enough to prevent copyright infringement, the US government has placed Korea on...
Government officials expressed concern about copyright violations on American goods yesterday but were largely unfazed by Washington`s decision to place Korea on the U.S. Priority Watch List.
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New communication technologies from the printing press to Facebook and Twitter don’t cause revolutions alone, argues Mark Sedra in an essay for the Globe and Mail. But fast means for distributing criticism and making plans can spur activism, particularly in promoting democracy. Social networking...
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As Russia’s ruble declines in response to western imposed sanctions, Central Asian countries face rising inflation. The economies of countries like Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan rely on remittances from workers in Russia, notes an article originally published by EurasiaNet. As the value of...
Pensioner Jyparkul Karaseyitova says she cannot afford meat anymore. At her local bazaar in Kyrgyzstan’s capital, Bishkek, the price for beef has jumped 9 percent in the last six weeks. And she is not alone feeling the pain of rising inflation....
In their single-minded pursuit of economic growth and wealth, human beings could be collectively working themselves out of a home. Human activities systematically degrade the water, air and other surroundings that sustain life. The problem is not with pending shortages of resources, argues systems...
Hummer and Man: Our single-minded search for wealth and luxury may leave us in deep water. (© Debbie Campoli, YaleGlobal). Enlarged image
STOCKHOLM: Man – supposedly the most intelligent creature of a species-rich biosphere – has collectively...
Brazil is reluctant to impose sanctions on Iran, grounding its opposition on three major issues. First, Brazil sees sanctions as a prelude to military intervention and points to Iraq as the last time a UN resolution about weapons ended up in conflict. Second, Brazil thinks sanctions will be counter...
The obstacles to U.S. efforts to tighten UN sanctions against Iran were apparent in Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's March 3 meetings in Brasilia. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said, "It is not prudent to push Iran against the wall," and...
China’s plan to become the world leader in electric cars may not reduce pollution as much as reallocate it. While greenhouse gas emissions would decline by roughly 19 percent, according to a McKinsey study, if electric cars replaced gas-powered ones in China, such emissions would shift from car...
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