WHAT’S NEW ON CORPWATCH 6/3/06

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6/3/06	WHAT’S NEW ON CORPWATCH

	CorpWatch 6/3/06 - Happy Meals, Unhappy Workers
	WHAT’S NEW ON CORPWATCH Holding Corporations Accountable << www.corpwatch.org >> Happy Meals, Unhappy Workers Aaron Glantz and Ngoc Nguyen March 6th, 2006 Vietnamese workers earn less than $2 a day making stuffed animals and Happy Meal toys for U.S. consumers. An ongoing series of wildcat strikes this winter has forced the government to raise wages to prevent factories from moving to other countries. corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13358 Listen to an interview with Aaron Glantz about this article, along with a review of the corporate news. corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13362 IN THE NEWS ENVIRONMENT NIGERIA: Shell told to pay $1.5 bln damages corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13323 INDIA: Battle over Indian steel mills corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13344 WAR PROFITEERS UK: UK attacked for Uganda arms deal corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13343 UAE: UAE, Jolted by Port Deal, Is Key Western Arms Buyer corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13332 AUSTRALIA: Lobbyists hired by AWB corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13337 US: Defense Contractor Admits to Bribes corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13349 MINING MEXICO: Mexican strikes cripple mines, mills and refineries corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13340 INDONESIA: Rachmat says $30 million Newmont deal no slap in the face corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13284 PHARMACEUTICALS INDIA: A Nation of Guinea Pigs corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13330 UK: Bone researcher: Proctor & Gamble is hiding data corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13342 HEALTH US: Wal-Mart critics put workers in spotlight over health care corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13333 US: Chromium Evidence Buried, Report Says corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13325 BIOTECH EU: Ministers back ‘terminator’ GM crops corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13352 US: Cotton farmers sue Monsanto, Bayer, and Delta&Pine for crop loss corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13339 Financial Services US: 4 From KPMG Settle With SEC In Xerox Case corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13327 US: Enron Secretary Defends Her Criticism of Executives corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13326 TECHNOLOGY US: Diverse Coalition Battles AOLís Email Tax corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13336 US: Tollbooths on the Internet Highway corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13288 ENERGY BOLIVIA: Bolivia Indicts Shady Oil Transnat corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13285 NIGERIA: Nigerian Militants Free Six of Nine Foreign Hostages corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13334 DONATE TO CORPWATCH! Support CorpWatch’s work to hold corporations accountable on human rights, labor rights and environmental justice issues through education and activism. Help us bring the critical information and resources that tens of thousands of you access every month by making a contribution to CorpWatch. www.corpwatch.org/donate __________________________________________________________ You received this message as a subscriber on the list: corp-watchers@lists.corpwatch.org To be removed from the list, send any message to: corp-watchers-unsubscribe@lists.corpwatch.org For all list information and functions, including changing your subscription mode and options, visit the Web page: lists.corpwatch.org/lists/info/corp-watchers =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- CorpWatch — Holding Corporations Accountable 1611 Telegraph Ave, Suite 702 Oakland, CA 94612 USA Tel: 510-271-8080 Fax: 510-271-8083 URL: www.corpwatch.org Also check out www.warprofiteers.com! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

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