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8/26/2010
Q and A: 'There Is No Dignity'
Kristin Palitza interviews labour and gender expert GRISCHELDA HARTMAN
CAPE TOWN, Aug 25 (IPS) - South African farm workers - especially female labourers - continue to be exploited, despite the existence of national labour laws and regulations designed to protect them. But in the absence of information and education about their rights, workers have a hard time claiming them.
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Hope Persists for Jailed Health Workers in Philippines
Beatrice Paez
MONTREAL, Canada, Aug 25 (IPS) - A mother accused of backing insurgents in the Philippines and her newborn son are awaiting their release from prison, in a case that has gained international attention. Amaryllis Enriquez, the head of Karapatan, an alliance of individuals and organisations that investigate human rights cases, told IPS a new motion was filed Monday by the lawyers of Judilyn Oliveros, who gave birth in July and was brought back to prison last week after the court denied an appeal to extend her temporary release for six months to nurse her baby.
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Women Pulling Out of the Technological Gap
Emilio Godoy
MEXICO CITY, Aug 25 (IPS) - When she gets up in the morning, Ghadeer Malek, a young Palestinian feminist activist, checks her Facebook page to keep up on new developments and messages linked to her work. Her daily routine illustrates a growing trend among young women, who are turning more and more to the latest technological tools, although that use is still incipient, according to experts taking part in the Aug. 23-27 World Youth Conference in the city of Leon, 200 km north of the Mexican capital.
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Rio de Janeiro Centralises Data to Identify Missing People
Campaign Against Female Vice President a Campaign Against Equality
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8/25/2010
Fair Trade Is Growing But Africans Lag Behind
Hilaire Avril
PARIS, Aug 24 (IPS) - Despite its minuscule share of world trade, fair trade is a booming business, importing certified foodstuffs and products from all over the world to Northern supermarkets. But there is increasing concern that this growth is yet to benefit poor countries in Africa. The movement to ensure decent prices and working conditions for producers in the developing world represents less than one percent of global commercial exchanges.
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Gender Equality Goals Miss the Mark, Women's Groups Say
Hannah Rubenstein
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 24 (IPS) - A month ahead of the 2010 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) review summit at the United Nations, some women's groups are voicing concern that member states' commitment to women's issues is insufficient and slowing progress towards gender parity worldwide.
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Sao Tome and Principe at Oil Bonanza Crossroads
Megan Iacobini de Fazio
NEW YORK, Aug 24 (IPS) - With the discovery of large amounts of oil in the Gulf of Guinea, the small archipelago of Sao Tome and Principe faces the possibility of benefiting from considerable oil revenues. However, a report released by Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday documents the difficulties in managing the revenues from the hydrocarbon business in an effective and transparent way.
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Mass Gang Rape Exposes Systematic Sexual Violence
Aprille Muscara
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 24 (IPS) - A U.N. human rights investigation mission will be launched in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Wednesday, U.N. officials announced Tuesday, after gruesome reports surfaced in the media of the systematic gang rape of nearly 200 women in a 21km stretch of 15 villages.
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Palestinian Patients Suffer From Political Rivalry
Mel Frykberg
RAMALLAH, Aug 24 (IPS) - Cancer patient Ahmed Abu Fuad needs chemotherapy to survive. Muhammad Subeh needs an eye-transplant while paramedic Alaa Sarhan desperately needs surgery to remove shrapnel from his body. But these Gazans are unable to leave the area to seek the required medical treatment elsewhere, and it is not because of the Israeli siege.
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Climate Change Policy Ignores Women Farmers
Kristin Palitza
CAPE TOWN, Aug 24 (IPS) - When asked if they have already felt the effects of climate change, Mary-Anne Zimri and Katrina Scheepers eagerly nod their heads. The two small-scale farmers say lack of rain this winter has foiled their planting season, ruined their harvest - and drastically slashed their income.
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