Monthly Archives: January 2009

Resign If You Can’t Protect Minorities, SC to Orissa Govt.

Recent orders passed by the Supreme Court of India direct the Orissa State government to take all necessary measures to protect minorities in India.

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Fairtrade cotton update – alternative cotton sheets

Recently we asked: Why is Fairtrade cotton important? We have found out about child labour behind Egyptian cotton sheets! Here are some alternatives: Fairtrade cotton alternatives – bed sheets to dog collars (and you can even ‘get shirty’ about poverty) …

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Cleaners need our help – write a respectful email today

Melbourne city cleaners are celebrating as they get ready to vote up their first-ever union collective agreement. But one major contractor, Pickwick Eski, has not signed the agreement.

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International students – economic contribution

The AGE reports (11/12/09): International tourist numbers are dropping (with figures for the three months to September 2008 showing 40,000 fewer than in the same period in 2007).  In 2008 the economic contribution by all visitors grew by 7 per …

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