International – Page 608

U.S. agribusiness seeks global control

June 20, 2003

A wide range of organizations, from the Sacramento Central Labor Council to Action for Social and Ecological Justice of Burlington, Vt., will converge on Sacramento, Calif., in late June to protest a move by U.S. agribusiness...

Arab Americans meet hits detentions, war

June 20, 2003

CRYSTAL CITY, Va. – Delegates at the 20th convention of the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) here June 12-15 called for ending the U.S. occupation of Iraq, creation of a Palestinian state, and termination of Attorney...

International notes

June 19, 2003

South Africa: Gov’t releases AIDS guidelines South Africa’s Department of Labor last week released guidelines to help employers, workers and trade unions deal with the impact of HIV/AIDS in the workplace, including preventing unfair discrimination, conducting...

Iraqi civilian outrage mounts against U.S.

June 19, 2003

As U.S. attacks intensified this week against continuing armed resistance in Iraq, reports also grew of civilian outrage at sweeps, house searches and mass detentions conducted by the U.S. troops. U.S. military activity has focused on...

Over one million march in Havana

June 19, 2003

The Cuban capital awoke at the crack of dawn, June 12, with more than one million people marching on the embassies of Spain and Italy in condemnation of the recent European Union (EU) diplomatic sanctions against...