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Sent: 13 May 2004 21:04
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Subject: [corp-watchers] Barren Justice
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May 13, 2004
PESTICIDES
Barren Justice: Banana Workers Fight for Pesticide Settlement
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Nicaraguan banana workers have been struggling for compensation from Dole
Fruit, Shell, and Dow Chemical for exposure to the pesticide DBCP. But, as
Sasha Lilley reports, the hurdles they face are many, including the US legal
system, corporate lobbyists, and CAFTA.
MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
Titan's Translators in Trouble
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Titan corporation of San Diego, California, one of the two companies accused
of complicity in the prison abuse scandal in Abu Ghraib, Iraq, is currently
facing numerous federal investigations for work done in Iraq and around the
world. Pratap Chatterjee reports.
IN THE NEWS
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* Colombia: Chiquita Bribed Terror Groups
* US: Citigroup's $2.6bn WorldCom Payout
* Japan: Getting A Taste of Wal-Mart
* US: Bioengineered Grass Is Cause For Growing Concern
* Iraq: Indian Contract Workers Complain Of Exploitation
* World: He'll Take Your Job and Ship It
* US: Business Group Shells Egg-Industry
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