 |
| |
While
we are on the subject of evil... HISTORICAL
EVIL:
"The Triangle Fire," by Leon Stein with a new introduction
by William Greider. (Cornell University Press, 2001.)
EVIL
IN THE RAG TRADE:
"NO SWEAT: Fashion, Free Trade, and the Rights of Garment
Workers," edited by Andrew Ross. (Verso Press 1997.)
BORDERLINE
EVIL:
"Border Witness," by Maureen Casey and Brian Casey. (The New
York State Labor-Religion Coalition, 2002).
COSMIC
EVIL:
"Evil in Modern Thought: An Alternative History of Philosophy,"
by Susan Neiman. (Princeton U. Press, 2002.)
|
|
|
|
 |
|
> NO SWEAT NEWS >
NEWS ARCHIVE
Nike contractor Pou Yuen is the most dangerous foreign-investment
factory in
Vietnam. Labor accidents soar in HCM City (Sept. 18, 2002)
The southern Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam has reported 804 workplace
accidents so far this year, up 360% year-on-year. These accidents
resulted in 28 deaths and 815 injuries, according to the local Service
of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, not counting material damages
of nearly VND1.4 billion ($92,105).
Half of all reported accidents (407 cases) occurred at foreign-invested
companies, with another 40% at State-owned enterprises.
Footwear producer Pou Yuen in Binh Chanh district, a Taiwanese invested
company employing 28,000 workers, reported the most accidents among
foreign-invested companies.
Private enterprises reported only 10% of total accidents, but were
responsible for the largest number of fatalities (60%), followed
by the
State-owned sector with 39.5%.
Nationwide Ho Chi Minh City ranked second in the number of workplace
accidents last year with 601, after neighboring Dong Nai province
with 676, Saigon Times Daily reported.
for more info about Nike contractors in Vietnam, see:
http://www.saigon.com/~nike/
|
|
