Cambodian Garment Workers Are Pressuring H&M, Walmart And Zara To Make Their Suppliers Pay A Living Wage
After launching a nationwide strike last December, Cambodia’s garment workers are back in the streets demanding a monthly minimum wage of 177 US dollars.
Is More Democracy Always the Best Option?
At the outset of the Arab Spring, there were some protests in Jordan, calling for an elected prime minister. But in a country whose monarch is actually doing a great job of working in the interest of his people, has been an act...
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP -30TH JUNE 2012
Asia North Korea accused of arms deal with Syria The United Nations (UN) released a report yesterday that states North Korea has violated UN resolutions, including possible arms deals with Syria and Myanmar. A panel of independ...
China’s Orderly Transition
Whilst the world was captivated earlier this month by the drama of the US election, many miles away in China elites were jockeying amongst themselves behind closed doors to secure positions within the Politburo’s highest deci...
Grexit: How has the Greek debt crisis really affected its citizens?
In recent years, Greece’s place in the Eurozone has been an example of how severe economic debt can detrimentally affect global and European financial markets. Currently, we’re waiting for a draft of the bailout deal to be ...
Why Lupita’s Oscar Win Matters
The various awards won by Twelve Years a Slave are hugely significant, but Kenyan Lupita’s Nyong’o’s win for best supporting female could be particularly paradigm-shifting. In 2002, Halle Berry became the fi...
