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30.06.2005 Il presidente della Regione Puglia, Nichi Vendola ha annunciato che Riccardo Petrella del Contratto Mondiale sull'acqua sarà il nuovo presidente dell'Acquedotto pugliese. Questa scelta politica scongiura la fase di privatizzazione che era considerata la conclusione del processo di “societarizzazione”, avvenuto nel 1999, che ha trasformato l’Ente Autonomo Acquedotto Pugliese in una società per azioni. Una buona notizia arriva anche da Napoli dove la gara di appalto per l’affidamento della gestione ai privati dei servizi idrici di Napoli e Caserta è stata sospesa. Dopo la forte pressione arrivata dalle organizzazioni partenopee costituitesi in un ‘Comitato Civico in Difesa dell’acqua’ si è ottenuta una presa di posizione> da parte del Sindaco di Napoli e del Presidente della Provincia di Caserta a cui si sono aggiunti 30 Sindaci . L’assemblea Ato a quindi deciso di sospendere la decisione fino al 15 settembre studiando nel mente la possibilità di una gestione "in house".

29.06.2005 Dual-class shares allow top corporate executives to control a company even though they own only a small percentage of the total number of a company's outstanding shares. The chairman of the FirstService Corp. board of directors haughtily dismissed a proposal from NUPGE and SEIU to do away with the company's dual-class share structure. Not mincing his words or paying much attention to corporate public relations niceties, Peter F. Cohen bluntly told those attending a recent meeting, "Corporations don't need to be democracies."

28.06.2005 The Vidharbha region of the west Indian state of Maharashtra, which is a water-starved area, has a growing number of water parks and amusement centres. Compare this with the life of villagers who get water once is 15 days.

27.06.2005 A Congressional vote on CAFTA is likely this week. Don't let the mistakes we've learned from NAFTA be repeated with CAFTA, says Global Exchange, offering eight easy ways you can declare independence from trade agreements that profit corporations and marginalize working families.

26.06.2005 Alla Festa dell'Altra Economia, promossa dall'ufficio Autopromozione Sociale del Comune di Roma sono intervenuti Alex Zanotelli e Francuccio Gesualdi sottolineando l'importante ruolo dei consumatori e degli enti locali nelle scelte dell'economia e della finanza. Di fatto la città capitolina è la prima città d'Italia che ha prodotto un regolamento comunale e istituito una commissione per la selezione etica degli sponsor.

24.06.2005 The Indian government has taken steps to ban the blending of MMT, a manganese-based deadly octane enhancer, in petrol as it damages the brain and also harms emission control components in vehicles. New Delhi-based NGO, Centre for Science and Environment, has alleged that though it was banned in Canada and the US, the MMT business had just about begun to shift its base to Asia and Africa.

23.06.2005 As Tesco prepares to announce more record profits, Friends of the Earth says that the government is paying insufficient attention to the implications of the increasing monopoly over the life of British consumers.

22.06.2005 Nigerian communities have brought legal action against the government, the state petroleum company, and foreign oil corporations--including Shell, Exxon, Chevron, Total, and Agip--for violating environmental regulations and putting local citizens at risk from toxic chemicals in gas flares.

22.06.2005 Gas flaring in Nigeria is the most significant contributor to climate change in sub-Saharan Africa, creating literally a hellfire environment for people living in the oil delta.
From: OneWorld TV

22.06.2005 Janitors who keep Montreal office buildings clean have announced that they are supporting, in any way they can, janitors in Indianapolis, IN. who work for the same janitorial firm, Groupe Source France (GSF). GSF is a privately held multinational janitorial firm that operates in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Spain, Monaco and France. The growing ties between workers in different countries signals new efforts to confront globalization.

21.06.2005 The World Water Week in Stockholm is the leading annual global meeting place for the world's diverse water community and will include experts from more than 100 countries. Representatives of business, civil society, governmental, inter-governmental, science and water management sectors will participate at the meet from August 21-27, 2005.

20.06.2005 Lo scorso 11 aprile crollava a Dhaka, in Bangladesh, lo “Spectrum” un maglificio fornitore di molte imprese europee tra cui Zara, Carrefour, Karstadt: 74 le vittime tra i lavoratori e centinaia i feriti. L´edificio sorgeva su un terreno acquitrinoso ed era stato costruito solo tre anni fa in modo abusivo con materiali inadatti a sostenere il carico di macchinari industriali. Due fatti che hanno portato alla ribalta delle cronache il problema dell´attività delle imprese transnazionali e delle loro consociate nel Sud del mondo. Questioni che sono arrivate anche alle Nazioni Unite dove l´ultima Commissione per i diritti umani - nonostante la strenua opposizione degli Stati Uniti, Australia e Sudafrica - ha deciso di rafforzare il mandato del Rappresentante speciale sul rispetto dei diritti umani per quanto riguarda le imprese. La decisione non è piaciuta alle “corporations” che si sono difese chiedendo di non essere sottoposte ad obblighi di cui sarebbero destinatari solo gli Stati e ribadendo la loro convinzione di essere “motore di sviluppo” per i Paesi più poveri. di Andrea Trentini

20.06.2005 Scotland's eclectic history embracing free trade philosophy and radical protest creates an appropriate setting for the G8 summit. But modern history marks Scotland as a template of the corporate paradigm promoted by G8 governments.

20.06.2005 More than 200 citizens of Bhopal, led by survivors organisations, entered the Union Carbide factory site to stop the illegal pre-remediation work being carried out by Ramky Pharma City Ltd. Survivors and residents say they had to take this extreme step after waiting in vain for three days for the Madhya Pradesh State Government and the Supreme Court Monitoring Committee on Hazardous Wastes (SCMC) to stop what was clearly a dangerous and illegal activity.

20.06.2005 The University of Michigan is placing the Coca-Cola company on probation until August 2006 for the company's egregious actions in Colombia and India. The major setback for the Coca-Cola company comes after a 10 month investigation into Coca-Cola's crimes in India and Colombia by the Dispute Review Board (DRB), an advisory body set up by the University of Michigan.

20.06.2005 Kuljettamiseen erikoistunut DHL suosii ay-oikeuksia polkevia alihankintayrityksiä. Näin syyttivät jättiyhtiötä äskettäin Lontoossa kokoontuneet 26 maan kuljetustyöläisten ammattiliittojen edustajat. Ammattiliitto Teamstersin mukaan DHL suhtautuu tylysti ay-oikeuksiin. Teamsters edustaa Yhdysvalloissa 10 000 DHL:n ammatillisesti järjestäytynyttä työntekijää. Suomessa DHL:n palveluksessa on 1 700 henkilöä.

20.06.2005 India Resource Centerin mukan Coca-Cola -yhtiö ei saa mainostilaa massiivisessa köyhyyden vastaisessa Live 8 konsertissa. Keskuksen mukaan yhtiö on syyllistynyt ihmisoikeusloukkauksiin lukuisissa köyhissä maissa. Coca-Cola on aiheuttanut muun muassa vesipulaa ja monet ovat menettäneet elinkeinonsa yhtiön vuoksi. Coca-Colan kaltaiset suuryhtiöt ovat osa köyhyysongelmaa, keskus painottaa.

20.06.2005 The news that Coca-Cola was in negotiations to sponsor the anti-poverty Live 8 concert series brought swift condemnation from across the globe. Among other gross misdeeds, the company stands accused of pumping massive amounts of groundwater from India's parched earth and allowing the intimidation and killing of union leaders in Colombia.

17.06.2005 WASHINGTON, D.C., Jun 17 (OneWorld) - U.S. legislators are looking for ways to prevent tax evaders from doing business with the government after a congressional probe revealed that outside contractors have failed to pay billions of dollars in federal taxes.

17.06.2005 The decision by the Indian government to allow foreign newspapers to print facsimile editions in the country has been hailed by journalists and editors who feel that this move would widen the news choice for Indian readers. It would allow foreign newspapers to introduce their fascimile editions to the Indian reader.