Category - war on want

Brown slated over ‘cynical’ poverty event

agency reporter — Tue, 06 May 2008 08:13:39 +0000

British prime minister Gordon Brown today faces heavy criticism for launching his Business Call to Action on global poverty alongside corporations that have been widely attacked for deepening poverty and undermining human rights.

UK mining companies complicit in abuse of poor says report

staff writers — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:01:57 +0000

British mining corporations supported by the UK government, such as Vedanta Resources, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton, are complicit in human rights abuse while making huge profits in developing countries.

Iraq mercenary killings prompt calls for homicide charge

staff writers — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:43:33 +0000

US private military company Blackwater should face corporate homicide charges for the killings at the weekend of eight Iraqis by its personnel, according to campaigns group War on Want.

Most Mother's Day flowers will come from exploited workers says report

staff writers — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 11:22:31 +0000

Flowers handed to mothers this Sunday will come from workers in developing countries who have risked their health for unsafe, insecure jobs supplying UK supermarkets, a new report suggests.