Caribbean Report 10-02-1997
Britain’s General Union, the GMB has joined the London based Haiti support group in protesting against what they call sweat shop conditions in Haitian textile factories linked to the Walt Disney Company. Next, more than one hundred and twenty women belonging to the Women’s Federation for World Peace, an affiliate of the Unification Church founded by Sun Myung Moon have been denied permission to extend their stay in Guyana. Next, the President of Peru, says there has been no international offers of a safe passage for the two Bakamaru rebels. Also, the leader of Peru, Panama, Brazil and other Latin American countries are in London attending a conference on strengthening trade links between Britain and the region. At the same time, Britain’s prime minister made a bid to lure some of the regions new wealth into Britain. Next, the mother of a black teenager attacked what she called a racist judicial system as she broke down in court today. Finally, Caribbean athletes led by Trinidad and Tobago double Olympic gold medallist Ato Boldon, injected life into the Millrose Games in New York. It is the most prestigious indoor atlethic meet.
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| Format: | Recording, oral biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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The British Broadcasting Corporation
1997-02-10
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| Subjects: | GMB - Union., Walt Disney Company., Textile factory workers, > Haiti., Women's Federation for World Peace., Sun Myung Moon., Unification Church., Fujimori, Alberto., Bakamaru rebels., Trade links, > Caribbean Area., Japanese women., Major, John., Lawrence, Stephen., Atlethes, > Caribbean Area., Millrose Games., |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2139/18015 |
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