Corporate Ethics International : Index

Ssangyong workers weigh strike amid reports of mass layoff plan [01.05.09]
Unionized workers at Ssangyong began voting Monday on whether to strike if management demanded mass job cuts as part of a restructuring of the ailing South Korean automaker.[Read More]

North Carolina Waste Pond Ban won't have immediate effect because farmers aren't expanding in downturn. [01.05.09]
Rules banning waste ponds on new and expanded hog farms and setting higher standards for alternative waste disposal systems take effect today.[Read More]

Health as a Human Right [01.05.09]
December 2, 2008 The international community has begun to consider the "highest attainable standard of health" as a fundamental component of the human rights agenda, alongside the related issues ... [Read More]

Concessions Foreshadow a Tough Year for Unions [01.05.09]
Unions are forgoing previously negotiated wage increases and reopening contracts early, as they face pressure to help private and public employers conserve cash in the recession.[Read More]

Citing Environment, China Delays World's Longest Aqueduct Project [01.04.09]
China is delaying its construction of a massive earth-changing project that will divert billions of tons of water to its parched north, in an attempt to mitigate environmental damage. (Updated | 4 ... [Read More]

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