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Fair Employment Practices Committee
www.nps.gov/elro/glossary/fepc.htm
The economic hardships brought about by the 1929 Wall Street crash sharpened
discrimination against African Americans who then campaigned to establish
the 1941 Fair Employment Practices Committee.
Global Poverty
www.heise.de/tp/english
/special/eco/6099/1.html
An essay on the causes and effects of global poverty due to the collapse
of the welfare state and the debt crisis in developing countries.
Ethical Consumer.org
www.ethicalconsumer.org/
Organisation that looks at the social and environmental records of
the companies behind the big and trendy brand names. Find out whether
businesses test on animals, pollute the environment or give money to cigarette
companies.
Maquila Solidarity Network (MSN)
www.maquilasolidarity.org/
Fighting for healthy workplaces worldwide and employment with dignity
and fair wages. Site contains excellent resources and damning articles
on the likes of Nike, Gap and Disney.
Books
20th-century Issues: Women’s rights by Kaye Stearman
The 20th century has witnessed dramatic changes in the lives of millions
of women worldwide, but to what extent have these changes resulted in
a fair deal for women? This book examines the ways in which attitudes
towards women have changed since 1900.
Fast Food Nation: What the all-American meal is doing to the world
by Eric Schlosser
Lifts the polystyrene lid on the global fast-food industry. May well wipe
the smile off that Happy Meal. Compulsive reading.
Captive State: The corporate takeover of Britain by George Monbiot
The author uncovers what many have suspected but few have been able to
prove – that big business is taking over Britain.
No Logo by Naomi Klein
Looks at the struggle between corporate power and anti-corporate activism.
Sweatshop labour and below-minimum wages make grim reading for anyone
who wears Nike trainers, Levi's jeans or clothes from Gap.
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