Copying corporate behaviour
As NGOs struggled for binding international rules to make corporations socially and economically accountable at this year’s World Summit on Sustainable Development, yet another story was unfolding to illustrate why such rules are needed. US photocopier giant Xerox has over 50-per-cent market share in photocopiers in India. In August this year, Press Trust of India reported that authorities in India were investigating 85 accounts through which Xerox was believed to have paid bribes to government officials to win sales. This followed April litigation in the US which concluded in Xerox paying a record $10 million to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The payment was made to settle charges that Xerox overstated its financial results by $3 billion over four years in order to defraud investors and inflate its earnings.
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- Poetry Slam in Zimbabwe
- The House of Hunger poetry slam held in Zimbabwe in 2006, and organised by the Pamberi Trust, showcased young artists performing inspirational work on issues from corporate power to child soldiers. The video features four of the poets.
Published by Pambazuka News.
- Iranian women speak out
- 3 March 2007, London. Women's rights activists marched through the English capital last week to celebrate International Women's Day with a protest against the misogyny of the Islamic regime in Iran and the threat of invasion by the US. Hear the voices of Iranian feminists Azar and Leila Parnian and the sounds of the demonstration as it passed through the heart of the city. Click here to learn more about the campaign.
Produced by Heidi Bachram.
- Raised Voices audio:
- Benny from West Papua on Corporate Power
- Vinayan from India on agriculture
