[Corporations] FW: [corp-watchers] Operation Sweatshop Iraq

[Mike Spears]

SWEATSHOPS
Operation Sweatshop Iraq
http://www.corpwatch.org/issues/PID.jsp?articleid=9928

Halliburton is hiring temps to work in Iraq: $100 a month for locals, $300
for Indians and $8,000 for Texans. Meanwhile taxpayers are getting charged
top dollar, prompting investigations from the United States military. Pratap
Chatterjee reports from Baghdad.


IN THE NEWS
http://www.corpwatch.org/news/PNR.jsp
? India: Findings on Cola Companies Expose Need for Food Standards
? Americas: Alleged Union-Buster Expands in South
? Romania: Commission Investigating How Bechtel Won Contract
? Iraq: RTI Plans Future "Local" Government
? US: Supreme Court Justice Guest of Cheney
? Nigeria: Halliburton Faces US Probe for Bribes
? GM Oilseed Rape Could Harm The Environment
? Costa Rica: Low Wage Workers Make Baseballs For Millionaires
? US: Halliburton Acknowledges Kickbacks in Iraq Contract


----------------------------------------------------------------------
All emails scanned for viruses using the Avast Email Antivirus system.