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South Africa drought pushes 50,000 into poverty: World Bank
2016-02-17 11:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: South Africa's worst drought in over a century has pushed around 50,000 below the poverty line, the World Bank said on Wednesday. "Around 50,000 people, we estimate, have been pushed below the national poverty line of 501 rand ($31.68) a month because of the drought," Catriona Purfield, program leader for South Africa told a parliamentary committee.
Poland and Czech Republic workers in poverty wages claim
2016-02-02 18:13:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Low wages, forced and unpaid overtime, and a harmful work environment are among violations likely to be faced by garment workers in Poland and the Czech Republic, according to the latest in a series of investigations by labour rights campaigners.
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Koch brothers' new group will take on poverty, educational quality
2016-01-30 04:51:10| Energy - Topix.net
Koch brothers' new group will take on poverty, educational quality Stand Together, a new wing of the conservatives' empire, plots a $15 million effort. Check out this story on abc10.com: http://usat.ly/1SNxkqY Charles Koch is chairman and CEO of Koch Industries, the second-largest private company in America.
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Flint, Michigan: Did race and poverty factor into water crisis?
2016-01-27 17:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNN: The contamination of drinking water in Flint, Michigan, has so outraged community advocates that they now pose a powerful question: Was the city neglected because it is mostly black and about 40% poor? Several advocates say yes. They charge that Flint residents are victims of "environmental racism" -- that is, race and poverty factored into how Flint wasn't adequately protected and how its water became contaminated with lead, making the tap water undrinkable. Flint water crisis: AG seeks to...
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Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
2016-01-14 20:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: Poverty, inequality and global conflict are issues that remain under-prioritised, said President of Malta Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca in a recorded message, kicking off a conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York. Poverty and inequality are now recognized worldwide as causes of violent conflictthe sad truth is that not enough is being done to uphold the rights of vulnerable people, she continued. Delving into these issues further were a group of almost 30 representatives from...
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