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MPs slam building firms blacklist
2013-04-16 01:09:10| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Building firms which set up a "systematic blacklist" of workers do not appear to be taking full responsibility for their actions, according to MPs.
Report: Russian Blacklist Bill Targets Social Networks
2013-04-01 19:34:55| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
While Americans thrive on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, Russian officials want to block access to those sites, claiming they contain content that is illegal or harmful to children.
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Government ignored blacklist warning
2013-02-14 01:19:32| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The last government failed to act on information from a whistleblower about blacklisting in the construction industry more than two years before the practice was exposed, the BBC learns.
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United Kingdom: Blacklist used by construction firms to disrupt environmental protests
2013-01-28 17:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Hundreds of environmental activists were on a secret "blacklist" used by construction firms in an attempt to disrupt high-profile protests against road building and other developments. Files on more than 200 campaigners were held alongside a list of more than 3,000 construction workers who had raised legitimate health and safety concerns or belonged to a trade union. Last week MPs said the list had deprived thousands of people of work and driven some families to destitution. Evidence of the...
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VIDEO: Call for workers' 'blacklist' inquiry
2013-01-23 20:05:50| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
There should be a full inquiry into allegations of "shameful and insidious" blacklisting of workers on projects such as Crossrail and the Olympics.
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