tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6537965748256551796.post214367951755431..comments2023-09-24T10:19:01.383+01:00Comments on John's Green Issues: Making Poverty HistoryJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14197399895034972279noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6537965748256551796.post-72462736842774422252005-06-06T19:29:00.000+01:002005-06-06T19:29:00.000+01:00I was initially very supportive of the make povert...I was initially very supportive of the make poverty history campaign - however I've recently read that the infamous white bands were actually made in sweatshops in China - where workers were paid 16p an hour as detailed in <a href="http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=588782005" rel="nofollow">Anti-poverty wristbands made in sweatshops</a> - Scotsman article. I as uttlerly disgusted to read that Cafod and Christian Aid continue to source their wristbands from the same supplier as part of an "active engagement" policy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6537965748256551796.post-44237639108200540082005-06-07T09:12:00.000+01:002005-06-07T09:12:00.000+01:00I know it has little directly to do with green iss...I know it has little directly to do with green issues, but I also question the motives behind the announcemnt this morning that Tony Blair has persuaded the Americans to increase aid to Africa, in the face of a potential famine in Eritrea and Ethiopia. Countries both spending huge amounts on armaments. Aid absolves the governments from solving their own problems. I would ask the question: "Does aid create poverty?". Certainly looking at the situation historically, those countries that have been receiving long term aid, generally have greater levels of poverty that 20 years ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6537965748256551796.post-8792250309635902732005-08-23T15:18:00.000+01:002005-08-23T15:18:00.000+01:00This rather depressing (but not very surprising) a...This rather depressing (but not very surprising) article talks about NGOs using unqualified builders and low standard materials to build boats for fishermen who lost theirs in the tsunami. According to FAO these boats will have to be replaced because they are so unsafe they are putting the fishermen's lives at risk...<br><br><a href="http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2005/103073/index.html" rel="nofollow">www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2005/103073/index.html</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com