17 March 2005

A hardline on cotton

And while we think about fair trade here's another article this time about cotton production in central Asia. Here the political ramifications are even more 'sit up and take notice': "Islamists already have a foothold across central Asia. The ramifications of a poor response to this latest report by companies, NGOs and governments may be a great deal worse than just more working children"
Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | A hardline on cotton:

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"Spend and tax" not "tax and spend"

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