Friday, July 18, 2008


	
    

CARING

Caring

A magazine reporting from the field about humanitarian aid workers. The programme airs on Thursdays, alternating with Beyond Business, at 10:15 am (GMT+2).

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Made in Thailand, made in hell? With the Olympic Games fast approaching, the Thai textile world has increased its rhythm of sportswear production. But workers are often illegal aliens, mostly from Burma, living in very difficult conditions and for miserable wages.

They survived the Sichuan earthquake Sichuan survived one of the most devastating natural disasters in 21st century China but is now surrounded by desolation and lost lives. In this ruined region, it will take years for wounds to heal. (Report: J. Calderon, H. Araujo)

Saida's mount doom The city of Saida in Lebanon has been defaced by a mountain of waste. 50 meters high and 375 meters long, it is causing severe health problems and making it near impossible to work at sea. (Report: Jean-Maris Quéméner, Mohamad Hanoun)

Burma's popular mobilisation Since the passing of Cyclone Nargis, the people of Burma have been struggling to channel aid towards those in need, just as the country's military junta rebuffed foreign offers of help. (Report: A.Boussat and A.Beaumont)


 

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