Greenpeace says protect fishermen
By Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
SHAMEFUL: In a BBC report, one of the 1,000 Cambodians recruited for Taiwan’s fishing boats said he worked close to 24-hour shifts on insufficient food in ‘slave conditions’.
Greenpeace Taiwan has urged the government to better protect Taiwanese fishermen, as well as overseas crew members working in Taiwan’s fishing industry.
The group made the call in light of a recent case of Cambodian fishermen who were trafficked by a Taiwanese-managed agency …
Taipei Times – Mon, Jun 16, 2014
www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwa…
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Greenpeace worker loses 3.8 mn euros in bad currency bet
AFP
A Greenpeace employee has been fired after losing the environmental charity 3.8 million euros ($5.15 million) in a failed gamble on international currency markets, the group said on Sunday …
Expatica Netherlands – 15/06/2014
www.expatica.com/nl/news/dutch…
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Sea Shepherd: Eco terrorists or the front line to protect social justice?
Murray Hunter
In this week’s Global outlook, Murray Hunter probes the striking marine conservation organization sea Shepherd.
If you travelled to a small pier at the bottom of Ann Street in Williamstown, a bayside suburb of Melbourne, Australia, you would come across a small letterbox with the words “Sea Shepherd” painted over it. Next to the letterbox is an old shed that has seen much better times with an open gate leading to two ships, the Steve Irwin and Bob Barker moored and being outfitted for a future yet unknown maritime mission …
The Nordic Page – 15.06.2014
Sea Shepherd: Eco terrorists or the front line to protect social justice?
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Japan resumes whale killing despite protests
Olga Yazhgunovich
Australia, New Zealand and eco activists are disappointed – Japan is at whale killing again despite the International Court of Justice ruling, The Independent reports.
The Japanese Fisheries Agency said in a report that 30 minke whales had been killed during the April-June whaling season as part of its “research hunts” in the north-west Pacific Ocean.
They also said that another group of whalers were still hunting in a more remote part of the ocean.
Australia and New Zealand both hoped that the ICJ’s March decision would bring the cruel practice to an end …
The Voice of Russia – 15 June 2014, 11:39
voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_06…
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Poaching threatens survival of African elephants
By Tom Revell
Over 20,000 elephants were illegally killed in Africa last year, according to a new report that warns the very survival of the species is at risk …
Blue & Green Tomorrow – Sunday, June 15th, 2014
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