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Hollow Promises of a Better Life: Modern-Day Slavery
Kyodo News | Democratic World Federalists – TRANSCEND Media Service,
18 Nov 2019
15 Nov 2019 – Despite the fact that slavery has long been abolished it continues to blight our world, destroying the lives of tens of millions of people. The Global Slavery Index 2018 estimates there to be 40.3 million slaves in the world. Like many of the issues facing humanity, it demands a coordinated consistent approach, cooperation and commitment, not just among governments, but between nongovernmental organizations and multinational corporations.
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Japan to Withdraw from International Whaling Commission in Bid to Resume Commercial Whaling: Sources
Kyodo – The Japan Times,
24 Dec 2018
20 Dec 2018 – Japan has decided to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission in a bid to resume commercial whaling for the first time in 30 years, government sources said today. However, the government is considering allowing commercial whalers to operate only in seas near Japan and in its exclusive economic zone, the sources added.
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Jiji Kyodo – The Japan Times,
2 Mar 2015
The chief negotiators’ meeting is being arranged from March 9 to 15, according to the sources. The 12 TPP negotiating countries are Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, USA, Japan and Vietnam.
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