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Each year in the European Union, 167,000 deaths are attributable to work-related accidents or illnesses, and the number of occupational accidents which result in over three days off work is estimated at 7 million.
Small and medium businesses feature prominently here, as they alone represent 82% of the total number of occupational accidents and 90% of the total number of fatal accidents. The construction, farming, transportation and health industries are among the sectors most affected.
Apart from the sometimes tragic individual consequences, the loss of earnings to ... continua

Counter Balance - Challenging the European Investment Bank18th November 2009, BrusselsThe European Investment Bank - Ready for development?Nick Hildyard, The Corner House

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The rules that govern nutrition labelling have already been in force for over a decade. In general nutrition labelling is included on a voluntary basis so the inclusion on most products depends on the goodwill of the agri-and-food industry. When nutrition labelling can be found, it may be difficult to find since it can be in small or very small print. Moreover, the type of labelling varies from one product to the next and from one country to the other. As a result, when filling their shopping carts, few European consumers take the time to ... continua

Woody Woodpecker is a fictional animated character anthropomorphic woodpecker who appeared in theatrical short films produced by the Walter Lantz Studio and distributed by Universal Pictures during the golden age of American animation

In Belgium, women working on the cash desks and stacking the shelves in Delhaize supermarkets were dismayed to find out that they were earning less than their male colleagues. Now the company is using a new analytical classification system to re-evaluate its salary structure. In Spain, a new equality law was introduced in 2007. As well as insisting on equal pay for jobs of equal value, it introduces paternity leave for the first time and also sets targets for companies to include more women in the board room. Interviews: ... continua

Opening session of the sixth Assembly of the People's UNO
3:30 pm to 7 pm in the Sala dei Notari, Palazzo dei Priori, Perugia
Welcome addresses from:
Renato Locchi, mayor of Perugia
Giulio Cozzari, chairman of the National Coordination Committee of Local Authorities for Peace and Human Rights
Rita Lorenzetti, chairman of the Umbria Region
In memory of absent friends
Introduction to and presentation of the assembly's objectives
Flavio Lotti, national coordinator of the Round Table for Peace
Aminata Traorè ... continua