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Article

16 May 2006

Author:
Thalif Deen, IPS

The Scariest Predators in the Corporate Jungle

The world's oil, gas and mining industries account for nearly two-thirds of all violations of human rights, environmental laws and international labor standards, according to a soon-to-be-released United Nations study. The food and beverages industry is a distant second, followed by apparel, footwear, and the information and communications technology sector...Mulvey [of Corporate Accountability International] said that in most industries - from water to tobacco - "transnational corporations engage in irresponsible and dangerous actions".