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Dear Nike: “Just Pay It”

March 5th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Nike, Inc., a sportswear giant with much of the American retail market cornered, has annual revenue of around $18 billion. Why is it, then, that they are having so much trouble paying the $2.2 million in severance owed to laid-off factory workers in Honduras? Read article here.

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Tags: Honduran Business & Economics · Sports in Honduras

Teachers Union to Strike Thursday

February 22nd, 2010 · 2 Comments

Teachers union leaders called on teachers to join a demonstration to be held on Thursday, February 25th. On that date, the teachers have been requested not to attend their classes to teach.

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Workers Union Protest in Tegucigalpa

February 10th, 2010 · Comments Off

The Honduran Institute for Children and Families (IHNFA)in Tegucigalpa has been taken over by members of the Union of Workers of the institution.

They are complaining of harassment by those in charge, and making demands on the government before the institution will be returned.

The protesters surrounded the building in the colony of El Prado in the Honduran capital, and are preventing other employees from entering until the government of the President of Honduras, settles their claims.

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95% of Illegal Immigrants are Honduran

February 10th, 2010 · Comments Off

The number of illegal immigrants living in the United States dropped 7 percent this past year, to 10.8 million.
Of those, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) report, most were from Latin America.

The greatest number of people living in the US illegally were Mexicans (6.7 million) at 62 percent, followed by those from El Salvador (530,000), Guatemala (480,000), Honduras (320,000) and the Philippines (270,000).

Honduras tops the list for the greatest percentage increase of unauthorized immigrants, at 95 percent, Guatemala came in at 65 percent, and India with 64 percent.

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Tags: General Honduras News · Human Interest