Migrant workers deserve decency

Eastern European migrants in Llanelli had been reduced to living in makeshift shelters and in bushes and were living off food scavenged from super market bins- close to the towns plush Pentre Nicklaus Village, where homes sell for £400,000.

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The B-BBE Strategy Document

The South African government has a 10-year B-BBEE (Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment) plan and includes a policy statement, the reasoning behind and the implementation thereof – the document can be found on the DTI’s website: www.thedti.gov.uk.

Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment

 www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk

This is a key element in doing business in South Africa. It is the effort by the South African government to educate and train huge sectors of the population (call it the majority) that was disadvantaged under apartheid. The aim is to accelerate the participation of black people (which includes African, Indian, and Coloured people) in the economy.

The UK’s Relations with Hong Kong

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Ten years on since the United Kingdom government returned Hong Kong to Chinese Sovereignty.

The UK stills enjoys good, positive working relationship with the Hong Kong SAR Government and mutual beneficial co-operation in a wide range of areas.

Britain was the most popular destination in 2005 for Hong Kong travellers with over 238,000 visits,and many more Hong Kong residents visited UK than all other european destinations put together. 

Around 20,000 Hong Kong students study in the UK at any one time.

Economy

Hong Kong continues to be a major business partner for the UK. This is a significant market in its own right and also provides a major gateway for our exports into mainland China.  19% of our exports to China pass through Hong Kong.

UK / Hong Kong Trade

	2005	2006
UK Exports	₤3.1 bn	₤2.1 bn
UK Imports	₤6.7 bn	₤5.3 bn

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Politics in Pakistan

After the assassination of Benazit Bhutto and the election the situation is still not claim. There are a lot of confusion and problems. The aid workers are not free to operate and to continue to work. In some parts the government cannot control the situations. Some aid workers are killed by gun men. It is not easy to guess  who was behind the attack. The British Aid agency closed it operations in Pakistan yesterday.

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