Thailand’s SSI Proposes to Buy Tata’s Teesside Unit for About $500 Million
As Tata finally reneges on its earlier undertaking to guarantee jobs for workers at the Corus steel plant in the northern UK, a Thai company steps in to bale the operations out. See http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-08-27/thailand-s-ssi-proposes-to-buy-tata-s-teesside-unit-for-about-500-million.html.
London Calling deplores the gilding of Tata’s tarnished image
New York-based Rainforest Alliance has certified Tata (Tetley brand) teas as “sustainable”. The first products carrying this highly sought-after stamp of approval will be selling in the UK before April, and throughout the world over the coming few years. Yet, Tata is on record as violating Indigenous Peoples’ rights, threatening the integrity of rainforests, and [...]
