Australia: Africa: Latin America ? Scottish Estate Owning Multi National Exploit The Globe

Worker exploitation, human rights abuses and disregard for the environment around the world welcome to the families and corporations that own a fair bit of Scotland. Global Justice Now have produced a report on a range of multinationals involved in abuses of indigenous peoples in Australia and exploitation in Ethiopia and

Worker exploitation, human rights abuses and disregard for the environment around the world welcome to the families and corporations that own a fair bit of Scotland.

Global Justice Now have produced a report on a range of multinationals involved in abuses of indigenous peoples in Australia and exploitation in Ethiopia and Mozambique in Africa to coincide with the start of the Grouse shooting season in the Highlands of Scotland.

Many estates are now owned by companies with questionable ethics when it comes to human rights and the environment (links):

http://www.globaljustice.org.uk/?/2016/aug/14/whose-land-ou?

http://www.globaljustice.org.uk/?/scottish_landowners_case_?

The National newspaper (Scotland) has a story derived from the report which also cites fracking in Botswana and mistreatment of indigenous peoples and trade unionists in Latin America (link):

http://www.thenational.scot/?/research-reveals-how-much-lan?

BERNARD MOFFATT

Public Relations Officer Mannin Branch

Issued by: The Mannin branch of the Celtic League.

TEL: 01624 877918 or 07624 491609

18/08/16

THE CELTIC LEAGUE

The Celtic League established in 1961 has branches in the six Celtic Countries including our own Mannin branch. It promotes cooperation between the countries and campaigns on a range of political, cultural and environmental matters. It highlights human rights abuse, military activity and socio-economic issues