Inside Story - Egyptian protests - 6 Apr 08 - Part 1
Inside Story asks if the workers’ strike in Egypt was a success and what can be expected of the country’s opposition and ruling party as tension escalates.
Inside Story asks if the workers’ strike in Egypt was a success and what can be expected of the country’s opposition and ruling party as tension escalates.
Inside Story asks if the workers’ strike in Egypt was a success and what can be expected of the country’s opposition and ruling party as tension escalates.
A shipyard in the US state of Mississippi is accused of using a “guest worker” programme to exploit hundreds of workers from India.The skilled welders and pipe fitters claim Signal International lured them to the country with false promises of a green card.The workers say the company forced them to live in inhumane conditions and threatened them when they protested.From Pascagoula, Mississippi, Al Jazeera’s Nick Spicer reports.
PKK Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq say their organisation has survived a recent assault by Turkish forces.
Turkey claims its offensive has severely damaged the PKK.
Al Jazeera has met with one former PKK fighter who, despite having doubts about the group, believes the organization is far from defeated.
The Filipino government has announced a temporary ban on domestic workers travelling to Jordan. UNIFEM’s regional programme director Mouna Ghanem joins Shiulie Ghosh in the Everywoman studio to discuss what Jordan is doing about the problem.