Poor People
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| Originally published | February 2007 |
| Authors | William T. Vollmann |
| Genres | Non-fiction |
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| ID | 2428916 |
About Poor People
That was the simple yet groundbreaking question William T. Vollmann asked in cities and villages around the globe. The result of Vollmann's fearless inquiry is a view of poverty unlike any previously offered. . . .
Nagorno-Karabakh: Ethnic Armenians leave amid cleansing fear
... " The fate of our Poor People will go down in history as a disgrace and a shame for the Armenian people and for the whole civilised world...
Tamil Nadu: The Indian men who photographed dead bodies
... Only the rich had enough money to commission a portrait, but even Poor People could afford a photograph...
South Africa fire: What are Johannesburg's hijacked buildings?
... Poor People looking for affordable housing moved close to where they worked to avoid high transport costs...
Why Pakistanis are taking the dangerous Libya route to Europe
... " I thought we are Poor People, even if they get educated here they won t find a job and we don t have much land...
Europe weather: How heatwaves could forever change summer holidays abroad
... If you end holidays there, you ll kill the Poor People making money with their bar on the beach, " he says...
Anand Mohan Singh: Indian official's wife distraught as his killer is freed
... He said there are so many Poor People who don t even have warm clothes...
CBI apology is too little too late, says Baroness Morrissey
... Baroness Lane-Fox, president of the British Chambers of Commerce, said: " Who couldn t have massive empathy for the Poor People that are working in the CBI right now? It has been an absolute roller-coaster...
Atiq Ahmed: The brazen murder of an Indian mafia don-turned-politician
... Mr Singh describes him as a sort of " Robin Hood, a Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde type of character" who " spent lavishly to help Poor People - paying for weddings, giving them money during Eid festivals, and helping poor women buy school uniforms and books for their children"...
CBI apology is too little too late, says Baroness Morrissey
By Dearbail JordanBusiness reporter, BBC News
Baroness Morrissey has said an apology by the Cbi for failing to fire people who sexually harassed female colleagues is " too little, Too Late ".
The diversity campaigner and financier said she felt the lobby giant was finished and criticised firms who have yet to publicly cut ties with the Cbi .
The Cbi apologised following a report from an independent Law Firm into misconduct allegations including Rape .
it had hired " toxic" staff and failed to fire " offenders".
Cbi president Brian Mcbride said it was Taking Steps to regain members' trust.
But Baroness Morrissey told The Bbc 's Today programme: " I'm afraid they've left it too little Too Late and I think that losing trust is so quick and easy to do And Then regaining it is so difficult. "
The Cbi - One of the UK's most prominent lobby groups which claims to speak for 190,000 businesses - has been engulfed in crisis since of workplace misconduct, harassment and serious sexual assault including two allegations of Rape .
The City of London Police is investigating both allegations of Rape .
In a letter to members, Mr McBride admitted that it had failed to sack people who sexually harassed female employees. He Said this had allowed a " very small minority of staff" to feel " more assured in their behaviour, and more confident of not being detected".
However, Baroness Morrissey said: " You only need One or Two People behaving very badly, as we can see at the Cbi , to capsize the whole thing. "
Speaking to The Bbc on Monday, Mr McBride said that the Cbi would now be adopting a " Zero Tolerance culture".
But Andy Wood , chief executive of brewing company Adnams, said that Zero Tolerance of bullying and sexual harassment " has to be a given in a modern organisation".
" It just shows really how archaic the Cbi was behind The Scenes , " He Said .
Adnams is One of A Number major businesses, including John Lewis , who have ended their membership of the Cbi . Other firms have said they are " pausing" their engagement with the lobby group while many more are yet to comment on their standing with the organisation.
Baroness Morrissey, who campaigns for female inclusion within company management, said: " I don't quite understand why people don't come out and say: 'We're going to join those who have decided to leave and we'll Work Out what we're going to do in replacement of the Cbi ', because I feel they will be on the wrong side of history. "
Asked whether she thought the Cbi as an organisation is finished, She Said yes.
But Michael Plaut, the former chairman of Cbi Wales, said: " I just think nobody gains if we simply cancel the Cbi . Letting the Cbi die is really easy.
" I think we just need, as members, to get our hands dirty and rebuild this organisation, build it so it's kind of a model organisation for the 21St Century . "
The Cbi employs around 300 people and as well as having offices across the UK, has overseas sites in Washington Dc , Brussels, India and China.
Baroness Lane-Fox, president of The British Chambers of Commerce, said: " Who couldn't have massive empathy for the Poor People that are working in the Cbi right now? It has been an absolute roller-coaster. "
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
