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...shareholder resolutions or similar efforts, which might produce desirable alterations in the practices of U.S.-based corporations. Nestles is by far the largest of the sellers of manufactured infant formula to Third World countries, and currently has over one-third of the market. Evidence is clear that the Nestles boycott is worrying the company, and is beginning to result in policy changes. It is also obvious that Nestles is spending large sums to discredit those supporting the boycott and to try to stop its spread. But they are fighting a losing battle. The truth will come...
Widespread support of the boycott would provide clear evidence of concern for the health of infants in the Third World--and it would be such a blow to Nestles that it may well persuade them to adopt the changes we seek. I am convinced that such support for the boycott will help to save the lives of innocent victims of bottle feeding in many countries...
...something that is not in the best interests of their babies' health. Nestles claims that it has made significant changes, and it is begging to be taken off the hook. It is clear that these small changes indicate first an admission of guilt, and second that the boycott and the adverse publicity have been effective...
Five years have passed since Zambia joined the U.N. boycott against Rhodesia. During that time, Rhodesia has managed to survive quite well with the help of embargo-breaking Western countries and supplies from South Africa. Meanwhile, Zambia's economy has dwindled toward disaster. Landlocked, Zambia needed transit routes through Rhodesia to southern Africa's ports for its main export, copper. After the boycott closed the Rhodesian borders, scarce alternative routes disappeared, world copper prices declined, and Zambia began running short of food, machinery, oil fertilizer, soap and coal. Inflation ballooned to 30%, fueled partly by expensive airfreight shipments to speed...
...opened, 100,000 tons of Zambian copper were awaiting shipment to world market. Last week another 100,000 tons were still waiting, smelted into thick, yard-long ingots and worth $80 million. Perhaps this helps explain why Zambia's President Kenneth Kaunda decided last month to ignore the U.N. boycott and reopen his borders to Rhodesia. The resumption of this transit route should take some strain off the Tazara and allow Zambia and Tanzania to repair and refurbish it. Last week, to save face all around, Peking agreed to keep 750 technicians working on the railroad for two more years...