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Vinh may have no fear, but the government is getting nervous. Vietnam recently passed new securities rules aimed at improving corporate transparency and curbing market excesses. Among other measures, the law requires all unlisted companies with shares available for purchase to be audited, to post annual financial reports with the...
The Philippine government counters that the new licensing rules will allow Manila to more closely monitor the domestics they export and therefore protect them from abuse. Says Rosalinda Baldoz, administrator of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, "We are tired of hearing stories of Filipino maids being attacked in the face...
Argentina’s recent push for legislation benefiting the nation’s domestic workers acknowledges the stickiness of the employment situation, but in rather curious way: It aims to regulate the industry by mandating labor contracts for the 800,000 to 900,000 domestic workers in the country...
Others fear a paternalist “slippery slope” of government regulation: next we will see attempts to ban alcohol, cigarettes, or even sugars. However, there is an important distinction between these products and trans fats, namely that consumers can weigh the risks of the former with their...
All of this would be a bold call for any President, all the more so for one who came so late to the conservation game. But again, the substance is lacking, at least so far. It's one thing to call for a 20% savings in fuel; it's quite...