Buscador: United States Minor Outlying Islands

28/06/2007 With close to 9 million Poles in the United States, it would seem a natural for young Poles to come here looking for work, but for various reasons, they are saying "Who needs America?"

05/08/2004

Rising waters in Bangladesh © Reuters/Rupak De Chowdhuri/www.alertnet.org

U.S.-based relief agencies are setting up camps, distributing food and medical supplies to survivors of the monsoon floods in have Asia.

21/11/2001 Some of the worst sweatshops can be found on the island of Saipan, a U.S. territory. A new film, "Behind the Labels," reveals conditions of workers making Gap, J. Crew and other clothing.

09/08/2000 Green activists and villagers from Saipan are accusing the United States of "environmental crimes" after a report by the local justice chief found unsafe levels of toxins near a disused US army base on the Pacific island.

04/05/1999 A US campaign to investigate labour conditions on the island of Saipan - where The Gap company operates - is gathering momentum.