Press Release, February 23, 2008
Tirupati, India - An International fact-finding mission, comprising eminent civil society representatives from Thailand, Malaysia , Philippines and India , visited Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh (India) and expressed great concern over the displacement and loss of livelihoods of poor and landless tribal communities in those districts due to construction of Special Economic Zones (SEZ) and expansion of a Port in Krishnapatnam. Continue reading ‘International Fact Finding Mission investigated displacement and destruction of livelihoods in Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh (India) due to SEZ and expansion of port’
Madhumanti and Rifat Mumtaz case study of Middle class struggle against SEZ in GOA, India.
You can download the document HERE (PDF)
A draft Report of the Study on Farmers Resistance against the Reliance Maha Mumbai SEZ in Ragad District of Maharashtra state, India.
You can download the document HERE (PDF). Continue reading ‘Reliance Maha Mumbai SEZ Study’
Yaakov Garb recently released the first study of SEZ in a small Middle East city of Aqaba, which is located at the southern tip of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. You can download the study entitled “Special Place or Special Zone: The Future of Aqaba” from HERE (PDF). Continue reading ‘Special Place or Special Zone: The Future of Aqaba’
Mumbai, March 16, 2008: Organisations opposed to a private Special Entertainment Zone adjoining the city said that they would continue to do so until the proposal was conclusively put aside. Continue reading ‘Protest rally against SEZ near Mumbai held’
New Delhi, March 16, 2008: The Board of Approval for special economic zones is slated to meet here on March 20 to consider more proposals, including those of DLF, Smart City Infrastructure and Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation. Continue reading ‘SEZ body to take up more proposals on Mar 20′
New Delhi, March 16, 2008: As the government is engaged in fire-fighting in Parliament over the SEZ issue, a “secret” report prepared by intelligence agencies under the finance ministry has found instances of what it calls “gross misuse” of the export enclaves by some big corporates for evading taxes. Continue reading ‘SEZ probe reveals tax-break abuse’
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