Annual Reports

TUC: The situation faced by trade unionists across the world grew steadily worse in 2011, according to the annual survey of trade union rights violations published by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). 

This year's survey, which examines 143 countries, found that 76 trade unionists murdered in 2011, with thousands more dismissed & arrested. The Americas is still the most deadly region for trade unionists, while Arab Spring workers paid dearly as they marched towards democracy.
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BIS: The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) and Imperial College have published new estimates of investment in the UK's copyright industries. When adopted in the National Accounts this adds more than £3bn to the economy.
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FSA: The Agency has produced a summary of its research published in May 2012. This includes a project that has helped detect the transfer of chemicals from packaging to food and two projects evaluating food hygiene schemes in the UK.
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EA: In its latest Water Resources and Drought Prospects report, the Environment Agency found that river levels & reservoir stocks have significantly improved, easing the pressure on the environment & water supplies.  Further water restrictions for the public, farmers & businesses are now increasingly unlikely.

But with groundwater levels still low in some areas and unlikely to improve before winter, the Environment Agency & water companies are putting plans in place to protect water supplies next year if another dry winter further reduces these underground stocks.
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