CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Global Inequality, Imperialism, and Injustice

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United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
This is the Web site for the United Nations body dedicated to the concerns of indigenous people.

Under "About Us," click on "Mandate." What is the mandate of the forum? Under "Topics," click on "MDGs." How are the concerns of indigenous people incorporated into the Millennium Development Goals? Scroll down to "Brief overview of the current situation facing indigenous peoples." What are some of the statistics regarding indigenous people?


International Labour Organization
The International Labour Organization (ILO) was created after World War I to focus on concerns of labor and justice.

Click on "Themes" and then "Child Labour." Approximately how many children are exploited as child labor around the world? What are the worst forms that need to be addressed?
Click on "What We Do." What does the ILO do to combat child labor?


Third World Network
The Third World Network is a nonprofit organization dedicated to concerns of the developing world.

Click on "Women's Rights and Gender Issues." Click on one of the issue briefs regarding women and economics. How are economic concerns related to the plight of women? Does the brief believe development hurts or helps women's rights?