Tuesday, June 9, 2009

HALLIBURTON HIDES BEHIND ARBITRATION RULE IN BRUTAL RAPE OF EMPLOYEE IN IRAQ

V.P. CHENEY'S HALLIBURTON IS HIDING BEHIND ARBITRATION LAW

IN BRUTAL, DISFIGURING RAPE OF EMPLOYEE IN IRAQ

DETAILS OF STORY INDICATE THAT ARBITRATORS HAVE OBLIGATION TO CAVE INTO THE CORPORATION, OR ELSE THEY'LL LOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO ARBITRATE DISPUTES --NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO REPORT, JUNE 9, 2008


HALLIBURTON SHIELDED BY ARBITRATION LAW IN CASE OF RAPE OF EMPLOYEE
"Rape Victim's Case Shows Failings Of Arbitration"
--NPR, June 9, 2008
http://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=105153315&m=105173854
After she was raped in Iraq, allegedly by her co-workers, Jamie Lee Jones sought justice from her employer, Halliburton. But a mandatory arbitration policy prevents her from seeking recourse through courts. Without knowing it, many consumers and workers have signed away similar rights.

THE ABC NEWS STORY WHEN JAMIE LEIGH JONES UNSUCCESSFULLY TRIED TO SUE HALLIBURTON:
"Halliburton Now Facing Rape Lawsuit Trial"
May 11, 2008.



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