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IN D U ST R Y
A salute to Portland women in non-traditional jobs E
Worldwide trends
new phoenomenon
Africa is experiencing a new
economic trend, the emergence of
transnational corporations
A report by the U N. Confer
ence on Trade and Development
attributes the rise o f TNCs to the
ongoing liberalization o f invest
ment and trade and the increasing
privatization o f state-run corpora
tions in Africa.
A fric a n T N C s in c lu d e the
Anglo-American Industrial Corpo
ration of South Africa, the largest
in the region; Barlow Rand Litd., a
S o u th A frican c o n g lo m e ra te ;
Conserverie Cherif’iennes o f Mo
rocco; and consolidated C opper
Mines Litd. o f Zambia.
The report notes that the TNCs are
active mostly in retailing, banking,
brewing, tourism and satellite televi
sion.
Ken Fry and
Stacy Elkins o f
the Metro
Electrical
Training Center
in northeast
Portland receive
award from
Cynthia Myers o f
the Oregon Civil
Rights Office o f
the Oregon
Department o f
transportation.
The Metro Electrical apprentice
sh ip tra in in g program re c e iv e d
Women in Trades’ 1997 Apprentice
ship committee of the Year Award for
its outstanding record o f outreach,
recruitment and retention o f women
in n o n -tra d itio n a l o c c u p a tio n s.
Women in t rades awarded its first
annual prize to the Metro Electrical
Apprenticeship Training Program at
a recruitment fair held this month at
Portland Community College’s Cas
cade Campus in Portland. The award
underscores the union electrical con
struction industry’s belief in the value
and b e n e fits o f a d iv e rs ifie d
workforce that includes women and
minorities.
The Metro Electrical Apprentice
Training Program provides training
and skills for union electrical appren
tices and ongoing education for jour
neymen.
Steve Walker
Steve W alker has jo ined HDR
Engineering, inc. as w ater section
manager in the company's Portland
Office. Walker is a registered profes
sional engineer and holds a bachelor
o f science in hydrology from the Uni
versity o f Arizona.
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503-735-2989
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