31/05/2016 Outside Source

Hello, I am Muller McGovern, this is Outside Source. Plans to reform

French labour laws... Strikes progressed. Under warning of more

her attacks. The battle to reclaim the city of Falluja from Islamic

State continues. Concern is mounting for thousands of people inside the

city. And last week and Islamic Council in Pakistan advised that a

husband can likely beat his wife. Has been growing condemnation across

the country, we bring you a report. It sounds unlikely but could baking

soda hold the key to solving climate change? We speak to our environment

correspondent. Welcome to the programme. Strikes

are under way across France. Let's look at some of the pictures from

earlier. Protest are subject into fresh labour laws, there was a

blockade at the transit area near the city of Marseille. Protesters

clashed with police last week, you may remember, it has led the Paris

tourist board to warn that the unrest spreading of visitors, it

says the scenes of action in the middle of Paris beamed around the

world reinforces the feeling... But what is it all about? Something that

touches every section of society... From these students to all workers.

The 35 hour working week. The new bill would allow companies to employ

workers for up to 60 hours a week in some exceptional cases and another

aspect is this union, the CGT is campaigning against, it would make

it easier for employers to make workers redundant. For its part the

government hopes changes will encourage companies to take risks on

hiring new staff, there is at least 40% of trains expected to be

affected across the country on the high-speed TGV line. This country is

also getting ready to host the Euro 2016 football tournament in ten

days' time. Next door to France, Belgium... Also seeing travel

disruption with thousands of public sector workers taking part in a

national strike. Are Europe reporter sends us this from Brussels.

Belgians on the street again angry with the direction the government is

taking. Public sector workers in Brussels and across the country are

being encouraged to take part in this 24-hour protest. I am not

agreeing with what they want, for me, that I work longer. They say

there is no money, we know there is money, we need money for the public

services. I am disappointed in the government. I am also a bit angry

but were disappointed. Unions are unhappy about spending cuts,

problems plans to raise pension ages and increase the working week. There

have been different strikes involving traffic controllers,

prison guards, today teachers and even police officers are being urged

to join in. The government says public sector reforms are badly

needed and is determined to push on needed and is determined to push on

with its plans. Staying in Europe... We have had this warning for fans

heading to France for the Euros... It says the US State Department

warns citizens of terrorism attack risk across Europe this summer...

You can read more about this on the BBC News website. Let's turn again

to France... This time, it's another aspect that the country has to cope

with, the growing number of migrants and refugees. Officials are

assessing today various new sites to house people in the north of the

capital. This decision seems to have been prompted by the number of

migrants camping under railway bridges or in buildings around the

city. Hugh Schofield is in Paris and tells us more about the proposal.

This is several months in the making. Throughout the last year and

had been various occupations, wildcat actions on the part of

migrants, often helped by groups who help them to find places to stay and

so on... They have encamped out under railway bridges, under the

Metro and on a couple of occasions have gone on to parks or schools,

schools that are being refurbished, that kind of thing. No actual

schooling going on, they have occupied the premises and

authorities under the mayor have on each occasion been constrained and

felt compelled to act, call in police and explain to the migrants

and people with them, they cannot do this, you must move on. They have

done this but the other part of the discourses we will do something for

you. I think there is an acute sense, run by the left, that

constantly moving people on is not good, it's not right, not part of

their mission as a left-wing administration. So they've been

looking for premises and apparently found some although they haven't

said what it is and they will install in the city is something

that is more permanent, which is in their eyes, a proper fitting

facility to look after and house refugees who may or may not want to

stay here, may or may not want to move on. The background as there has

been a lot of movement of people through Paris up towards the Channel

ports. But that has kind of tailed off recently with the emphasis much

more now on Germany and the migrants arriving from The East

Mediterranean. Very few of those migrants arriving in France. Thank

you for that. Let's turn to the battle to force so called Islamic

State out of Falluja. It looks like it could be a long one, the

militants launching a counterattack against the Iraqi government forces

and also the Shia militia trying to force them out of the city. Concern

is growing for some 50,000 civilians who remained trapped. Earlier this

month you might remember our Baghdad correspondent for BBC Arabic managed

to get into the city to hear some of the stories.

But some of his report and he joined us on the set to describe for that

the conditions now in Falluja. Between 50000 and 70,000 people

still being trapped in the city centre. Because basically, the

government forces and the Army have been imposing a siege on the city

for the past six months and that is why people started talking about

starvation, eating rotten dates, bread... Drinking filthy water...

Because of the army siege. The army on the other side, they are cutting

all lines that they are using starvation as a weapon of war but

the situation there, the humanitarian situation is terrible.

Do you know... There was a request for a humanitarian corridor is when

you are doing the report about two weeks ago... Did people leave,

offered did they go? According to the United Nations 3000 Falluja

residence managed to flee the outskirts of the city, basically the

southern outskirts and the northern outskirts... Through the three open

corridors, safe corridors, opened by the army and the government and the

pro-government forces. There are still tens of thousands of people

trapped inside the city and of course, with the army shelling, and

the US led air strikes... Civilians, and the civilian casualties, they do

happen. Let's turn our attention to Pakistan. Bob Wanner's protection

Bill has come under fire suggesting a husband can likely beat his wife

to keep her in line. And this tweet has come in...

It has grown quite a lot over the past few hours. The photographer has

a portrait series of Pakistani women reacting, let's take a look. One of

them here... Essentially responding with a day for a man to try and

suppressor. But the. Rick, let's hear more. This woman has been

coming to this court for two years, she wishes to remain anonymous,

fearing social persecution for speaking out against domestic

balance. After her first daughter was born... My husband with the me

every second day four hours, pulling out my hair and slapping me. He

kicked me out of the house, he was upset that I hadn't given birth to a

boy. Human rights watch estimates that between 70-90% of Pakistani

women face domestic violence. In a Conservative Pakistani society it is

the established notion that the family's honour will be maligned if

a woman cannot sustain her marriage, thus forcing her to stay in an

abusive relationship at all costs. Earlier this year in a landmark

move, Pakistan's Parliament enacted the protection of women against

violence Bill. This legislation set out penalties for crimes including

domestic violence, psychological and economic abuse against women. But

hopes were quickly bashed as the Council of Islamic ideology reject

the law, declaring it on Islamic. The Council is a constitutional body

advising Parliament on issues of religion and offering

recommendations on how laws can conform with the Conservative form

of Islam, sharia law. Its rulings are not binding, after it rejected

the bill, the council drafted its own version. It recommends a husband

can likely beat a wife, female nurses should not care for male

patients, abortion after 120 days of pregnancy will be classed as murder.

The council says it does not have final draft but it hasn't denied

media reports that man can likely beat his wife if she defies him.

TRANSLATION: Whether it is the father or husband, he cannot hit a

woman, she suffers a bone fracture or starts to bleed.

The proposals have generated anger across Pakistan, many taking to

social media to protest. The human rights commission says the council

should be scrapped. No woman and all sane men in Pakistan do not accept

Islamic ideology has overstepped its Islamic ideology has overstepped its

constitutional mandate. And it's to restriction. I demand a

constitutional amendment to disband this body. The government can ignore

the council's recommendations and has done so in the past, a small but

three for Pakistan's many domestic violence but was. -- victims. Still

to come... India builds on its status as the world's fastest

expanding major economy, just releasing its GDP figures, we will

find out what they mean. A mother, along with her civil

partner, has been found guilty of murdering her two-year-old son

and of cruelty to two Rachel Fee and her partner Nyomi

from Fife in Scotland subjected Liam Fee, an affectionate

two-year-old, witnesses said, who became increasingly withdrawn

as he suffered unyielding, His attackers, the two women

who should have been His mother, Rachel Fee,

here on the left, and her At their house, police discovered

evidence pointing to prolonged abuse, much of it too graphic to

report, inflicted on two other children. If Liam had lived, he

would have been turning five and starting primary school but instead

he will be remembered for these rare smiles which had the suffering he

endured. This is Outside Source live

from the BBC newsroom. Our lead story? A fresh

round of strikes is threatening Officials are concerned

the industrial action Let's look at some of the stories

are BBC language services are covering.

BBC Russian reports on the Ukrainian military pilot making her first

appearance in parliament since being released

Nadiya Savchenko was elected an MP while incarcerated and pledged

to fight for the release of other Ukrainians held in Russia.

BBC Chinese is looking at reports North Korea has once again

tried and failed to test- launch one of its medium

The South Korean Defence Ministry said the test had taken place

And among the most read online - Poland's Justice Ministry

will appeal against a decision not to extradite Roman Polanski

to the United States over a child sex conviction in 1977.

The US had requested that the Oscar-winning film-maker be

There's growing concern among India's African community

of growing racial hatred after a string of attacks.

The Indian government, which has been embarrassed

by the attacks at a time when it is seeking closer

economic ties with Africa, is trying to reassure the African

community that they will be protected and have nothing to fear.

From Delhi, Sanjoy Majumder has more.

There are thousands of Africans living in India, many come to study

in India but recently, they've started complaining about being the

victims of racism following attacks. The one attack that sent shock waves

to place earlier this month when a Congolese national was beaten to

death following an altercation over hiring a rickshaw. Last week in

Delhi neighbourhood six African nationals were assaulted, the

authorities have been quick to act, the police several arrests,

government ministers have met African students, inch assuring them

they have nothing to fear but not everyone is convinced. A group of

African ambassadors have even threatened asking African students

to stay away from India on less things improve.

When it comes to growth - India is leading the pack amongst

The latest quarterly figures show that it's firing on all cylinders.

Let's have a look at some of the numbers.

I often speak to the pool but you are onset to with us today. These

numbers... They are great, aren't they, we are in a country I am sure

David Cameron would like to be the Prime Minister of the

fastest-growing world economy. And the Prime Minister came to power

three years ago, development, development... He can sit in Delhi

and say he is delivering, we are growing faster than everyone else

but there is another story. In spite of the growth rate many Indians feel

the economy is not moving as fast as they want. A school report with the

good but like mine always used to be... Could do better. So many

people moving to the cities, you have megacities, what is life like

for the regular person as this boom happens to the country? It depends

who you are, if you are part of the emerging Indian middle class, life

is good, a huge property boom, flats coming up, part of that growing

economy, your salary is growing. But for those on the bottom of society,

they see the growth among them but are not Wada bid. We are talking

about the world's fastest growing economy but hundreds of millions of

people still don't have electricity. -- but you are not part of that. If

you are rich, it is great, if you are pure, life remains as much a

struggle as it did ten or years ago. The leader of India... What about

these figures? He will be happy, he has been under pressure, speak to

business people in India, they say things happened moved as quickly as

they thought, the big economic reforms that were promised, sales

tax, land reform, they haven't come in. He has been under pressure and

criticism, with these figures, he can say to the business community,

look what I am delivering, the last party did not. Thank you. We are

going to move to another part of the world. Flats and apartments.

Now let's look at some of the most expensive properties in the world.

You'll recognise this - New York City.

We've just learned of a new residential development that

will eclipse all other penthouse sales you have heard

In 2012 a sky high property at 15 Central Park West gained new Russian

owners for the hefty price tag of 88 million dollars.

The most expensive New York condo - in the 157 high-rise -

Now we hear there are plans for a 250 million apartment.

Floor plans show 16 bedrooms, 17 bathrooms, five balconies

Michelle Fleury is in our penthouse office in New York.

Good to have you with us! These prices... 100 million for an

apartment, looking like a bargain. Who would have thought a couple of

was buzzing about the sales price, was buzzing about the sales price,

the fact you had hip that figure, broken above 100 million now, $250

million apartment, the taxes are not, the maintenance fees are also

equally as I watering. Many people speculating as to who might be

interested such an apartment, the assumption being it would be someone

from overseas, foreign buyer that we have seen in recent years. You

mentioned a Russian buyer, increasingly we are seeing people

from abroad looking to try and park some money in fog they see as a

relatively stable property market and a safe place to invest their

money. We know some of the neighborhoods in New York and I was

reading about this, but little part of Central Park South, could be

called billionaires Row. That's right, causing a huge uproar, top to

New Yorkers about it, lots of debate about that southern end of Central

Park being transformed, the Park being transformed, the

neighbourhood has seen several neighbourhood has seen several

luxury high-rise buildings starting to go up, that has led to a raft of

complaint about the shadows of the cast over the park and the damage

that will do. As well as the sky-high prices. The key thing to

remember in all of this, for the average American, the sky-high

buildings with sky-high prices, relatively speaking, New York is

pretty cheap when you compare are two other luxury housing market in

other parts of the world. That is why you seeing this interest and why

eyebrows are raised when you hear about an apartment this expense of,

those other developers in the wondering perhaps, whether this will

fly and whether they will try and follow suit. We will have to see who

buys that place. Michelle, thank you.

Over the last few weeks here on Outside Source we've been

bringing you the news of political and economic crisis in Venezuela.

A country struck by food shortages, power cuts, spiralling violence

and the world's highest rate of inflation.

Now a Venezuelan worker has told us how he and his colleagues

are literally guarding their factory against nationalisation.

All we want to do is do the best thing we know how to do, make the

best beer in Venezuela, that's all we want to do, keep on working.

In this country the only way you have to get a sick materials to

produce is through the government institutions, the government don't

let us get materials, basic materials, so we have imposed for 21

years. The government is of the time threatening the companies.

If I could speak directly to the President I would tell him we cannot

have a good country importing everything, what we want to do is

reduce inside the country. -- is produce. We come every day, we are

here to protect this company and we will stay here as much time as is

needed. Now, after six decades in football,

the only player to have won three World Cup winning medals,

the Brazilian legend Pele has decided to auction off

the memorabilia he has accumulated Cheap comparative previous price of

that apartment in New York. That is it