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CAMBODIA: Labour groups urge brands to back wage rise
2014-01-10 13:21:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Labour rights groups and trade unions are calling on global clothing brands to support a rise in the minimum wage for Cambodian garment workers, and to look at the long-term implications of their purchasing practices.
Comment: The cheap labour myth
2014-01-07 14:58:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Successful garment exporters are taking a more academic approach to sourcing product. Instead of moving to the latest cheap labour country, their strategy is to reduce overhead by increasing worker productivity, training, and capital investment in cutting edge machinery. David Birnbaum explains why.
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Environment secretary may be blind to rising flood risks, says Labour
2014-01-05 16:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Owen Paterson, the Conservative environment secretary, may be blind to the increased risk of flooding across Britain because he is sceptical about climate change science, Labour has said. Amid warnings of further floods to hit Britain within the next 48 hours, Maria Eagle, the shadow environment secretary, said Paterson had "real questions to answer" about why he was allowing cuts that could affect Britain's ability to deal with severe weather incidents. She spoke out after Paterson was forced...
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US: Grants $10m to tackle child labour in Burma and Morocco
2014-01-03 12:12:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The US Labor Department has granted $10m to fund two separate projects to tackle child labour in Burma and Morocco.
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United Kingdom: Labour dismisses claim of Heathrow third-runway U-turn
2013-12-12 02:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Labour played down reports last night that Ed Miliband is set to abandon his opposition to a third runway at Heathrow, but he is under pressure from the shadow chancellor Ed Balls to be more supportive when the airports commission reports next week. The prospect of political assent for a third or fourth runway at Heathrow however appeared to increase further, ahead of an interim report from commission chair Howard Davies which is set to announce a shortlist of options for expansion in the south-east....
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