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Tackling Child Labour in the Livestock Sector

2013-02-28 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

GLOBAL - Child labour in the livestock sector is widespread and largely ignored, according to FAO, which has released the first global study on child labour issues related to livestock.

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BANGLADESH: US GSP to depend on labour, safety issues

2013-02-27 13:52:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com

The continuation of Bangladesh's duty-free benefits on exports to the US will depend on steps its government takes to improve labour standards and fire safety measures, a visiting US labour official says.

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Farm Bureau Urges New Ag Labour Guestworker Programme

2013-02-27 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

US - A new, modern guestworker programme for agricultural workers is needed so that US farmers and ranchers can continue growing food, tending livestock and contributing to the nation’s economy, American Farm Bureau Federation President, Bob Stallman, has told Congress.

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BANGLADESH: Global union makes progress on labour issues

2013-02-25 15:33:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com

The Industriall global trade union federation has described a meeting between stakeholders in the Bangladesh ready-made garment industry on Friday (22 February) as "a step forward" after they agreed to work together on workers' rights, minimum wages and fire safety.

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Climate change linked to declines in labour productivity

2013-02-25 00:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

The Conversation: Increases in humidity caused as a result of climate change are reducing labour productivity and its only likely to get worse over time, argue researchers from Americas National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. In an article published today in the journal Nature Climate Change, the researchers say humidity is already reducing peoples working capacity by 10% during peak months of heat stress around the world, and this is likely to grow to 20% by 2050. The researchers say even if the...

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