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"Forced labour" rife in Malaysian electronics factories - report
2014-09-17 09:00:26| Electronics - Topix.net
Nearly a third of some 350,000 workers in Malaysia's electronics industry - a crucial link in the international consumer supply chain - suffer from conditions of modern-day slavery such as debt bondage, according to a study funded by the U.S. Department of Labor. The survey by Verite, an international labour rights group, found that abuse of workers' rights - particularly the tens of thousands from low-wage countries like Nepal, Myanmar and Indonesia - was rife in a $75 billion sector that is a mainstay of the Southeast Asian country's export-driven economy.
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BANGLADESH: 95 motorcycles to help speed labour inspections
2014-09-08 14:41:37| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Latest efforts to help speed up inspections at garment factories in Bangladesh have seen 95 motorcycles handed over to government labour inspectors.
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Green Party prepares to challenge Labour in battle for the left
2014-09-05 17:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: As the Green Party conference began on Friday, its members have announced their determination to challenge both the government and the opposition -- putting themselves forward as the only left wing alternative working for the common good. The party is holding its annual conference at Conference Aston in Birmingham, with Caroline Lucas MP expected to attack Labours failure to oppose the government on a series of issues such as immigration, privatisation of the NHS and fracking. Lucas is expected...
Unions, public gather to celebrate Labour Day
2014-09-02 13:00:01| Grocery - Topix.net
"My first paying job was a grocery packer at the Dominion Store in Truro way back when in the 1960s when I was in junior high.
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MYANMAR: Joins with US to develop labour rights initiative
2014-08-29 16:50:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The US and Myanmar are joining forces to develop an initiative designed to promote fundamental labour rights and practices in Myanmar.
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