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Pollution Makes Us Car Sick Govt Must Invest In Walking And Cycling
2016-01-14 11:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: A BBC Scotland documentary aired yesterday highlighted the huge public health impacts of our car usage showing how air pollution leads to heart problems and at least 2,000 early deaths. Friends of the Earth Scotland are calling on the Finance Secretary to significantly increase the spending on active travel in next years budget. This funding is necessary in order to tackle the dangerously high levels of air pollution which persist across many parts of Scotland. Emilia Hanna, air pollution campaigner...
Samsung reaches partial agreement with sick workers
2016-01-12 07:04:21| Semiconductors - Topix.net
" Samsung Electronics reached a partial agreement on workplace safety with sickened workers and their families, nearly a decade after the death of a 22-year-old worker galvanized concern about safety in South Korea's semiconductor industry. The South Korean company and Banolim, which is the main advocacy group for sick workers, along with another group representing workers signed an agreement Tuesday to establish an external committee that will enhance safety at Samsung.
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After getting tweet, rail minister helps sick child
2016-01-01 05:49:48| IT Services - Topix.net
In November, he had responded to a tweet by a woman passenger in distress. A month later, he arranged for milk for a hungry child on a train.
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Samsung aid for sick workers comes with conditions, secrecy
2015-12-11 12:40:50| Semiconductors - Topix.net
In this Oct. 23, 2015 photo, Hwang Sang-gi, a founding member of advocacy group Banolim, holds a picture of his daughter Yu-mi during an interview denouncing Samsung's response in its latest negotiations with sick workers outside Samsung buildings in Seoul, South Korea. Yu-mi's death from leukemia in 2007 galvanized concern about conditions at Samsung factories and South Korea's semiconductor industry in general.
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Fantasy Flight brightens holidays for sick kids
2015-12-06 06:22:34| Airlines - Topix.net
The 9-year-old Des Plaines boy was among dozens of pediatric patients chosen to fly to the North Pole and meet Santa Claus. Because the magical hourlong flight would take him from O'Hare International Airport to Santa's frigid turf, Zachary wanted to pack his snow pants and boots.
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