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ELECTRONICS 
November 25, 2018 Samsung Electronics apologises for factory cancer cases
Samsung Electronics apologised on Friday to workers who developed cancer after working at some of its factories, finally ending a decade-long dispute at the world’s top chipmaker. The father of a dead 22-year-old worker and the company’s co-president Kim Ki-nam signed a formal settlement agreement in Seoul as other disabled ex-employees looked on. “We sincerely […]
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ELECTRONICS 
November 24, 2018 Samsung Electronics apologises for factory cancer cases
Agence France-Presse Samsung Electronics is the world’s biggest mobile phone manufacturer and chipmaker. Photo: Bloomberg Seoul: Samsung Electronics apologised on Friday to workers who developed cancer after working at some of its factories, finally ending a decade-long dispute at the world’s top chipmaker. The father of a dead 22-year-old worker and the company’s co-president Kim […]
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CLOTHING 
August 21, 2017 A tour of five affordable factory clothing shops in Tongaat
Being a woman comes at a price and although I do not particularly like venturing into the usually busy Tongaat central, I do look forward to my monthly shopping sprees where I sniff out excellent deals on clothing and accessories at affordable prices. I buy most of my shoes, casual clothing, formal wear and gym gear […]
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NEWS 
August 18, 2017 Foxconn Display Panel Factory in the US Takes One Step Closer to Reality
HIGHLIGHTS The Wisconsin Assembly approved a $3 billion tax break for Foxconn Foxconn announced earlier it planned to invest $10 billion in Wisconsin It could eventually hire 13,000 workers at the Wisconsin facility The Wisconsin Assembly approved a $3 billion tax break Thursday with bipartisan support for Taiwan-based Foxconn Technology Group to build a massive display panel […]
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June 23, 2017 Singapore May factory output up 5.0 percent on electronics strength
A general view of factories in the industrial district of Jurong in western Singapore April 4, 2016. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo Singapore’s industrial production in May grew for the 10th consecutive month from a year earlier, helped by strong electronics output, data showed on Friday. Manufacturing output in May rose 5.0 percent year-on-year, data from the […]
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June 15, 2017 Revealed: reality of life working in an Ivanka Trump clothing factory
Workers at a factory that makes clothes for Ivanka Trump’s fashion label say they get verbally abused Photograph: John Lamparski/Getty Images The reality of working in a factory making clothes for Ivanka Trump’s label has been laid bare, with employees speaking of being paid so little they cannot live with their children, anti-union intimidation and […]
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CLOTHING 
June 15, 2017 Factory workers making Ivanka Trump’s clothing in Indonesia complain of verbal abuse, low-wages
President Donald Trump listens as his daughter, Ivanka Trump, speaks at a workforce development roundtable in June. (ANDREW HARNIK/AP) Factory workers producing Ivanka Trump’s clothing in Indonesia have complained of verbal abuse and low wages, according to a report. Dozens of workers at PT Buma Apparel Industry factory in Subang, Indonesia, who spoke with The […]
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CLOTHING 
April 26, 2017 Chinese Workers at Factory for Ivanka Trumps Clothing Maker Earn About $62 a Week Report
A new report by a watchdog group found the Chinese knitting factory used by a company that makes clothing for Ivanka Trump’s brand has poor conditions and pay, with workers putting in up to 60 hours a week for wages of about $62 weekly. The factory violated two dozen standards set by the U.N. International […]
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ALL DEALS 
June 16, 2016 ‘films now not Made In factory’: Shyam Benegal Weighs In On Udta Punjab Row
A unique screening of Udta Punjab was held the day prior to this for leading filmmaker Shyam Benegal MUMBAI: HIGHLIGHTS unique screening of Udta Punjab held the day prior to this for Shyam Benegal identical policies can not practice to the entirety, movies now not made in factory, he says He has prepped a file […]
