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NEWS 
February 19, 2019 Honda workers ‘betrayed’ by Swindon plant closure
Workers at Honda’s factory in Swindon have been left feeling “betrayed” by the closure announcement, a union official has said. The firm confirmed it will shut the car plant in 2021, with the loss of about 3,500 jobs. Factory worker Martin Huggins called the news “a sad day for Swindon”, while a Unite leader said […]
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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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NEWS 
December 27, 2016 Payment deadlock broken for West Bengal tea-garden workers
The deadlock over payment of wages to tea-garden workers in West Bengal seems to have been broken. Payment modalities through the State administration have been finalised and banks have agreed to set up facilities at all the gardens by March 2017. Garden managements have also been told by the State government to help the workers […]
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HOME & GARDEN 
December 18, 2016 Acupressure Hoodie AiraWear Relieves Tension of Commuters, Workers
That morning commute can be killer. So can sitting at a desk all day. Muscle aches and a sore back are familiar companions to many an office worker or small business owner who spends most of their day sitting. But a new product that will soon be hitting the crowdfunding circuit is promising some relief from […]
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CLOTHING 
December 4, 2016 Acupressure Hoodie AiraWear Relieves Tension of Commuters, Workers
That morning commute can be killer. So can sitting at a desk all day. Muscle aches and a sore back are familiar companions to many an office worker or small business owner who spends most of their day sitting. But a new product that will soon be hitting the crowdfunding circuit is promising some relief from […]
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CLOTHING 
November 2, 2016 Acupressure Hoodie AiraWear Relieves Tension of Commuters, Workers
That morning commute can be killer. So can sitting at a desk all day. Muscle aches and a sore back are familiar companions to many an office worker or small business owner who spends most of their day sitting. But a new product that will soon be hitting the crowdfunding circuit is promising some relief from […]
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ALL DEALS 
October 11, 2016 Samsung Workers Sickened by Chemicals in Factories Speak Up
Samsung Electronics, the leader in the global computer chip and smartphone industries, is South Korea’s biggest company, with about 100,000 workers. An Associated Press investigation found South Korean authorities let Samsungwithhold from sick workers and their families crucial information about the chemicals they are exposed to at its computer chip and display factories. A worker-safety […]
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ELECTRONICS 
August 5, 2016 Production At LG’s Greater Noida Plant Partially Hit By Workers’ Strike
New Delhi: Production at LG Electronics India’s Greater Noida plant has been partially affected following strike by workers who are seeking hike in wages and streamlining of their working hours. The strike, which started on Monday, has impacted the production of LG’s Greater Noida facility, which manufactures a range of home appliances. The company said […]
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ELECTRONICS 
June 29, 2016 Samsung Electronics Reaches Partial settlement With ill workers
Samsung Electronics reached a partial settlement on place of business protection with sickened peopleand their households, nearly a decade after the loss of life of a 22-yr–old chip worker from leukemia galvanized challenge about situations in South Korea’s semiconductor enterprise. The South Korean corporation and Banolim, that is the principle advocacy organization for unwellworkers, along […]
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NEWS 
June 28, 2016 Unpaid And irritated, some chinese workers Ditch holidays To Protest
A migrant worker takes notes as he talks on phone at the construction website online of Changxiang Gardens development complex in Fengrun District, China. (Reuters photograph) QIAN’AN/DONGGUAN, CHINA: This yr, labourer Fan Fu and 20 or so colleagues operating on the Zixiagarden condo complicated in Hebei province have now not joined China’s legion of migrant […]
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NEWS 
April 16, 2016 In Andhra and Telangana, workers continue to toil through hot hours, despite heat warnings
From auto drivers in Hyderabad to farmers in Nalgonda, many make their own provisions against the heat despite new heat action plans set up by the states. Image credit: Vivek Nemana More than 111 people have already died across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh from sunstrokes. Following last year’s devastating heat wave that claimed over 2,000 lives […]
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