Seeking to ensure compliance of safety norms at workplace, the readymade garment (RMG) industry of Pakistan is looking to associate with some reliable global firm engaging in issuance of safety certifications, which can perform audit of ...
Tags: PRGMEA, Safety Audit, Garment Units
The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF) announced a new project to investigate the participation rates and ROI for employers who invest in Essential Skills training, and is seeking Working Group members who will provide expertise and ...
Tags: CAF, Literacy, Essential Skills
Under pressure from federal regulators to implement electronic health systems, healthcare providers are struggling to find and keep a technology staff in what is the fastest growing IT sector in the U.S. A Healthcare Information and ...
Tags: PCEHR, electronic health systems, Health
The COSATU-affiliated Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers’ Union (SACTWU) held its Annual National Bargaining Conference from 28th February to 3rd March 2013, in Cape Town. The Conference was attended by 200 delegates ...
Tags: SACTW Conference, Worker Living Wage, Clothing, Textile
The effectiveness of both the schemes i.e. Integrated Handlooms Development Scheme (IHDS) and Marketing & Export Promotion Scheme (M&EPS) has been evaluated by independent agencies, which revealed positive impact on the development of ...
Tags: M&EPS, IHDS, handloom sector
UL DQS Inc., one of the leading certification bodies for management systems in the world, is offering two-day training classes on British Retail Consortium (BRC) IoP for Packaging. Classes will be held at UL University facilities in ...
Tags: Food Packaging Standard, Training, Packaging
Using the latest in energy saving LED lighting technology, Philips Lighting New Zealand has fitted out the new Pegasus Engineering premises at the Izone Business Park in Christchurch. Pegasus Engineering, which specialises in structural ...
Tags: LED lighting technology, LED lighting, LED
As federal CIOs develop new strategies to support an increasingly mobile workforce, they will inevitably have to decide whether to adopt a bring-your-own-device policy, just as a similar challenge confronts their counterparts in the private ...
Tags: CIOs, mobile workforce, BYOD
ILO Chief Advisor Mr. Robert Wayss for Promoting Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work in Bangladesh visited BKMEA Dhaka office. During the meeting, he had an elaborated discussion with BKMEA 2nd Vice President AH Aslam Sunny on ...
Tags: ILO Chief Advisor, BKMEA, Labour Issues
Office furniture and ergonomics are very closely intertwined.As a matter of fact the word ergonomics comes from two Greek words:ergo,meaning work and nomos,meaning laws.So ergonomic office furniture takes into account how the furniture fits ...
Tags: Office furniture, Ergonomics, Furnishing
A multi-stakeholder meeting in Dhaka convened by IndustriALL underlines need for urgent progress on workers’ rights, minimum wages and fire safety in order to secure a sustainable future for the garment industry in Bangladesh The ...
Even as manufacturing enjoys a resurgence in the United States, companies are facing a critical talent shortfall. According to a recent survey, one of the best ways to address the talent gap is to improve perceptions of the industry as a ...
Tags: manufacturing, manufacturers, durable goods manufacturing
Helping IT shops deal with the security and management of consumer smartphones and tablets in the workplace will be a big theme at Mobile World Congress (MWC) this week. Samsung and Red Bend Software jointly announced Monday that they ...
Tags: smartphones, tablets, IT shops
Mobile phone operators will make more revenue from data use than voice calls by 2018, according to a new report from mobile operator body GSMA. The report comes as Mobile World Congress (MWC), The GSMA's annual mobile device convention, ...
Tags: voice calls, Mobile phone operators, GSMA
Pro Mach division Axon will introduce a Category 3 safety-interlock system for the ThermoPoint steam heat tunnel for Latin American businesses. Developed in the US by the National Fire Protection Association and the Occupational Safety ...