The National People’s Tribunal organized by the Asia Floor Wage Campaign (AFWC) has urged the Government of India to declare and pursue an active employment policy to provide social justice to the garment workers in the country. In ...
Tags: India, AFWC, Social Justice, Indian Garment Workers
HAVERHILL, MA (BRAIN) — Industry veteran Douglas Ritter has joined Mavic, Inc., representing the brand as sales rep in Nevada and Arizon effective November 1. “Doug has bike racing in his veins, which is exactly what this ...
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A supplier can invoke a force majeure clause if unforeseen circumstances impact on its ability to deliver against a contract. Force majeure is a legal term. The Oxford Dictionary definition describes the term as the ...
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Following the Cabinet’s move to increase the nation-wide daily minimum wage to Bt 300 from January 1, 2013, the Thailand Government has stepped forward to help the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), including textile and ...
The Madhya Pradesh Textile Mills Association (MPTMA) has urged the Government of Madhya Pradesh to provide additional concessions and facilities to the textile industry in ‘Industrial Promotion Policy 2010’. In a letter dated ...
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Reduction Facing with entire loss dilemma in China's steel industry, the government's administrative means on steel capacity reduction can not be relied on alone. More regulate and control means on interests should be put to use to force ...
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"The manufacturing sector is showing resiliency as new orders for manufactured goods increased by 9.9 percent in September, reversing a 13.1 percent decline in August," said Donald A. Norman, Senior Economist for the Manufacturers Alliance ...
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India's Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs late Thursday announced changes to the country's ethanol policy that will enable the market to set the price and permit imports if supply falls short of enabling 5% blending into gasoline. ...
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The American Institute of Architects (AIA) today announced that it had accepted an award from the U.S. Commerce Department's International Trade Administration's Market Development Cooperator Program (MDCP) to promote the export of American ...
XINHUA reported that China's economic growth will pick up in the fourth quarter after slowing for seven consecutive quarters, due to booming domestic consumption and increasing infrastructure investment. According to the report released ...
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PTI reported that 2 officials of a panel of the ministry of steel, along with a private firm and its director have been ordered by a Delhi court to be put on trial on cheating, forgery and corruption charges in a coal block allocation case. ...
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Author(s): Rob Mosher Author(s): Nicole Steele Transportation Reauthorization Approved After months of intense negotiations, on June 29th Congress cleared a bill (H.R. 4348) that will ensure funding for highway and mass transit projects ...
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Antigua reported that copper dealers will not get the month end green light they were hoping for to resume trading. This as government announced a further extension of the ban on the trading of copper, which had been slated to cease on ...
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It was announced here on Monday that the Gulf Cooperation Council countries are currently controling 13% of global aluminum production while its production did not exceed 0.5% in 1983. Mr Mohammad Al Naqi president of Arab International ...
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DNA reported that Mr SV Ranganath chief secretary of Bangalore has ordered a re examination of the report filed by Mr Dipak Sarmah principal chief conservator of forests (wildlife), in which the rich iron ore deposits located in Karnataka ...
Tags: Indian Iron Ore, Iron Ore, Indian iron, deposit