Local authorities in China said Thursday that they found no underage workers at a Samsung Electronics manufacturing supplier that a labor watchdog group claims has been employing students under the age of 16. The Huizhou Zhongkai Hi-tech ...
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Rio Tinto Alcan announced it expects to spend USD 528 million over the next 3 years developing is new South of Embley bauxite mine located near Weipa in Queensland’s Far North. The project’s developers have commenced meetings ...
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ASSOCHAM said that with land being the biggest challenge for setting up large industries in West Bengal,future industrial growth of the state would be driven by the small and medium sector which also has large potential for generating ...
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Chairman All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Punjab Shahzad Ali Khan has criticized the SNGPL for suspending gas supply to textile industry for indefinite period, saying that it is anti-industry and anti-worker action and ...
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Outsourcing is on the rise; according to an article at SME Web, UK businesses have increased their spending on freelancers by 134% this year. This makes UK businesses the second largest employers of freelancers worldwide. Some business ...
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WorldSkills International, China's automotive refinish competition, was held recently at PPG Industries' new Shanghai Training Center. PPG helped organize the competition and provided tools, facilities and premium car-painting products for ...
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Refusing delays in the gazetting of minimum wages in Lesotho, garment workers are planning to march on the Prime Minister’s office on Monday 29 October 2012 to demand a living wage. Workers are frustrated because government has ...
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Dr. A. Sakthivel, President, Tirupur Exporters' Association (TEA) has sent a requisition letter to the Hon'ble Chief Minister to provide a special status to export oriented Tirupur industry immediately and instruct to give power supply ...
G&K Services Inc. reported operating results for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2013, which ended on September 29, 2012. First quarter revenue grew by 6.1 percent to $222.4 million, up from $209.7 million in last year's first quarter, ...
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The transport firm Eddie Stobart and Tesco drivers have reached a deal to end their four-month dispute. The row followed Tesco's decision to transfer the running of the Doncaster distribution centre to Eddie Stobart on August 5. The new ...
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PTI reported that Mahindra and Mahindra will commence production of tractors next month at its new facility at Zaheerabad in Medak district of Andhra Pradesh. Currently, M&M has its automobile plant spread over 343.36 acres of land at ...
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Network Rail announced the award of a GBP 220 million contract for detailed design and construction of the Borders Railway to BAM Nuttall on December 13. Construction is scheduled to get underway in early 2013, for commissioning 'by the ...
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PTI reported that the government recently notified 10 mega industrial zones in different states, a move aimed at boosting the country's manufacturing sector. Mr Anand Sharma Commerce and Industry Ministry at a CII function said that "We ...
In the midst of a tough job market, prospective employees are now dealing with a troubling trend of employers seeking Facebook and other social media passwords as part of their vetting process. After a recent Associated Press report, ...
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US poultry giant Sanderson Farms has reported an annual profit thanks to higher poultry prices and increased production. The return to profitability reflected higher production In the 12 months to the end of of October, earnings ...
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