Despite the risks, manufacturers in factories ringing Yiwu on China’s east coast say their top priority is profit. So offering cut-rate goods often means using lower cost materials, including cadmium, which is known to cause cancer. Cadmium poisoning is an occupational hazard associated with industrial processes such as metal plating […]
Monthly Archives: February 2010
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Reza Rakhshan, communications officer for the Haft Tapeh independent sugarworkers union in southern Iran, was arrested by security agents at his workplace on January 4 and was only released from Shush prison on January 20 after being charged with "endangering national security" for his union activity. At the time of […]
Reza Rakhshan, communications officer for the Haft Tapeh independent sugarworkers union in southern Iran, was arrested by security agents at his workplace on January 4 and was only released from Shush prison on January 20 after being charged with "endangering national security" for his union activity. At the time of […]
Reza Rakhshan, communications officer for the Haft Tapeh independent sugarworkers union in southern Iran, was arrested by security agents at his workplace on January 4 and was only released from Shush prison on January 20 after being charged with "endangering national security" for his union activity. At the time of […]
Last month Japan Airlines, Asia’s largest airline by revenue, filed for bankruptcy protection after facing a debt load of over $25 billion. As part of a government bailout, Japan Airlines will layoff 15,700 employees, roughly one-third of their workforce. JAL has asked its employees to make enormous concessions. In response, […]
Last month Japan Airlines, Asia’s largest airline by revenue, filed for bankruptcy protection after facing a debt load of over $25 billion. As part of a government bailout, Japan Airlines will layoff 15,700 employees, roughly one-third of their workforce. JAL has asked its employees to make enormous concessions. In response, […]
Last month Japan Airlines, Asia’s largest airline by revenue, filed for bankruptcy protection after facing a debt load of over $25 billion. As part of a government bailout, Japan Airlines will layoff 15,700 employees, roughly one-third of their workforce. JAL has asked its employees to make enormous concessions. In response, […]