WASHINGTON - A new Labor Department report identifies more than 58 countries where child labor or forced labor is used to make hundreds of goods from coffee grown in Colombia to Christmas decorations made in China that often end up in the United States. The government wants American companies and consumers to know about the chance these products are made under conditions in which children and other workers are exploited and abused. "We want to engage with these countries and corporations that may have their hands in the wrong places here and try to correct this," said...
US Labor Department publishes updated list of products made with forced or indentured child labor
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WASHINGTON, July 19 – WASHINGTON, July 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs today announced the publication of a final list of products that federal...
US Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis announces labor consultations with Guatemala under CAFTA-DR agreement
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WASHINGTON, July 30 – WASHINGTON, July 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced that the U.S. government has requested labor consultations with the Government of...
The toughest elections the ALP has ever fought are when Labor campaigns against Labor
The Australian
The Australian
US Labor Department's solicitor, assistant secretaries for MSHA and OSHA to testify on Miner Safety ...
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WASHINGTON, July 12 – WASHINGTON, July 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, July 13, Solicitor of Labor M. Patricia Smith, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health Joseph A. Main and Assistant...
State Labor Division Rules That Cambridge Health Alliance Committed an Unfair Labor Practice and Violated ...
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 22 – State Orders the Hospital to Cease Charging Nurses for Parking and to Reimburse the Nurses for all Fees Paid for Parking Since 2008 CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --...
Labor stakes its reputation
The Australian
The Australian
FOR Labor, election defeat next month is too horrible to imagine. It would shatter the purpose of the leadership coup, constitute the dual repudiation of Julia Gillard and Kevin...
Kill to win credo is poisoning Labor
The Australian
The Australian
THERE is a giddy mix of emotions coursing through the Labor Party at the moment, a combination of relief, excitement, apprehension and despair. There's relief that the switch to Julia Gillard...
Hawker's firm takes wrappers off Labor's social networking site
The Australian
The Australian
LABOR strategist Bruce Hawker's new firm has emerged as one of the forces behind Labor's new social networking platform,...
Former PM Kevin Rudd's treatment will harm Labor's election chances, says Galaxy poll
The Australian
The Australian
A NEW poll reveals voter uneasiness over the treatment of Kevin Rudd when he was dumped as Labor leader in favour of Julia Gillard. As the...
Julia Gillard's election call may have backfired, with poll showing Labor's support slipping
The Australian
The Australian
VOTER support for Labor has slipped since the election was called, putting the parties level on two-party-preferred support, polling shows....
Julia Gillard and Labor make solid start
The Australian
The Australian
LABOR has started the campaign well ahead of the Coalition and Julia Gillard has headed off Tony Abbott's advances under Kevin Rudd. According to...
Pa. labor officials defend 'Kate Plus 8' permits
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Bligh sure her poor popularity won't hurt federal Labor's chances
The Australian
The Australian
ANNA Bligh is at pains to emphasise that voters differentiate state and federal issues, and that her poor satisfaction rating will not drag down...
US Labor Department's solicitor, assistant secretaries for MSHA and OSHA to testify on Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010
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