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Domestic slump, US ban add to China's textile industry's woes
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 15 (ANI): Domestic slump, combined with the decline in exports, as well as the US ban has put China's once booming textile industry in trouble.
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US ban on Xinjiang imports hits China's supply chain
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 11 (ANI): After finding out that the Chinese products are produced with forced labour, the US imposed a ban on Xinjiang imports, which hit China's supply chain.
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Medical professionals of Assam PHC suspended for negligence
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Dima Hasao (Assam) [India], July 10 (ANI): As many as nine people, including a doctor, were suspended for 'negligence' after a video showing a woman bleeding in her labour went viral on social media.
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Chinese industries to relocate to Pakistan amid reduced production cost
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], July 10 (ANI): Chinese industries are planning to relocate their labour-intensive industries like textiles to Pakistan to take advantage of reduced production costs.
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Will the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act make a difference?
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 9 (ANI): The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), which came into effect last month, presumes that all goods from China's Xinjiang have been tainted by forced labour unless proven innocent, and vows to strike at the heart of slavery in northwest China.
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Preparing India for the future workplace
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI/PNN): After a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the global job ecosystem faces multiple threats, among them the fear of an oncoming recession that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicted to be of the same magnitude as The Great Depression.
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China offers women perks for having babies amid 'severe' demographic crisi
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 8 (ANI): In a bid to increase its population and further help the country's labour force, China is giving incentives such as tax and housing credits, educational benefits and even cash to encourage women to have more children.
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Australia: AUTWA stages protest on Urumqi Massacre's 13th anniversary, dem
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Adelaide [Australia], July 5 (ANI): Members of the Australian Uyghur Tangritagh Women's Association (AUTWA) on Tuesday protested outside the Rundle Mall in Adelaide city here commemorating the 13th anniversary of the Urumqi Massacre and demanded the Australian government to ban import on
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US ban on imports from Xinjiang disrupts China's supply chain
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 4 (ANI): The United States is rallying its allies against forced labour as it begins implementing an import ban on goods from China's Xinjiang region, where it says Beijing is committing genocide of the Uyghur population.
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Bihar CM condoles deaths in Dimapur road accident
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 3 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday expressed grief over the death of four labourers in a road accident in Dimapur, Nagaland.
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US ban on imports of Chinese products from Xinjiang upsets Xi's hegemony d
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 29 (ANI): China's ambitious bid to be the hegemon and Hercules of the universe is going to be a pipe dream for now with a US ban on import of Chinese products made with forced labour in Xinjiang province coming into force from June 21.
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Labour rights continue to be abused in Pakistan: Reports
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 27 (ANI): Workers in Pakistan suffer an abusive environment with blatant violations of their rights particularly in garment factories, according to report.
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