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Sweat shops: textile industry's dark side
The deadly consequences of fast fashion were spotlighted a decade ago after 1,138 people were killed when the nine-storey Rana Plaza garment factory collapsed in Bangladesh.
Fast fashion under spotlight on Bangladesh factory disaster anniversary
On April 24, 2013, a clothing factory complex near Bangladesh's capital collapsed, killing at least 1,138 workers. - Factory safety - In Bangladesh, a month after the disaster, unions and multinationals signed an agreement on monitoring safety in clothes factories.
Bangladesh factory disaster survivors plead for justice 10 years on
Bangladeshi garment worker Sumi Akhter feared for her safety, but was told to start her shift or risk forfeiting her wages. Huda was detained by police in 2016 for reporting on wage protests in garment factories and spent months in jail, which he believes was retribution for showing Rana Plaza was at risk of collapse.
A real gem: in Bahrain, only natural pearls will do
Customers at a Bahrain jewellery store study displays of pearls that are, unusually, 100 percent natural -- the result of attempts to preserve a centuries-old industry. "Each person... who owns or gets a piece of jewellery that contains natural pearls knows no one else has the same."
Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch drops January 6 defamation case in Australia
Fox Corporation chief executive Lachlan Murdoch on Friday dropped a high-profile defamation case against an Australian website that accused his family's conservative media empire of fuelling the 2021 US Capitol riots.
Asian markets track Wall St losses on rate, recession fears
Asian markets fell Friday on lingering recession worries as data indicated the US economy was slowing down, while Federal Reserve officials pressed their case for further interest rate hikes to battle stubborn inflation. But while that suggests inflation could come down, there is a worry that a recession is coming.
Brazil may surpass US as world's No. 1 corn exporter
On his farm in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil's grain basket, Ilson Jose Redivo finished planting his corn crop a few weeks ago, acting quickly once he'd harvested the soybeans that he'd grown on the same fields.
The Big Sort: Twitter ticks check out
Elon Musk's long promised move to strip free blue ticks from Twitter users swung into action on Thursday, dividing the have-paids from the have-nots. "My Twitter account says I've subscribed to Twitter Blue.
Is Adidas product testing legit? Requirements to become one and payment
Adidas product testing is legit and vital to the company's product development process. Discover the requirements and perks of being an Adidas product tester.
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