The West Bengal government has allocated over Rs 1,000 crore for the welfare of tea garden workers in the state since 2011, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Saturday. Banerjee, in a Twitter post on…
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Samsung Workers Sickened by Chemicals in Factories Speak Up
Samsung Electronics, the leader in the global computer chip and smartphone industries, is South Korea’s biggest company, with about 100,000 workers. An Associated Press investigation found South Korean authorities let Samsungwithhold from sick workers and…
Court Says Chemicals Caused Samsung Chip Worker’s Ovarian Cancer
A South Korean court says exposure to carcinogens at a Samsung chip factory caused a worker’s ovarian cancer. The ruling is the first time a court in South Korea has linked ovarian cancer with chemicals…
Restoration Hardware subcontractors to face manslaughter charges in worker’s death
9-19 Ninth Avenue in the Meatpacking District last April (inset: Carlos Moncayo) (credit: New York District Attorney’s Office) The fallout from a young construction worker’s death last year at the Restoration Hardware site in Meatpacking District continues,…
LivingSocial Is Laying Off More Than Half of Its Workers
LivingSocial will cut more than half of its workforce, according to an announcement saying that the company has completed it’s “initial phase of turnaround.” The move is the latest sign of the decline of “daily…