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High risk of modern slavery in nearly 60 percent of countries, global index finds
2016-08-10 18:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Almost 60 percent of countries are at high risk of using slave labor in their supply chains, according to a new global index launched on Thursday, which also ranked North Korea as having the worst record of slave labor in the world. By assessing incidents of human trafficking or slavery, national laws, and the quality of law enforcement across 198 countries, risk analytics company Verisk Maplecroft found that 115 countries were at high or extreme risk of using slaves. "Few countries in the...
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Global Defence Technology: Issue 66
2016-08-10 17:58:00| Naval Technology
In this issue: The potential of a joint European force, Singapores defence procurement, Oshkoshs TerraMax technology, the US Combat Rescue Helicopter programme, evolution of the Gripen E, Archerfish mine-hunting drone and more.
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How much do global garment workers really earn?
2016-08-10 16:52:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The legal minimum wage and purchasing power of average monthly pay in some of Bangladesh's factories falls below World Bank poverty lines, a new report has found.
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An epic Middle East heat wave could be global warmings hellish curtain-raiser
2016-08-10 12:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: Record-shattering temperatures this summer have scorched countries from Morocco to Saudi Arabia and beyond, as climate experts warn that the severe weather could be a harbinger of worse to come. In coming decades, U. N. officials and climate scientists predict that the regions mushrooming populations will face extreme water scarcity, temperatures almost too hot for human survival and other consequences of global warming. If that happens, more conflicts and refugee crises far greater than those...
Global news roundup
2016-08-10 12:03:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The following is a round-up of apparel and footwear news from the world's local media.
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