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HAITI: Garment factories accused of wage abuses
2013-10-17 14:36:25| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Garment factories in Haiti supplying top brands and retailers have been accused of minimum wage violations that routinely deprive workers of nearly one-third of their pay.
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Steam Box: Valve abuses its gamer goodwill to bet big on a bad idea
2013-09-30 18:18:07| Extremetech
Last week, Valve slowly rolled out three separate announcements detailing its purportedly clever plan to get PC gaming into the living room -- perhaps even muscling console gaming out. The plan involves three initiatives: an operating system, console hardware, and a new controller. Unfortunately, it seems rather than revolutionizing PC gaming, Valve is hoping its universal unflinching goodwill from gamers will support the Steam Box, whether or not it's a good idea.
Report Talks Apple Supplier Labor Abuses, Low-Cost iPhone
2013-07-29 22:34:17| PC Magazine Cell Phones Product Guide
A new report slams alleged labor rights abuses at Apple supplier Pegatron, but also seems to confirm that Cupertino is working on a low-cost iPhone.
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Apple supplier Pegatron slammed for alleged labor abuses in China
2013-07-29 15:01:38| InfoWorld: Top News
Apple supplier Pegatron is facing criticism from a watchdog group for poor working conditions at its factories in China. The Taiwanese electronics maker came under fire for allegedly violating Chinese labor laws with the publication Monday of a new 60-page report from New York-based China Labor Watch that documents conditions at the factories.
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Indonesia's Palm Oil Industry Rife With Human-Rights Abuses
2013-07-24 19:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: What kind of oil should we buy? Luo Xiaohua shouts to her cousin from the cooking oil aisle in Yonghui Supermarket in the heart of Chongqing, a rising Chinese megacity. Luo, 50, is the quintessential Chinese shopper. She earns $3,250 a year and has an elementary education. Shes fiercely opinionated about her purchases. Luo stands before amber-hued bottles loaded with a commodity that fuels Chinas and Indias growing consumer classes. From what I understand, all of these brands contain palm...
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