Sentences with phrase «labour groups in»

Labour groups in New Zealand have had some success bringing together labour, employers and the government to address safety in the forestry sector.

In relation to local government, I argued we need to restore proper governance arrangements for the party corresponding to local government structures, which would operate effectively and democratically, ensure accountability, oversee the operation of Labour groups in local government, their organisation and democratic functions, and review the operation of local campaign forums to ensure they meet the needs of both Labour groups and local parties.

After a debate, the 129 delegates passed Hardie's motion to establish «a distinct Labour group in Parliament, who shall have their own whips, and agree upon their policy, which must embrace a readiness to cooperate with any party which for the time being may be engaged in promoting legislation in the direct interests of labour.»

Momentum activists have seized control of the Labour group in the Liverpool Wavertree constituency.

She said today she had become frustrated with the inaction of the Labour group in Brent, which she said had failed to address a recent spate of murders and shootings in Kensal Green.

But he will leave his Labour group in the House of Lords to become a cross bench peer.

The local trade unions came to the meeting with a deputation, and Mayor Rahman urged the Labour group in vain to allow the shop stewards to speak.

Wendy Alexander emerged as the only candidate to succeed him, and was installed as leader of the Labour group in the Scottish Parliament on 14 September 2007.

She was better known in Europe where she was secretary general of the Labour group in the European parliament and a former EU transport commissioner.

Elected originally as a Labour Councillor, Dobson resigned from the Labour Group in October 2017.

Darren Williams - former employee of PCS union Ann Black - former party chairwoman Johanna Baxter - highly active grassroots campaigner Christine Shawcroft - ex leader of Labour group in Tower Hamlets Ellie Reeves - trade union lawyer Pete Willsman - active in Labour machine since 1980s and «enjoys a good disco»

Not exact matches

Industry and civil groups in both Europe and America have proven more engaged in their approach to labour, environmental and human rights concerns in the textile and apparel industries.

Backed by Star Trek actor Sir Patrick Stewart and former Labour spin - doctor Alastair Campbell, the group said it is also planning marches in Europe, to political party conferences and organising for stalls to be set up in busy town centres.

TMS is focused on the Australian offshore oil and gas support industry and was acquired by labour hire company Integrated Group in 2002.

No dollar figure has been attached to the costs that will be borne by the brands, but according to labour advocacy groups they will be apportioned based on the amount of business each does in Bangladesh.

He's less hopeful about the Bangladeshi government's initiatives, but says, «I think that part of the key points of this agreement is that you've got some of the major buyers in Bangladesh working with some of the major trade unions and labour rights groups together to push on Bangladesh and I think that combination is going to be a powerful force.»

As the ability of Unifor and UAW to set industry benchmarks diminished along with the Detroit Three's workforces, though, Toyota began paying wages markedly below union rates in certain U.S. regions, notes Kristin Dziczek, director of the Center for Automotive Research's labour group.

Although a similar agreement was signed in 2012 in Indonesia, labour advocacy groups said the Bangladeshi agreement is unprecedented because not only is it legally binding, but it commits brands and suppliers to changing their pricing and sourcing practices.

BERLIN, May 2 - Volkswagen's labour leaders should focus on staff - related matters and not get involved in other aspects of management, the head of the carmaker's controlling shareholder group was quoted as saying on Wednesday.

BERLIN, May 2 (Reuters)- Volkswagen's labour leaders should focus on staff - related matters and not get involved in other aspects of management, the head of the carmaker's controlling shareholder group was quoted as saying on Wednesday.

First Cobalt says the acquisition will help it position itself as a North American - focused cobalt company, as buyers of the metal look to diversify from a widespread reliance on production in the Democratic Republic of the Congo where human rights groups have raised concerns of child labour in mining operations.

She thinks that an improving U.S. economy will boost insurance sales, while a better labour market will result in more group life revenues.

In Bangladesh, workers, mostly women, work long hours for minimum wages that labour advocacy groups say keep those workers trapped in poverty and with few or no rights to organize to improve conditionIn Bangladesh, workers, mostly women, work long hours for minimum wages that labour advocacy groups say keep those workers trapped in poverty and with few or no rights to organize to improve conditionin poverty and with few or no rights to organize to improve conditions.

In another approach to standardizing what responsible mining looks like on a global basis, the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance has brought together a group of major mining, electronics, jewellery and steel companies, NGOs, affected communities and labour unions to establish a multi-stakeholder and independently verifiable responsible mining assurance system, focused on improving both social and environmental performance.

This is not the first time that aid from abroad has rankled the human - rights groups that campaign against forced labour in the cotton fields.

Our detailed commitments to the UN Global Compact, the Fundamental Conventions of the International Labour Organization (ILO) or other relevant instruments, are laid out in our Nestlé Corporate Business Principles PDF 1159Kb and related policy documents, and their application is verified through our CARE program and our internal Corporate Group Auditors.

Networks from Canada and Quebec, representing labour unions; Indigenous, farmers, and migrant groups; environmentalists; women's organizations; international solidarity groups; student movements; and human rights organizations will join their American and Mexican counterparts at the historic Antiguo Palacio de Escuela de Medicina in Mexico City.

The pan-Canadian coalition, which emerged from the North American civil society gathering on NAFTA in Mexico City in May 2017, is made up of labour, environmental, farmer, social justice and other civil society groups across English - speaking Canada and Quebec.

-LRB-...) Keidanren, the largest and most influential business lobby group, seems willing to recommend that its members prepare for the first increase in base salaries since 2008, when they enter spring negotiations with labour unions.

Note however that the proportion represented by this group increases in the years following a recession, a sign that economic cycles, and their effect on the labour market, play a role.

«This new legislation is part of our overall commitment to fairness in Ontario's workplaces and will help ensure that women and other groups are treated equitably,» said Ontario Labour Minister Kevin Flynn.

For that reason only we find now the ruling powers are in the hands of secular non religious ones... The conference above stated that the secular regimes in the West had used the indifference between religions, branches, doctrines by creating «Fitnah» said to be harder than killing... because you get all those with Fitnah to fight among them selves... beside establishing and supporting terrorist groups to get the area unstable far from investment and development environment that has caused the mass immigration of the capital heads, professions and skilled labour hands from their countries to the west and be treated as garbage at countries that they do not belong to whether as culture, race or religion....

He told Premier 150 people attended the group's mass in Brighton on the first day of the Labour Conference, but it has been the subject of some snide jokes within the party.

Pulayas or Cheramar (Cherumas), the agricultural labour outcastes, and one of the lowest status groups in old Kerala, rate themselves a rung above the Parayas.

The group add that Hinds is not the only one receiving money from the Catholic Bishops» Conference, they claim Labour and the Liberal Democrats were also donated money in return for interns in their offices.

Marco was arrested for being «too Catholic», and Natalia volunteered to go with a group of women rounded up for forced labour; both died in concentration camps.

«There's a solidarity about this which is right and proper coming from a group of Christians in the Labour Party, it's what you would hope for.»

Mr McMahon, who was chief operating officer at Coles Supermarkets, Liquor and Express when Wesfarmers bought the Coles Group in 2007, is now chief executive at labour hire company Skilled Group.

Only 28 % of the women in the date eating group needed prostin / oxytocin (for inducing / augmenting labour), which was significantly lower than the 47 % who needed induction in the control group (p = 0.036).

More recently, the International Labour Organization, in collaboration with SVI was awarded a grant of US$ 4 million by the US Department of Labor to work with its Malagasy partners in the areas of sector governance, traceability, safeguarding against child labor and technical assistance to grower groups.

The Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG) welcomes the recent release of a report by Amnesty International exposing shocking labour violations — including children as young as 8 engaged in work that is hazardous to their health — in the palm oil sector.

Today, the Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG) released a publication titled, «Palm Oil Innovations: Labour Rights» on the heels of the 14th annual meeting of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) in Bangkok, Thailand which highlighted worker exploitation issues in the palm oil sector.

Trans - Tasman building materials group Fletcher Building says Australia's labour market is becoming increasingly uncompetitive and wages were as much as 40 per cent higher than in New Zealand.

... sorry... Ozil group of companies would rather assist Eva caneiro... Moanino should remain in the Labour market for a while or Look to fabregas for assistance.

A researcher at the University of Nottingham is studying «Men, Masculinity and Early Labour», and is looking for men to take part in research interviews and focus groups and to share their experiences of being with their partner in early lLabour», and is looking for men to take part in research interviews and focus groups and to share their experiences of being with their partner in early labourlabour.

... [T] here was a significant excess of the primary outcome in births planned at home compared with those planned in obstetric units in the restricted group of women without complicating conditions at the start of care in labour.

Information for the submission was drawn from Baby Milk Action (marketing of breastmilk substitutes, water pumping in São Lourenço, Brazil), International Labor Rights Forum (child slavery and labour in the cocoa supply chain, Labour rights abuses in Colombia), Union of Filipro Employees (Labour rights abuses in the Philippines), Corporate Accountability International (Conflicts with communities over water resources), Attac Switzerland (Spying on campaign organisations), with additional information drawn from Food Inc. published by the UK Food Group (reference in the submission, treatment of dairy and coffee farlabour in the cocoa supply chain, Labour rights abuses in Colombia), Union of Filipro Employees (Labour rights abuses in the Philippines), Corporate Accountability International (Conflicts with communities over water resources), Attac Switzerland (Spying on campaign organisations), with additional information drawn from Food Inc. published by the UK Food Group (reference in the submission, treatment of dairy and coffee farLabour rights abuses in Colombia), Union of Filipro Employees (Labour rights abuses in the Philippines), Corporate Accountability International (Conflicts with communities over water resources), Attac Switzerland (Spying on campaign organisations), with additional information drawn from Food Inc. published by the UK Food Group (reference in the submission, treatment of dairy and coffee farLabour rights abuses in the Philippines), Corporate Accountability International (Conflicts with communities over water resources), Attac Switzerland (Spying on campaign organisations), with additional information drawn from Food Inc. published by the UK Food Group (reference in the submission, treatment of dairy and coffee farmers).

Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a bacterium that can live in our bodies quite harmlessly but it can pose a problem for pregnant women because of the risk of passing it to your baby around labour and delivery which can cause serious infection.

Establishing a definitive cause and effect relationship between birth practices and labour medications are difficult as most women are not going to want to take part in a research project that will randomly assign them to a medicated or unmedicated group!

The study was a prospective cohort study with planned place of birth at the start of care in labour as the exposure (home, freestanding midwifery unit, alongside midwifery unit, or obstetric unit).12 Women were included in the group in which they planned to give birth at the start of care in labour regardless of whether they were transferred during labour or immediately after birth.