Sentences with phrase «factory working conditions»

SA8000 overlaps with Fairtrade certification in factory working conditions, but while Fairtrade is predominantly used for farming, SA8000 is a certification used in factory conditions.

Entitled All the World's Futures, Enwezor's show will feature daily readings from Marx's Das Kapital and an exploration of factory working conditions from the 19th century to the present day by British artist Jeremy Deller.

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A fire in a factory in Bangladesh exposes unsafe working conditions.

Canadian labels like Joe Fresh and Gildan Activewear have come under scrutiny for working conditions at factories in Bangladesh and Haiti.

Are working conditions in Chinese factories harsh by Western standards?

We respectfully asked the Cambodian government to continue to improve working conditions for Cambodian factory workers and treat civil society with fairness, in accordance with international standards and norms.»

The news comes after recent reports of a data breach at the company and claims that her factory had an «unclean work environment,» with conditions akin to a «sweatshop.»

A May report by the Guardian detailed the tough work conditions at the company's Fremont, California, factory, revealing that hundreds of ambulances have been called over the past several years for injuries, fainting, and dizzy spells.

Robert Chant — a senior VP at Loblaw, a company that commissioned clothing from one of the companies that worked out of the doomed Bangladesh factory — said that while his company has always been concerned to monitor working conditions, they simply hadn't thought to have their subcontractors» buildings inspected.

Since you always have a choice of where you spend your money, even though some of us conveniently forget uncomfortable truths, Girlfriend Collective's factory uses no forced or child labor, mandates fair working hours and safe conditions, pays living wages, and allows workers to unionize.

Soon after Polman began at Unilever, the nonprofit Oxfam began investigating working conditions in the company's factories.

Tesla factory workers this year began a public campaign with the UAW to unionize the plant to improve wages and working conditions.

On August 30, Georgetown University and Nike announced they had signed a new licensing agreement that will give the Worker Rights Consortium (WRC) access to conduct inspections of working conditions in Nike supplier factories producing university - licensed products.

«The Humane Society of the United States applauds Sonic for its work improving conditions for animals in its supply chain,» stated Matthew Prescott, corporate outreach director for The HSUS's factory farming campaign.

Coming on the heels of multiple reports about terrible working conditions in Chinese factories making Apple products, almost 50,000 have already signed a petition calling for Apple's next iPhone to be ethical.

I read today an article about people taking their own lives at the iPhone factory in China, allegedly due to working conditions.

Though representatives from many of the brands said they are working to insure overseas conditions are factories are improved, critics say that the changes are happening to slowly.

And how well did that work for slaves the first 300 years, child labor exploited and coal miners and factory workers suffering horrific working conditions and safety issues in the early 1900's, women still fighting the glass ceiling that exists, etc.?

The working conditions there are so poor that at the factory in Zhuhai, 23 workers were hospitalized due to benzene poisoning and three had died in January 1992.

In Detroit Niebuhr discovered the real cost of industrialization: dehumanization of the worker, nervous tensions, unemployment without compensation, broken bodies, appalling working conditions in the factories, and naive gentlemen with a genius for mechanics deciding the lives and fortunes of hundreds of thousands.

Christians have been active in campaigns about working conditions in Asia, for example, on tea plantations and in sports and toy factories.

If we purchase a $ 6 T - shirt we only plan to wear one time that was made under unethical working conditions, then we are helping fund the factory where it was made.

Similarly, if states undertake to improve working conditions in their factories and to apply stringent pollution controls, it will prove «economic» for factories to move to neighboring states that entice them with the promise of a more favorable «business climate».

These included what unions described as «Victorian» working conditions at the high street chain's Shirebrook factory in Derbyshire, and the retention of Keith Hellawell as chairman against the wishes of key shareholders.

«The Humane Society of the United States applauds Harris Teeter for its continued work improving conditions for animals in its supply chain,» stated Matthew Prescott, corporate outreach director for The HSUS's factory farming campaign.

As Western consumers of many of the goods that are produced in that factory, the deaths, the injuries, the inhumane working conditions make us feel guilty, devastated and confused.

Our conversations also have led to discussing — and viewing documentary clips of — toy factories in other parts of the world that permit deplorable work conditions.

This helps us ensure that the working conditions in our factories are fair.

Every AMP diaper is made in our own factory right here in Winnipeg, MB our employees make a fair wage and work in comfortable and safe working conditions.

Cuomo announced the state will launch a multi-agency investigation into working conditions at the factory.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that the state will launch a multi-agency investigation into working conditions at the Verla International cosmetics factory in New Windsor, where two explosions and a fire killed one man and injured more than 30 people on Monday.

Mr. Posner also has been a prominent voice in support of fair, decent, and humane working conditions in factories throughout the global supply chain.

By making it smaller, it is possible to carry out all the work in the factory, and this means that fabrication and welding can be carried out in the factory under controlled conditions.

In fact, the floriculture industry has been likened to factory farming due to dangerous chemical fertilizers and unfair, unsafe working conditions.

This complex was home to factory workers working in extremely dangerous and unsafe conditions for less than a living wage making the clothes so many of us wear.

The people on the LulaRoe executive team have vetted their factories... The workers are of age, are paid a fair wage, are not coerced or forced to work, the working conditions are safe, etc..

While Monsoon does not run their own factories or directly employ the artisans who create their products these days, they do ensure that each supplier they work with complies with ETI standards dictating working conditions, pay and employee rights.

With the misconduct problems, the company is now facing an internal crisis that some have compared to the 1990s sweatshop scandal, when it was heavily criticised for using Asian factories with poor working conditions.

I'd love to get to a point where you can shop at Target or the mall and know that what you're wearing was made in a factory where the working conditions are sanitary and comfortable.

The 187 women work in appalling conditions in their separate part of the factory - freezing and with a leaking roof in winter, baking hot in summer - as they stitch together the seat covers for the new Cortina, which is soon to be rolled off the Dagenham production line, where many of their husbands and sons also work.

On March 8, 1857, garment workers staged one of the world's first organized actions by working women, striking against the inhumane working conditions in New York City textile factories.

@Paulster2 I didn't pay any attention to it before I changed the pads, just assumed the car came out in good working condition from the factory.

Be assured that every new Kia we receive from the factory is closely inspected by one our Certified Technicians to ensure it is in perfect working condition before it goes on sale.

The interior is believed to have been partially refreshed as part of the early 2000s work, and the condition of the factory - style seat upholstery, side panels, and cloth weatherstripping is detailed in the gallery below.

Tilt Steering Column, Cruise Control, Factory Installed Air Conditioning, AM / FM 8 Track with Cassette Converter, Cloth Interior, Auto Dimming Lights, Working Cartier Clock, 2 - Into - 1 Exhaust, Stock Wire Hub Caps, Outside Temp Thermometer Driver Side, Hide - Away Headlights, Only 2 Owner Vehicle!!

*** ONE OWNER *** CLEAN CARFAX *** BALANCE OF FACTORY WARRANTY APPLIES *** FOUR WHEEL DRIVE *** REAR VIEW CAMERA *** AM FM AUDIO SYSTEM WITH SATELLITE RADIO, AUX INPUT JACK, USB PORT *** STEERING WHEEL MOUNTED AUDIO AND CRUISE CONTROLS, BLUETOOTH FOR PHONE *** COLD COLD AIR CONDITIONING *** BED LINER *** FULLY AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS *** POWER WINDOWS AND LOCKS, REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY *** STABILITY CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES *** READY TO WORK AS HARD AS YOU WORK *** 2018 Ram 1500 SLT 4D Quad Cab, HEMI 5.7 L V8 Multi Displacement VVT, 8 - Speed Automatic, 4WD, 40/20/40 Split Bench Seat, 4 - Wheel Disc Brakes, Brake assist, Compass, Delay - off headlights, Dual front impact airbags, Dual front side impact airbags, Front Armrest w / 3 Cupholders, Front Center Seat Cushion Storage, Heated door mirrors, Illuminated entry, Low tire pressure warning, Occupant sensing airbag, Outside temperature display, Overhead airbag, Panic alarm, Power door mirrors, Premium Cloth 40/20/40 Bench Seat, Tilt steering wheel, Trip computer.

Body good, interior good, front and back air condition is cold, heat works great, and tires are good for many more miles.Engine is V6, automatic trans, drivers side power seat, tilt, cruise, cornering lights, double sliding doors for easy access, trailer hitch, and factory sound sy

350 V8 engine, turbo V8 automatic transmission, power steering, power brakes, factory air conditioning (not working), AM / FM with cassette,...

Hydraulic Brakes, Factory Working Air Conditioning, AM / FM Single CD Stereo with Auxiliary Connection, Front Bucket / Rear Bench Seat Cloth Interior, Stock Wheels, RWD.

It sold for over $ 78,000 new.Everything works in factory condition.2 door hard top convertable.59500 miles.Like new tires, see photo.NO TRADES!