Sentences with phrase «of labor abuses»

The store has a history of labor abuses, leading the New York State Department of Labor to levy a $ 1.5 million enforcement against them for unpaid wages last year.

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SHANGHAI — A Chinese company that manufactured Ivanka Trump shoes and has been accused of serious labor abuses is being celebrated in a blockbuster propaganda film for extending China's influence around the globe.

The Fair Labor Association (FLA) and Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production standard (WRAP) both grew out of U.S. market reactions to labour abuses in Central America during the 1990s, while the Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI), the Supplier Ethical Data Exchange (SEDEX) and Ethical Trade Initiative (ETI) worked to address early European concerns with the fair treatment of workers across North Africa, India and Bangladesh.

Despite frequent inspections and the armies of auditors enlisted in this cause, labor abuses and poor working conditions have continued to stain the fashion industry.

Relations between worker and employer are governed by a welter of state and federal laws and regulations drafted in the first half of the 20th century to prevent child labor and other abuses in factories and on farms.

A report by the New York - based NGO China Labor Watch says the factories making devices and components for Samsung are guilty of a range of abuses: employees working more than 100 hours of overtime in a month; children under 16 working in factories; failure to provide safety clothing where appropriate.

By the end of Gilded Age, the work of muckraking journalists who had exposed the sordid abuses of workers helped fuel recurring labor strikes.

It will call on the departments of Labor, Justice, Homeland Security and State to take action to crack down on what the official called «fraud and abuse» in the U.S. immigration system to protect American workers.

Domestic workers face a wide range of serious abuses and labor exploitation, including excessive working hours without rest, non-payment of wages, forced confinement, physical and sexual abuse, forced labor, and trafficking.

We need the Wal - Mart worker who depends on her job despite its poor benefits as well as the leader of the local movement to boycott the megachain for its labor abuses.

That, in fact, in many places, the operations of transnational capital — far from extending access to property, creating general prosperity, promoting democratic institutions, or advancing the causes of law and justice — destroy functioning local economies and communities, sustain and deepen poverty among those capital reduces to the commodity of cheap labor, exploit unjust labor systems, support despotisms, take advantage of conditions in regions too poor to impose or enforce environmental protections (for their ecosystems or their peoples), and are often complicit in the procedural abuse of persons who can hope for no legal redress?

Taylor paid serious attention to its efforts to stop the abuses of child labor and to develop fair wages, compensation for injured workers, and pensions.

If we are mindful and willing to take some stands, say, against restaurants with gross kitchens or companies that treat employees badly (though, this is often in the eye of the beholder) or chocolate companies that use slave labor or companies that abuse God's creation, change can happen.

Man, under communism and socialism, forces man to give the fruit of their labor for the alleged purposes of feeding, housing and clothing the needy (but look how that is so out of control and so much abused).

Perusing the index of Origins, the weekly publication of representative documents and speeches compiled by Catholic News Service, our imaginary historian will note, for example, the following initiatives undertaken at the national, diocesan and parish levels in 1994 - 95: providing alternatives to abortion; staffing adoption agencies; conducting adult education courses; addressing African American Catholics» pastoral needs; funding programs to prevent alcohol abuse; implementing a new policy on altar servers and guidelines for the Anointing of the Sick; lobbying for arms control; eliminating asbestos in public housing; supporting the activities of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (227 strong); challenging atheism in American society; establishing base communities (also known as small faith communities); providing aid to war victims in Bosnia; conducting Catholic research in bioethics; publicizing the new Catechism of the Catholic Church; battling child abuse; strengthening the relationship between church and labor unions; and deepening the structures and expressions of collegiality in the local and diocesan church.

The theme of the piece focuses on denial, a central stumbling block facing those of us who labor daily in the war against alcohol and drug abuse.

It's about basic respect for laboring women as people and patients, not inanimate objects who should submit cheerfully to any pain (such as the chronic pain associated with my C - section scar) and any indignity at the hands of doctors who threaten and abuse their patients.

While some couples are quite happy not having sex, most are not and an argument can be made that if you're in a committed relationship and you're not in the mood for sex for a length of time, well, OK — you might want to be open to exploring why; there's probably a treasure trove of reasons, some complicated (a history of sexual abuse, religious upbringing, body shame, etc.) and some not (raising young kids, menopause, emotional labor, etc.).

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 farmers).

Some common triggers, according to the Birth Trauma Association, are: lengthy labor or short and very painful labor, induction, poor pain relief, feelings of loss of control, high levels of medical intervention, traumatic or emergency deliveries (e.g. emergency cesarean section), impersonal treatment or problems with staff attitudes, not being listened to, lack of information or explanation, lack of privacy and dignity, fear for baby's safety, stillbirth, birth injuries to the baby, NICU stay, poor postpartum care, previous trauma (such as sexual abuse, domestic violence, trauma with a previous birth).

I thought that I had failed again, somehow forgetting how hard it was to co-parent with my soon - to - be ex husband: the screaming fights, the unfair distribution of labor, the emotional abuse, the gaslighting, and the violence.

Also known as «emotional dystocia,» this can be anything from an extreme fear of labor pain, not feeling safe, or lack of privacy, to trauma from prior sexual abuse.

Books include The Labor Progress Handbook (2011), with Ruth Ancheta, The Birth Partner (2008), and When Survivors Give Birth: Understanding and Healing the Effects of Early Sexual Abuse of Childbearing Women (2004), with Phyllis Klaus.

Much of her clinical management in the perinatal period has focused on the following: 1) women with a history of childhood sexual abuse and its effects on childbearing; 2) methods to alleviate clinical symptoms of pregnancy such as premature labor, hyperemesis gravidarum, bleeding; and the psychological issues of anxiety and depression; 3) attachment disorders; 4) helping women through events of traumatic birth and loss; 5) postpartum mood disorders; and 6) methods of pain relief in labor with self - hypnosis.

Jacobs 28 found that adult survivors of sexual abuse experienced longer labors, longer pregnancies, higher birth weights, more terminations, earlier age at first pregnancy, more medical problems, greater stress during pregnancy and more use of ultrasound.

(12 % of whom were sexual abuse survivors) found no significant differences between survivors and non-abused women on rates of cesarean sections, induction / augmentation of labor, anesthesia use or failure to progress.

Her books include The Labor Progress Handbook (2011), with Ruth Ancheta, The Birth Partner (2013), and When Survivors Give Birth: Understanding and Healing the Effects of Early Sexual Abuse of Childbearing Women (2004), with Phyllis Klaus.

After being verbally abused by this doctor, who then shoved the labor nurse out of the way, all I saw of him was the top of his hairless head.

She is author or co-author of books for both parents and professionals, including «The Labor Progress Handbook,» «Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn: The Complete Guide,» «When Survivors Give Birth: Understanding and Healing the Effects of Early Sexual Abuse on Childbearing Women,» «The Birth Partner: A Complete Guide to Childbirth for Dads, Doulas, and All Other Labor Companions,» She has developed teaching materials for birth classes and produced several videos for educators, doulas, and families, the latest of which is for siblings - to - be, «There's a Baby.»

Days after Nxivm leader Keith Raniere was arrested for sex trafficking and forced labor last week, the feds scoured a Halfmoon townhouse known as «The Library,» where Raniere is accused of abusing at least one of his victims — a 30 - something Brooklyn actress.

Despite the #MeToo movement, the White House is considering finding a role for Andrew Puzder, President Donald Trump's first pick for labor secretary, who withdrew his nomination in February after old allegations of domestic abuse resurfaced.

A spokesperson for Governor Andrew Cuomo called the closure «an egregious example of corporate abuse» and said that Cuomo has directed the state labor department to dispatch its rapid response team to help employees during the transition.

In 2013, the Department of Labor announced it had uncovered «evidence of apparent and potential violations» of labor standards outlined in the Dominican Republic - Central American Free Trade Agreement in the company's farms, including lack of access to drinking water, 12 - hour work days, seven - day work weeks, employment of minors and overtime abLabor announced it had uncovered «evidence of apparent and potential violations» of labor standards outlined in the Dominican Republic - Central American Free Trade Agreement in the company's farms, including lack of access to drinking water, 12 - hour work days, seven - day work weeks, employment of minors and overtime ablabor standards outlined in the Dominican Republic - Central American Free Trade Agreement in the company's farms, including lack of access to drinking water, 12 - hour work days, seven - day work weeks, employment of minors and overtime abuses.

DA's Office confirms family members will likely be charged with labor trafficking in addition to abuse A Ramapo family whose matriarch recently was convicted of labor trafficking charges is accused of more of the same.

Days after Nxivm leader Keith Raniere was arrested for sex trafficking and forced labor last week, the feds scoured a Halfmoon townhouse known as «The Library,» where Raniere is accused of abusing at least one of his victims — a 30 - something Brooklyn actress, the Albany Times Union reports.

The Coalition for the Homeless, joined by community groups and labor unions, crafted the proposal, which calls for 10 percent of city - subsidized new housing to be set aside for the indigent along with at least 2,500 of the New York City Housing Authority «s yearly vacancies, a new city and state program to create 30,000 units of housing for homeless people with substance abuse issues and mental disorders, and greater subsidies from Albany to assist struggling renters.

«We can use what we've learned in modern populations to provide insight into the behavior of historic and prehistoric populations — particularly in regard to child labor, child abuse and child murder.»

With unique access to a «hidden population» from one of America's largest Spanish - speaking immigrant destinations, a recent study finds that more than 30 % of undocumented migrant laborers in this area are victims of labor trafficking and 55 % are victims of other labor abuses.

Agree with your emphasis on whole foods, Timar, but believe me it's also liberating to know that one's meals are not contributing to the torment of other beings, not to mention climate change and other environmental degradation, and abuse of human labor.

Ever since the film won the Palme d'Or at Cannes (and the breathless acclaim of most, if not all, who saw it there), harsh words have been flying among Kechiche, his crew (who released a statement accusing the director of exploitive labor practices and general abuse of power), and the film's leads, Seydoux and Adèle Exarchopoulos.

The final part of the story tells of his eventual capture and subsequent days of hard physical labor and abuse in a Japanese prisoner - of - war camp run by the sadistic Mutsuhiro Watanabe (a solid debut by Japanese pop star Miyavi), aka «the Bird» (because he can see and hear everything), who makes it his mission to break the spirited Olympic champ down.

Parents should know that this movie includes some mild language, mention of pregnancy, drinking and drunkenness, and some child labor and abuse and bullying.

«This low proportion of Latino employees who work for an employer that offers health benefits suggests that Latinos experience a systematic disadvantage in the labor market — an apparent form of labor market inequity or abuse.»

Known as the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the document — which must be ratified by 20 countries to become effective — sets standards on various issues that affect children, including education, adoption, parental care, health, child labor, and abuse and neglect.

If you ever labored under the illusion that kids who attend fancy private schools that cost $ 30,000 a year are any more insulated from scandal than anyone else, the arrest of a veteran Sidwell Friends School teacher on sexual abuse charges should dispel you of it.

Prior to the Department of Labor, Secretary Chao was President and Chief Executive Officer of United Way of America, where she restored public trust and confidence in one of America's premier institutions of private charitable giving, after it had been tarnished by financial mismanagement and abuse.

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The current push by the White House, Department of Labor and Securities and Exchange Commission to hold advisers to a more rigorous standard may do away with some abuses.

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She explains that fast fashion is an incredibly lucrative industry with companies typically outsourcing production to factories in countries that have lenient labor laws, leading to exploitation of workers and human rights abuses.