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It is anticipated that these changes will urgently address the disproportionate impact that penalties for unauthorised driving and fine default licensing sanctions have on vulnerable sectors of the community.

How much would that cost, and what would be the benefits in terms of alleviating child poverty among one of the most vulnerable sectors of society: the children of broken relationships?

Vulnerable sectors of society, the poor, can be shielded when needed through transfers of carbon revenues, said Mr. Calderón.

«Menthol cigarettes are marketed to the most vulnerable sectors of our society, particularly starting in the 1960s,» Gardiner says.

Dr. Romy Quijano, a medical doctor who heads the Philippine Action Network, also believes that the sensible approach to preventing vitamin A deficiency is to see that the vulnerable sectors of the population are empowered enough to access natural sources of vitamin A. «Effective nutrition education is much better than adding yet another source of vitamin A which most likely will not be equitably distributed anyway; improving livelihood; providing better health care system; addressing malnutrition, communicable diseases and other illnesses that make children more vulnerable to vitamin A deficiency.

Yet outside food groups reported continued malnutrition among vulnerable sectors of the population, especially children.

The Government was today condemned for its «economically sadistic» policies which wreak misery on the most vulnerable sectors of society and drive millions into poverty.

However, the most vulnerable sector of the market these days seems to be raw diets.

In July, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) plead guilty and was fined $ 80,000 for «failing to develop, establish and put into effect measures and procedures including safe work practices» to protect a vulnerable sector of their work force.

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And a version of that is playing out in the stock market as the once invincible tech sector suddenly looks vulnerable.

Although softness has been reported across much of the retail sector, the department store set is particularly vulnerable because it relies heavily on dwindling mall traffic, and tends to cater to middle - income consumers.

However, industry insiders and market participants warn of risks in the sector, saying that many biotechs are reliant on a handful of early - stage new drugs, making them vulnerable if one fails.

Tech sectors with strong links between China and the U.S., like semiconductors, are vulnerable to additional rounds of proposed tariffs.

China's tech sector, which is key part of Beijing's longer - term «Made in China 2025» strategy to move from cheap goods to higher - value manufacturing, may be particularly vulnerable.

Antipodes was also wary of the US telecom towers sector, which it said was excessively priced and vulnerable to consolidation in the industry and rising interest rates.

With U.S. consumer discretionary companies outperforming year - to - date, this sector may be vulnerable if sales do not start to accelerate, particularly as the sector sports the second highest valuation of any of the 10 economic sectors.

Furthermore, the higher debt stock is also vulnerable to potential crystallization of contingent liabilities arising from the public sector, which includes the recapitalization of weak public sector banks or state - owned enterprises.

Consequently, in the unlikely event that the current bull market in US equities continues for one more year and gold - mining stocks trend upward during that year, the gold - mining sector will then be vulnerable to the downward pull of a general equity decline.

Patrick Colford concludes by saying: «The New Brunswick Federation of Labour will be looking for political party's platforms to include commitments for improving labour laws so that all workers are entitled to paid sick leave, investing in public services to protect society's most vulnerable citizens and adopting pay equity legislation that covers the private sector.»

The increased the valuation of a sector, the much more vulnerable it is,» explained David Kelly, chief worldwide strategist at JPMorgan Resources.

Eroding pension plans by shifting risk onto vulnerable employees and retirees with limited ability to absorb income cuts is quite in keeping with the Harper government's determination to lower the boom on public sector workers and improve the profitability of their corporate friends in the private sector.

Based on 20 years of global data and nearly 90 years of US data, the energy sector has never been cheaper on price - to - book multiples than it was at the end of 2015.1 The skeptics» response to these compelling headline valuations tends to be suspicion of book values, which indeed are likely overstated in some instances and vulnerable to further impairment.

The country's banking sector is vulnerable, however, because of its heavy reliance on wholesale funding, Tuvey says, «There have been large deposit withdrawals, and credit growth will remain weak after having been the main driver of economic growth.»

In countries in the South, faced with the alliance between international capital, the comprador bourgeoisie and part of the middle class, the alternative consisted in using joint programmes and actions to bring together the different grass - roots groups such as workers, peasants, the informal sector, movements of the urban poor, co-operatives, minority ethnic groups, and also the vulnerable middle classes, students, etc..

Such intense mass agitations in India have helped magnify the growing contradictions of economic globalization: how by fostering rapid growth in some sectors of the economy it raises expectations everywhere, but by distributing its benefits narrowly, it expands the population of the disenchanted and the frustrated, often making them vulnerable to populist politicians.

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However, cotton, like almonds, is highly reliant on irrigated water, making the sector vulnerable to drought and rising water prices as well as political stoushes, as is occurring currently in the Federal parliament over the next stage of the Murray Darling Basin irrigation plan.

It builds upon other certification systems, such as the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil, and tackles some of the most challenging issues facing the palm oil sector, such as the destruction of high carbon stock forests and the abuse of the most vulnerable workers,» said Matthias Diemer, Chair of the Palm Oil Innovation Group.

The aim of the meeting was to discuss how the poultry sector and the government could combine forces to establish an integrated food security policy, which would help feed the UK's most vulnerable citizens.

IRRI Director General Dr. Matthew Morell said that the institute will continue to work with the Bangladesh government to ensure collaborative and responsive programs for the rice sector are in place to meet the current and future needs of the country's rice industry, particularly for the vulnerable farmers and consumers.

But in a sign of how vulnerable the live export sector feels right now, the Australian Live Exporters Council (ALEC) chairman Simon Crean has sent a letter to Agriculture Minister David Littleproud, telling him the industry would discuss the proposal.

A half - dozen female former Mavericks or American Airlines Center employees contacted by SI claim that they left the sports sector because of a work environment and structure that left them feeling vulnerable and devalued while protecting — and continuing to employ — powerful men who misbehaved.

But instead of attacking the government on this, some have argued that in order to be electable we need to help them deflect the blame onto a sector of the British population which includes some of the most marginalised and vulnerable members of society.

Elvis Van Lare who bemoaned the recent cases of abuse of workers said workers particularly those in the free zone sector are more vulnerable...

«The health and wellbeing of thousands of very vulnerable households is being put at risk, and we urge the Government to urgently bring forward a new fuel poverty and energy efficiency programme funded through the VAT and other taxes the Government receives from energy bills and the energy sector.»

This is because the good news from the agricultural sector, which is recording a bumper harvest, will bring down the cost of foodstuffs, especially such staple as rice, and our massive Social Investment Programme will ease the pain of the most vulnerable in the society.

Mark Serwotka said he was «outraged» that the government had targeted the public sector, adding that a shakeup of the welfare system would leave the most vulnerable people affected.

Casualties of the Chancellor's budget The battles lines have been drawn in the government's first budget, and public sector workers, the vital services they provide, and the poor, sick and vulnerable people who depend on them, are in the firing line, writes Dave Prentis, general secretary of UNISON, for Channel 4 News.

«This hated tax is trapping thousands of families, forcing vulnerable people to food banks and loan sharks, and there is now a serious danger it could end up costing Britain more than it saves as tenants are forced to go homeless or move into the expensive private rented sector.

Governor Ambode, who led a symbolic walk against Domestic and Sexual Violence in Alausa, Ikeja, with top government functionaries including the Deputy Governor, Dr. Oluranti Adebule, Chief Judge of the State, Justice Olufunmilayo Oke, wife of the Governor, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, Attorney General, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem, members of the State Executive Council, members of the House of Assembly, stakeholders in the justice sector, celebrities, students, among others, said it was time to walk the talk and ensure that all hands are on deck towards safeguarding the rights of every citizen and the most vulnerable in the society.

This sector of Antarctica has long been identified as the most vulnerable to changes in climate and, according to recent assessments, its glaciers may have passed a point of irreversible retreat.

The consequences of climate change are being felt not only in the environment, but in the entire socio - economic system and, as seen in the findings of numerous reports already available, they will impact first and foremost the poorest and weakest who, even if they are among the least responsible for global warming, are the most vulnerable because they have limited resources or live in areas at greater risk... Many of the most vulnerable societies, already facing energy problems, rely upon agriculture, the very sector most likely to suffer from climatic shifts.»

Mr Rockliff said a KPMG report into the effect of lowering the school starting age — found that the sector was vulnerable to change.

The nature of the teaching profession along with the turbulence of the current education sector means that teachers are hugely vulnerable.

What's more, with valuations in these sectors at historically high levels, this leaves much of the defensive universe, particularly in the United States, vulnerable.

The long duration of bonds in this sector make it highly vulnerable to when interest rates begin to rise — the prices of these bonds will fall more quickly and by a larger amount when interest rates begin to rise.

The financials sector makes up close to 40 per cent of the FTSE TMX Canada All Corporate Bond Index, leaving it potentially vulnerable to wider bank spreads.

The Changing Workplaces review concluded that new technology, a shrinking manufacturing sector and fewer union jobs, among other factors, have left approximately one - third of Ontario's 6.6 million workers vulnerable.

Focus too heavily on dividend stocks, on the other hand, and you may end up with shares of companies concentrated in just a few industries, leaving you vulnerable if those sectors falter.

The much - battered energy sector retreated another 0.31 per cent and now is down about 30 per cent year to date in a sell - off that has lumped high - quality, low - cost producers with companies that are more vulnerable to low oil prices because of higher debt and production costs.