Pakistan garment industry reforms fail to stop abuses
KARACHI, Jan 23 (Reuters): Millions of workers in Pakistan's garment industry face routine abuse from sexual harassment to beatings to being refused toilet breaks, human rights activists said on Wednesday.Despite a series of reforms following deadly factory fires and protests, many of Pakistan's 15 million garment workers struggle with poor...
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EasyJet takes £15m hit from London airport drone chaos
LONDON, Jan 23 (AFP): British no-frills airline EasyJet on Tuesday said closure of London's Gatwick Airport before Christmas caused by reported sightings of drones had cost the group £15 million ($19.2 million, 17 million euros).EasyJet said it had lost £5.0 million in revenue and taken a hit of £10 million...
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Blenders very active for better liquoring types
Good liquoring teas were again a strong feature with all sections of the market lending useful support. Medium teas witnessed more interest with less withdrawals compared to the last sale. Blenders were again very active particularly for the better liquoring types in the weekly tea auction market held in the...
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Signing a research MoU on Ruppur Nuclear Power Plant Waste Water Treatment
Md Khalilur Rahman, Secretary, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), and Hakim Manzural, Managing Director, Bangladesh branch office ATM Engineering CSC (Russia), signing a research memorandum of understanding on Ruppur Nuclear Power Plant Waste Water Treatment at the BCSIR conference room in the city on Wednesday
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