At least two dozen workers dead from fire in Bangladesh factory that produces...
At least two dozen workers dead from fire in Bangladesh factory that produces for US brandsby Elizabeth GrossmanIn an incident that brings to mind the Triangle factory fire that took place in New York...
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Occupational Health News RoundupFamily-friendly policies in the workplace are a good thing, but as Claire Cain Miller writes in The New York Times, there’s also a risk that such policies end up hurting...
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Occupational Health News RoundupAt the Center for Public Integrity, reporters Jim Morris and Maryam Jameel investigate the nation’s “third wave” of asbestos-related disease. The story begins with two...
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Honduran women’s and labor rights organization wins APHA Occupational Health...
Honduran women’s and labor rights organization wins APHA Occupational Health and Safety Section’s International AwardBy Garrett Brown and Bob JeffcottA group of brave women’s rights and labor activists...
View ArticleEven after the Rana Plaza disaster it is hard to get international clothing...
Even after the Rana Plaza disaster it is hard to get international clothing brands to do the right thingA new report by four leading workers’ rights group shows just how hard it is to get international...
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Occupational Health News RoundupAt the Center for Public Integrity, Jim Morris reports on working conditions at the nation’s oil refineries, writing that more than 500 refinery incidents have been...
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I’m 100% certain that this is why my body is messed upThere’s a thriving garment industry in Los Angeles which specializes in small volume production. The employers, who supply the trendy casual...
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Government, industry crackdown in Bangladesh threatens health & safety...
Government, industry crackdown in Bangladesh threatens health & safety improvements; clothing brands petitioned to respondMass firings by garment factories and a wave of government arrests of union...
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Occupational Health News RoundupAt the Guardian, Krithika Varagur interviewed workers inside the Indonesian factory that manufactures clothing for Ivanka Trump’s fashion line, finding poverty wages,...
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