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Long hours, low pay and abuse all go into making Ivanka Trump shoes
Workers at Huajian, which supplies shoes for the Ivanka Trump brand, reported overtime that stretched past midnight, steep production quotas and crude verbal abuse
6 min read28 Jun 2017Biodegradable solution to electronic waste
Stanford university researchers have created a biodegradable semi-conductor that can degrade with the addition of weak acids such as vinegar
2 min read19 May 2017Ivanka Trump chided by group alleging $1-an-hour China pay
China Labour Watch criticises Ivanka Trump, alleges that her apparel brand force some employees to work long shifts at the equivalent of about a dollar an hour
2 min read18 May 2017A 3D-printed patch for a ‘broken’ heart
On the discovery, which is a major step forward in treating patients with tissue damage after a heart attack
2 min read21 Apr 2017Apple’s Taiwan assembler probing alleged labour abuses
CEO Jason Cheng says Pegatron will make immediate improvements if the investigation found any irregularities
1 min read30 Jul 2013Apple to probe claims of labour rights violations at Pegatron
Advocacy group found at least 86 labour rights violations while investigating 3 Pegatron factories from March to July
2 min read29 Jul 2013Samsung defends working practices in China plants
Samsung said it maintained a ‘zero tolerance’ policy on child labour and had audited all its supplier sites
1 min read27 Feb 2013Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared