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Chinese Lithium Mining Extracts Fury in Namibia
29 Apr 2025 21:53 GMT
… corruption, environmental crimes and labor abuses. Within months they … . “The commissioner found employees transporting ore back to … Chinese firm Tangshan Xinfeng Lithium Industry, whose facility in China’ … report released by the Business & Human Rights …
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ST Picks: Trump’s trade war puts S’pore’s economic growth, jobs at risk: MAS
30 Apr 2025 00:11 GMT
… economic uncertainty, dragging down employment growth for a wider … in trade flows, undermining business investments and dampening global … .
Meanwhile, consumer-facing industries such as retail and … smaller firms, given high labour costs, cautious consumer …
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Trump’s Tariff Plans Spark Uncertainty for the Denim Industry
29 Apr 2025 22:29 GMT
… $380 billion worth of Chinese goods. In response to … —where he focuses on employment law and workers’ rights … job losses and wage stagnation for Mexican workers in these industries … relations,” Kingsley said. “Businesses operating in both countries should …
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UPS Slashes 20,000 Jobs as it Weans Off Amazon
30 Apr 2025 00:04 GMT
… -percent single sourced from China,” said CEO Carol Tomé … 145-percent tariff on Chinese imports and the elimination …
Tomé noted that these businesses are seeking alternate forms of … 490,000 total employees, excluding temporary seasonal employees. More than 75 …
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San Francisco Chinatown businesses increasingly worried about Trump's tariffs
30 Apr 2025 00:56 GMT
… to shatter those hopes.
Chinatown business owners say prices for many … even cut other expenses like jobs.
"If this … to affect employment and also vacancy in Chinatown," said … the San Francisco Chinese Chamber of Commerce.
Chinatown leaders said Trump …
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Time-off to volunteer and opportunities to future-proof career: How biopharma firm honours its employees’ ambitions
29 Apr 2025 23:13 GMT
… the country’s biomedical sciences industry, with local investments of more … .
“We encourage employees to participate in collaborative projects, job rotations and cross … the Greater China and Intercontinental regions, and local Singapore business. “One thing …
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Big, smart grids, clean tax credits, buy Canadian: green businesses’ to-do list for Carney
29 Apr 2025 22:41 GMT
… fossil fuel-generated pollution from industry, construction, and cars and … by major companies with many employees, said Andrade. That strategy … of the materials, with Beijing’s recent ban on the … in a market sensitive to Chinese manipulation.”
The ability to …
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Business and tech soldier on
29 Apr 2025 23:38 GMT
… recruitment have placed immense pressure on the families of employees … an attractive solution for industries needing fast, custom manufacturing … is the reality of labour shortages.
Now picture … interested in discovering business opportunities and fostering …
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After a century, fuel refinery at Grangemouth is shut down with the loss of 400 jobs
29 Apr 2025 21:26 GMT
… debate on ‘supporting Scottish industry’, including Grangemouth.
The Scottish … employs around 2,000 people and supports thousands more jobs … Miliband that Labour promised to save jobs at the … governments have effectively allowed China to shutdown Scotland’s …
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CT Businesses, Health Departments Report ‘Devastating’ Impact of Tariffs, Federal Cuts
29 Apr 2025 22:01 GMT
… businesses relying on motors, batteries, magnets, and rubber goods imported from China … supported 13 part-time employees holding essential positions, … doing a remarkable job of continuing to … federal government cuts. Businesses, nonprofits and municipalities …