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Apple Reportedly Pushes Supply Chain Partners to Ramp Up Automation Upgrades
Apple is reportedly pushing suppliers to switch to automation. The company now requires suppliers to bear full automation costs, with order volume incentives as the primary financial encouragement. The latest shift is part of a broader strategy to reduce reliance on manual labour and increase production efficiency. The move also supports Apple's ef...
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4 Gujarat Men Chained, Forced To Dig For Coal, Mine Owner, Aide Arrested: Police
Two labourers, chained by coal mine operators in Gujarat's Surendranagar, were rescued in the early hours of Monday and two men have been arrested in connection with the case, the police said. Surendranagar is 120 km away from Ahmedabad.
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"Kept Chained, Given No Toilet Breaks": Bonded Labourers Rescued In Maharashtra
Forced to dig wells all day without even a washroom break and their legs kept chained all night so they wouldn't run away - this was the horrific treatment meted out to 11 men in Maharashtra, who were made to work as bonded labourers.
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Rights Body Notice To Maharashtra Government, Police Chief Over 11 Labourers Kept Chained
The NHRC has sent notices to the Maharashtra government and the state's police chief over 11 labourers allegedly being kept chained in Osmanabad district by a contractor to dig wells and prevent them from escaping, officials said on Monday.
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Amazon Overcomes Supply Chain Snags, Labour Shortages to Report Nearly Double Profits in Q4
Amazon reported that its profits nearly doubled in the final three months of last year, even as it contended with surging costs tied to a snarled supply chain and labour shortages.
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Labour Shortages, Supply Chains Upended: Australia's Omicron Bungle
Fuelled by the highly transmissible Omicron variant, Australia's daily coronavirus infections soared to a fresh peak on Thursday, overwhelming hospitals, while isolation rules caused labour shortages, putting a strain on businesses and supply chains.
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Amazon Reports Slump in Profits Due to Labour, Supply Issues; Expects It to Continue Through Holiday Quarter
Amazon reported a slump in profit that it expects will continue through the holiday quarter, as higher pay to attract workers and other operational disruptions diminish the company's windfall from online shopping.
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China Denies US Accusations Of Uighur Forced Labour
China on Friday dismissed US claims of forced labour involving ethnic Uighurs as "hypocrisy" after Washington warned companies to avoid supply chains linked to human rights abuses in western Xinjiang region.
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Electric Car Demand Fueling Rise In Child Labour In DR Congo: Campaigners
The majority of Congo's cobalt comes from industrial mines, while about one fifth is mined informally, according to rights group Amnesty International. Sourcing only from industrial mines would not solve the problem because it is unclear how and when artisanally mined cobalt enters the supply chain, said Callaway of Enough Project.
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Kerala Student Tried To Stop Chain Snatching. Her Throat Was Slit
In an attempt to snatch a gold chain, a migrant labourer slit the throat of a 20-year-old college girl today.
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Apple Finds Supplier Problems as Its Audits Expand
Apple runs one of the largest manufacturing chains in the world, but most of the work is done at factories owned by contractors.
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Watch: Houston Neighbours Form Human Chain To Help Woman In Labour
How residents of an apartment complex in Texas helped a pregnant woman reach the hospital.
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Nobel Laureate Satyarthi Says Companies Cannot Flourish On Child Slavery
Big corporations must do more to clean up their supply chains and ensure that there is no child labour involved in the products which they manufacture and sell, Nobel laureate and child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi said on Friday.
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Apple supplier review uncovers fewer child labour cases
fewer cases of child labor than a year ago in its annual survey of the international supply chain that makes parts for its iPhones and iPads.
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Out of love with China, fashion factory moves west
A string of countries on and around the fringes of western Europe are becoming new centres of fashion clothing manufacture as China moves up the industrial value chain and brands discover adaptable suppliers closer to home.
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Apple Reportedly Pushes Supply Chain Partners to Ramp Up Automation Upgrades
Apple is reportedly pushing suppliers to switch to automation. The company now requires suppliers to bear full automation costs, with order volume incentives as the primary financial encouragement. The latest shift is part of a broader strategy to reduce reliance on manual labour and increase production efficiency. The move also supports Apple's ef...
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4 Gujarat Men Chained, Forced To Dig For Coal, Mine Owner, Aide Arrested: Police
Two labourers, chained by coal mine operators in Gujarat's Surendranagar, were rescued in the early hours of Monday and two men have been arrested in connection with the case, the police said. Surendranagar is 120 km away from Ahmedabad.
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"Kept Chained, Given No Toilet Breaks": Bonded Labourers Rescued In Maharashtra
Forced to dig wells all day without even a washroom break and their legs kept chained all night so they wouldn't run away - this was the horrific treatment meted out to 11 men in Maharashtra, who were made to work as bonded labourers.
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Rights Body Notice To Maharashtra Government, Police Chief Over 11 Labourers Kept Chained
The NHRC has sent notices to the Maharashtra government and the state's police chief over 11 labourers allegedly being kept chained in Osmanabad district by a contractor to dig wells and prevent them from escaping, officials said on Monday.
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Amazon Overcomes Supply Chain Snags, Labour Shortages to Report Nearly Double Profits in Q4
Amazon reported that its profits nearly doubled in the final three months of last year, even as it contended with surging costs tied to a snarled supply chain and labour shortages.
-
Labour Shortages, Supply Chains Upended: Australia's Omicron Bungle
Fuelled by the highly transmissible Omicron variant, Australia's daily coronavirus infections soared to a fresh peak on Thursday, overwhelming hospitals, while isolation rules caused labour shortages, putting a strain on businesses and supply chains.
-
Amazon Reports Slump in Profits Due to Labour, Supply Issues; Expects It to Continue Through Holiday Quarter
Amazon reported a slump in profit that it expects will continue through the holiday quarter, as higher pay to attract workers and other operational disruptions diminish the company's windfall from online shopping.
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China Denies US Accusations Of Uighur Forced Labour
China on Friday dismissed US claims of forced labour involving ethnic Uighurs as "hypocrisy" after Washington warned companies to avoid supply chains linked to human rights abuses in western Xinjiang region.
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Electric Car Demand Fueling Rise In Child Labour In DR Congo: Campaigners
The majority of Congo's cobalt comes from industrial mines, while about one fifth is mined informally, according to rights group Amnesty International. Sourcing only from industrial mines would not solve the problem because it is unclear how and when artisanally mined cobalt enters the supply chain, said Callaway of Enough Project.
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Kerala Student Tried To Stop Chain Snatching. Her Throat Was Slit
In an attempt to snatch a gold chain, a migrant labourer slit the throat of a 20-year-old college girl today.
-
Apple Finds Supplier Problems as Its Audits Expand
Apple runs one of the largest manufacturing chains in the world, but most of the work is done at factories owned by contractors.
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Watch: Houston Neighbours Form Human Chain To Help Woman In Labour
How residents of an apartment complex in Texas helped a pregnant woman reach the hospital.
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Nobel Laureate Satyarthi Says Companies Cannot Flourish On Child Slavery
Big corporations must do more to clean up their supply chains and ensure that there is no child labour involved in the products which they manufacture and sell, Nobel laureate and child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi said on Friday.
-
Apple supplier review uncovers fewer child labour cases
fewer cases of child labor than a year ago in its annual survey of the international supply chain that makes parts for its iPhones and iPads.
-
Out of love with China, fashion factory moves west
A string of countries on and around the fringes of western Europe are becoming new centres of fashion clothing manufacture as China moves up the industrial value chain and brands discover adaptable suppliers closer to home.
