Factory

Two die after ceiling collapse at Cambodia shoe factory

17 May 2013

A ceiling collapse at a factory making Asics trainers in Cambodia killed two workers yesterday, fuelling concerns about workplace safety following last month's industrial disaster in Bangladesh. ...

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Hopes fading for survivors at Bangladesh disaster site

28 Apr 2013

The owner of a factory building that collapsed in Bangladesh killing hundreds of garment workers was arrested on Sunday trying to flee to India, police said, as fears grew that the death toll...

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Bosses arrested over deadly Bangladesh factory collapse

27 Apr 2013

Bangladesh made a series of arrests yesterday over the collapse of a factory complex which killed at least 341 as rescuers braved the stench of rotting corpses to look for any more signs of life...

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Put work safety before profits

27 Apr 2013

Ever since a garment factory fire in November that killed nearly 120 people, pressure has mounted on Western companies to ensure the safety of Bangladeshi factories that make the goods they sell...

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Briefs, November 28, 2012

28 Nov 2012

Factory boss on the run in Bangladesh

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Ease rules for factory conversions, says Far East Consortium

17 Sep 2012

Property developer Far East Consortium International says the government should relax conditions on the conversion of industrial buildings for other uses in a bid to speed up the redevelopment of...

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Opinion

Howard Winn

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

2:53AM

Shirley Yam

What were our top officials doing to let HKMEx fail?

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Factory fires kill more than 300 in Karachi and Lahore

More than 310 people have perished in fires that gutted factories in Pakistan's two largest cities, in tragedies that prompted calls for an overhaul of poor industrial safety standards, officials...

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Proposal to convert old factories into temporary homes will not be practical

I refer to the report (''Convert factories into flats for poor'', June 26).

Property tycoon Henry Cheng Kar-shun has criticised the government's Community Care Fund, saying that it...

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Now dried fruit is hit by food scandal

Preserved fruit is the latest addition to the mainland's expanding list of unsafe foods, after an investigation by state television found that some were processed in filthy factories and contained...

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Chinese factories must give workers a voice in decisions

Over the past two months, a wave of factory strikes has swept across China, from the Pearl River Delta to the Yangtze River Delta. Last month, 7,000 workers went on strike at the Yucheng shoe...

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Olympic caterer bit off more than it could chew

Hu Zhiqiang thought the bad news about his former employer, Fu Ji Food and Catering Services Holdings, came earlier than expected.

7:43PM

Lofty ideals meet mundane reality

The government yesterday offered examples of possible new uses for industrial buildings under a scheme announced in the policy address to encourage their conversion.

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