The US saw strong hiring last month, despite disruption caused by the Omicron variant of coronavirus.…
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Starbucks to get its first unionised US store since 1980s
Staff at one Starbucks coffee shop in New York state have voted to establish the first…
Prisoners to plug worker shortage in meat industry
Abattoirs, butchers and meat processors are set to employ prisoners and ex-inmates to help plug labour…
‘Five-day office week will become the norm again’
The five-day office week could become the norm again within two years, the Centre for Cities…
US bans Malaysian palm oil producer over forced labour
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has blocked the import of palm oil made by a…
US to seize Top Glove products over labour abuses
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has ordered the seizure of disposable gloves made by Malaysia’s…
Xinjiang cotton: Chinese brands championed as backlash against West grows
Chinese state media and netizens are championing local brands while targeting more Western retailers as the…
Nike, H&M face China fury over Xinjiang cotton ‘concerns’
Retail giants Nike and H&M are facing a backlash in China after they expressed concern about…
UK business ‘must wake up’ to China’s Uighur cotton slaves
UK businesses must investigate where they get their cotton to avoid buying material grown by slave…