Word: jamshedpur
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...half a million people left homeless. Without isolating Velupillai Prabhakaran's L.T.T.E. politically and diplomatically, there can be no hope of defeating the outfit. And without finding a just and lasting solution to the problem of Tamil identity and victimization, Sri Lanka will never enjoy peace. Srinivasan Balakrishnan, Jamshedpur, India...
...half a million people left homeless. Without isolating Velupillai Prabhakaran's L.T.T.E. politically and diplomatically, there can be no hope of defeating the outfit. And without finding a just and lasting solution to the problem of Tamil identity and victimization, Sri Lanka will never enjoy peace. Srinivasan Balakrishnan, JAMSHEDPUR, INDIA...
...mill in the eastern state of Orissa went tragically awry when police fired on protesters who accused the state government--acting as a broker in the development--of making a profit on the sale of their land. Twelve people were killed. But to lay off 40,000 employees in Jamshedpur, Tata Steel offered to pay their salaries until retirement along with free health care for life, and allowed workers to keep their company houses for three years. Initiatives like these have kept the group free of strikes...
...deplored the squalor of industrial England and anticipated what would become a standard for urban planning: "Be sure to lay wide streets planted with shady trees ... Be sure that there is plenty of space for lawns and gardens." After his death in 1904, the city took his name, becoming Jamshedpur. Tata Steel introduced a series of worker benefits that would become common only much later in the West, such as the eight-hour working day in 1912, maternity benefits in 1928 and profit sharing in 1934. Today Jamshedpur, with free housing, free hospitals and free schools, sports stadiums and clean...
...build a mill in the eastern state of Orissa went tragically awry when police fired on protesters who were accusing the state government - acting as a broker in the development - of making profits on the sale of their land. Twelve were killed. But to shed 40,000 employees at Jamshedpur, Tata Steel offered to pay their current salaries until retirement age along with free health care for life, and allowed them to keep their company houses for three years. Initiatives like these have kept the group free of strikes and other industrial actions for 77 years. After 15 years...