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...always, expected to deliver on time. But from now on, workers' welfare will be checked twice. Starting with China, the International Council of Toy Industries (ICTI) - representing toy makers associations from 18 countries - is implementing a code for working conditions in toy factories across the globe. To obtain a certificate of compliance, factories will have to let auditors annually assess worker health and safety. Complying with the code isn't mandatory, but moral suasion may work. "Buyers are increasingly choosy," says David Hawtin, president of the ICTI. "If you can't come up to an agreed international standard...
Some on campus have challenged our decision to highlight Jubran’s case of denied civil liberties among the many cases that exist. But his case is a particularly strong example because Jubran’s legal representatives were able to obtain 12 surveillance tapes and numerous documents that suggest he was being targeted because of his political views rather than because of any clear and present danger. The footage obtained showed that Jubran and other activists participating in local pro-Palestinian and anti-war rallies were being systematically followed as far back as 2001. We highlighted...
...women will only have limited ability to exercise this influence until they obtain political power through government positions, the panelists said...
...importation of American textbooks no longer violates federal copyright law. Since then, entrepreneurial students have garnered major savings by ordering their books from the European branches of major online distributors—www.amazon.co.uk is a prime example—and from other foreign distributors who are able to obtain the books at significantly lower prices. Many have also made profits by selling these discounted books to their fellow students at reduced cost...
January 2003: The city planning board submits an alternate petition allowing heights of up to 45 feet and leaving room for the University to obtain special permits for taller buildings...