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Pakistan's factory workers swelter in extreme heat as global brands fail on safety pledgesWorkers in Karachi's garment factories face extreme heat and unsafe conditions while producing clothing for international brands. Many repo...
Iran's medicines soar in price as US blockade, sanctions squeeze pharmaceutical suppliesMedication prices in Iran have surged drastically due to US sanctions and ongoing conflict, creating significant hardships. Families are st...
How the great gas crisis of 2030 will play outA speculative scenario set in October 2030 imagines a third global natural gas crisis in eight years, as faltering US shale output, extreme...
A physics graduate, a soccer player, a teen who couldn't swim: They died in the Ceuta migrant surgeDesperate Moroccans attempted to cross into Ceuta last month seeking better opportunities. Misinformation and poverty fueled this dangerous...
FTAs to drive 30-40% growth in India’s textile exports to UK, EU over next 15 months: DMA’s Sharad JaipuriaIndia's textile exports to the UK and EU are on the verge of expansion in the next fifteen months, driven by new FTAs that level the playin...
'Pakistan mein haalat bahut kharab hain': Lahore migrant in Kabul says he earns more in Afghanistan. Watch viral videoA video showing Pakistani migrants working in Kabul has gone viral after workers said they earn more in Afghanistan than they could back ho...
Explosion in boiler factory kills 15 in Pakistan's PunjabA devastating boiler explosion at a chemical factory in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan has claimed at least 15 lives. Several others are inju...
Amazon sellers linked to Pakistan's exploitative garment factoriesA report by Labour Behind the Label exposes widespread labour abuses in Pakistan's garment factories supplying Amazon sellers. Workers face...
Jabalpur ordnance factory cancels employee leave amid rising India-Pak tensionsSeveral Indian defence manufacturing units, especially under Munitions India Limited (MIL), have cancelled long leaves of employees, citing...
From Zara to Nike, H&M, and Levi’s, garment makers feel the heat under EU sustainability lawsA new report reveals garment workers in Bangladesh, Vietnam, and Pakistan face increasing extreme heat due to climate change. New EU regula...
Pakistan's economic woes leave textile industry in tattersThe Pakistan textile industry has taken a hit due to a global consumption slowdown and rising energy costs caused by the war in Ukraine. It...
Pakistan PM Imran Khan reassures president over Sri Lankan's lynchingImran Khan said in an overnight tweet that he spoke to Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa by phone to convey the country's anger and s...
- Samsung increases workers, factories in Pakistan, Vietnam
Tell us how many factories closed due to slowdown: Sharad Pawar to PM Modi"There is an economic slowdown in the country. The economy will be in trouble if the slowdown persists. Investment dynamic has gone wrong,"...
Pakistan lacks independent industrial safety law: GovernmentPakistan has no independent industrial safety law to protect workers against hazards and accidents, according to the government.
Death toll in Pakistan factory collapse rises to 53More bodies of victims of the tragedy were recovered yesterday, raising the death toll to 53, the Geo News reported today.
Factory collapse in Pakistan kills 12 workers, injures 74At least 12 workers were killed and 74 others injured when an under construction bag manufacturing factory collapsed in Pakistan's eastern ...
Denial and cover-ups in PakistanThe twin suicide attacks on churches in Lahore on Sunday demonstrate the continued strength of Pakistan’s Jihadi terrorists. But it is unli...
Citing work condition, Walt Disney pulls out from Pakistan, BangladeshThe Walt Disney Company has announced its decision to pull out of Bangladesh, Pakistan and three other countries by April next year.
- Violence hits industrial activity in Punjab
Industrial and trading activity was adversely affected in the state following the violence sparked by the killing of a Dera leader in Austr...