Value lies as much in the hand as the bagBuyers of luxury brands should prioritize quality over the country of manufacture. Luxury is about imperfection, as handmade items are uniq...
15 Jun, 2024, 12.04 AM IST
Cos can't run sweat shops, force employees to work extra: Karnataka IT Minister on 70-hours suggestionKarnataka IT Minister Priyank Kharge has expressed his stance on Narayana Murthy's recent statement regarding working hours. Kharge believe...
01 Nov, 2023, 03.50 PM IST
A drone to drive out office dronesWhile in Japan, quality clearly does matter, here in laborious India, quantity tends to drown out any other requirements. To show up at off...
09 Dec, 2017, 12.36 AM IST
Anand Mahindra has found a silver lining to Trump's new work visa regulationsThe executive chairman of the Mahindra Group looks at the new regulations as a big opportunity.
10 Mar, 2017, 11.57 AM IST
Russell Brand addresses the issue of sweatshopsRussell Brand is known for comedy, but it's not all fun and games for the British actor. He addressed the issue of sweatshops in Bangladesh...
01 Jul, 2015, 02.13 PM IST
PM Modi's 'Make in India' campaign: No sweatshops, more Teslas & airbuses, pleaseOne way of looking at this is to shrug and say it is a part of the game. Isro’s achievement is historic, there can be no doubt about that.
26 Sep, 2014, 05.44 AM IST
- Festive Flyers
Booted warblers chuck-chuck among the trees as your columnist walks in the garden. They come to Mumbai every winter all the way from centra...
18 Dec, 2013, 07.53 AM IST
Good deal for garment workers to benefit Awami League in poll-bound BangladeshDespite near doubling of wages, if Bangladesh can hold its own in the hypercompetitive garment export industry, it will be a victory for ev...
18 Nov, 2013, 05.01 AM IST
British firm 'Modalu' under fire over low Indian wagesThe Hampshire-based firm is best known for designer handbags sported by British celebrities such as Pippa Middleton, Prince William's siste...
21 Jan, 2013, 10.58 AM IST
Employment or Exploitation: Are suppliers to retailers like Walmart, Carrefour sweatshops?Textile exporters say a special jobs scheme for young girls and women gives them a livelihood. But NGOs say that the scheme is exploitative.
11 Oct, 2012, 07.41 AM IST
- Anodyne Labour?
Industry and unions must work together to raise the game for the Indian economy.
31 Mar, 2011, 07.26 AM IST
Foxconn confirms another employee deathTaiwanese technology giant Foxconn confirmed the death of another employee but denied he died of exhaustion following a spate of suicides a...
02 Jun, 2010, 05.46 PM IST
- Garment exporters to counter West’s sweatshop allegations
Apparel Export Promotion Council, a government-sponsored body, is launching a campaign to counter allegations in the western media of unfai...
14 Sep, 2007, 04.28 AM IST
- Sweatshop blues for apparel exports
International campaign slurs india's garment outsourcing story.
31 Jul, 2007, 12.32 AM IST
- BPOs turn sweatshops in urban India
Nasscom president Kiran Karnik agreed that some small BPOs pay very low overtime wages.
25 Mar, 2007, 12.00 AM IST
- Malls in Delhi asked to banish clothing made by child workers
the Delhi government is working on a tie-up with malls in the city to banish products involving child labour.
24 Sep, 2006, 11.36 AM IST
- Young and single slog it out in tech sweatshops
Although IT employees are known to work hard and party harder, it seems that only one section does all the partying while the other does al...
08 Aug, 2006, 12.00 AM IST