India Inc tightens screws on quitters venting online
Given how easy it is today for disgruntled or ex-employees to vent in cyberspace, a number of Indian companies are introducing social media policies and non-disparagement clauses… Most likely to bad-mouth … Continue reading
Korean culture may offer clues in Asiana crash
South Korea’s aviation industry has faced skepticism about its safety and pilot habits since a few deadly crashes beginning in the 1980s. But despite changes, including an improved safety record, … Continue reading
Fashion’s Victims: An Artist’s Focus On Garment Workers
Tourists gasp. A crowd forms. An off-duty nurse rushes to crouch over one of the bodies. Others call 911 or take photos. And one woman hangs back, observing from afar. She’s … Continue reading
How Goya Became One Of America’s Fastest-Growing Food Companies
The fraying magazines and gurgling fish tank front an accelerating enterprise with numbers that would make any startup smile. Though Goya has been serving Latinos in the U.S. for 77 … Continue reading
Dying for the Shirt on your Back
The deaths of more than 600 garment workers in Bangladesh’s Rana Plaza factory collapse April 24 is a tragedy that highlights widespread problems in the global apparel industry… The Rana disaster has been … Continue reading
RBC replaces Canadian staff with foreign workers
Dozens of employees at Canada’s largest bank are losing their jobs to temporary foreign workers, who are in Canada to take over the work of their department. Story length: 1,606 … Continue reading
In High-Tech Japan, the Fax Machines Roll On
In Japan, with the exception of the savviest Internet start-ups or internationally minded manufacturers, the fax remains an essential tool for doing business. Experts say government offices prefer faxes because … Continue reading
Signs of Changes Taking Hold in Electronics Factories in China
But in March, unbeknown to Ms. Pu, a critical meeting had occurred between Foxconn’s top executives and a high-ranking Apple official. The companies had committed themselves to a series of wide-ranging reforms. … Continue reading
Nordic Sibling Rivalry
It is bizarre to think of modern Sweden, so often lauded as a paragon of social and economic stability, as coughing up migrant workers. Stranger still is that Swedes migrate in … Continue reading
