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Indian bananas go global fetching multi-crores
Region: IndiaWhat has been hitherto considered as the poor man’s fruit, Indian bananas set to go global, fetching multi-crores of rupees to the Indian exporters and in turn India’s foreign exchange, thereby boosting India’s economy. Indian bananas are set to become the flavor of the world. Maharashtra based contract farming farm, Desai Fruits and vegetables(DFV) has signed a multi-crore deal to export bananas to ... more
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Ratan Tata amongst the biggest brains in the business world
Region: New YorkThe Time Magazine has chosen India’s Ratan Tata of Indian conglomerate Tata Group, one of the business tycoons of India, as one of the most influential people in the world.In addition to that by another US publication, Ratan Tata has also been named as the biggest brains in business. The list of ‘73 Biggest Brains in Business’ compiled by business publication Conde Nast Portfolio, f... more
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Vodafone won't bid for MTN
Region: India
Vodafone Group Plc, the world's largest mobile-phone company, won't bid for MTN Group Ltd, Africa's biggest wireless operator, and said it's still interested in owning more of South Africa's Vodacom Group Ltd. “We have no intention of pursuing a bid for MTN,'' Vodafone spokesman Simon Gordon said in a telephone interview today. The Sunday Times reported yesterday that Newbury, England-based Vodafone may offer 20... more
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Score 1 for Darwin, 0 for Wal-Mart
Region: United States
by Tula Connell A few items have been piling up in my inbox that need to be shared. Workers who pick tomatoeshave been seeking a penny a pound increase in wages to help address their egregiously low wages. Yum! Brands, which owns Taco Bell and other chains, has agreed to do so. But Burger King Corp. refuses. Now, it turns out Burger King hired a private security firm to spy on th... more
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Got Your Stimulus Check? 100 Ways to Spend It
Region: New York
The web is erupting with reports of people receiving their stimulus checks, mostly by direct deposit. But the question remains: how to spend your stimulus check? Thankfully the web offers plenty of options. Here's our Top 100 ways to spend your stimulus check of all the lists. Links and highlights: 1-18. New York Magazine offers 18 tips: Join a museum, sock it away in a retirement account, get a ... more
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Indian Touch in the Bpo Sector Services
Region: IndiaTwo Decades before, India People looking towards jobs in the abroad. This is past. Now the people from abroad looking of jobs in India. A recent example has to mention here. An British woman from ISB(Indian School of Business), Hyderabad wants to work in India and not likely to go back to home country as she feels that there is no job security over there. "Twenty One Percent in the Top 100 BPO firms in the world are... more
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Tell Us What You Think: The 2008 Working Woman Survey
Region: United States
by James Parks If you are a working woman, are you worried about finding a job that pays your bills and provides benefits? Or concerned about the rising cost of health care? Maybe you’re frustrated you can’t find time to do your job and spend time with your family. Or are you tired of working as hard as your male counterparts and not getting paid as much? The AF... more
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Failure to Enforce U.S. Labor Laws Fuels Exploitation of Workers
Region: United States
The failure to enforce even weak U.S. labor laws has created an incentive for many employers to hire undocumented immigrant workers, several experts told a House committee earlier this week. Bill Beardell, director of the non-partisanEqual Justice Center, told the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee some unscrupulous employers actually prefer to hire undocumented workers. In the absence of effective fe... more
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Papa John's 23 Cent Apology
Region: United States
Papa John's is apologizing to LeBron James by selling 23 cent pizzas in 86 stores throughout Ohion in Cleveland, Colombus, Toledo and Youngstown. The 23 cent pizza comes as a deal after a Papa John's franchise in Washington D.C. started making T-shirts calling LeBron a "crybaby". The shirt was made after altercations occured during the Cavaliers-Wizards playoff game. This offer is only happening on Thursday an... more
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Tobacco Workers Demand Safer Workplaces, Better Pay
Region: United States
by James Parks Hundreds of members of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC), religious leaders and community and union supporters from across the nation traveled to Winston-Salem, N.C., where they rallied today outside the Reynolds American Inc. (RAI) shareholders’ meeting. Carrying displays of mock tobacco leaves and placards depicting life in the tobacco fields, the marchers demanded that RA... more
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