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Top French hotel school rocked by abuse allegations
Restaurant apprentices at a top hotel management school in France are refusing to work until bosses crack down on alleged sexual harassment, homophobic comments and insults from teachers. But since March 27, around 60 third-year undergraduates in Paris have refused to work in its restaurant to protest the behaviour of certain teachers there.
Jack Ma accepts university teaching post in Hong Kong
Jack Ma, founder of Chinese tech giant Alibaba, has been made an honorary professor of business at a top Hong Kong university, the school announced Friday. The University of Hong Kong on Friday said Ma had accepted an honorary professorship from its business school.
Key dates of Twitter rollercoaster ride under Musk
There has rarely been a moment of calm since Elon Musk bought Twitter last year, quickly fired thousands of workers and restored ex-president Donald Trump's account. Here are the key moments of his chaotic tenure: - Enter Elon - Musk, already the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, buys Twitter in late October last year for $44 billion after months of on-off negotiations.
Strike brings rail traffic to a halt in Germany
Rail traffic came to an almost complete standstill in Germany on Friday as workers across the country went on strike to demand higher wages to help offset inflation. Over the last months, workers in different sectors including healthcare, childcare and transport have gone on strike to demand better conditions.
Musk's moves felt from Wall Street to the Vatican
Elon Musk was at the news epicenter Thursday, from stripping Pope Francis of Twitter verification to Tesla's drag on stocks and the explosion of the world’s largest rocket. Twitter began the mass removal of blue ticks on Thursday, with the symbol previously signifying a verified account vanishing from users including the Pope, Donald Trump and Justin Bieber.
Sweat shops: textile industry's dark side
The deadly consequences of fast fashion were spotlighted a decade ago after 1,138 people were killed when the nine-storey Rana Plaza garment factory collapsed in Bangladesh.
Fast fashion under spotlight on Bangladesh factory disaster anniversary
On April 24, 2013, a clothing factory complex near Bangladesh's capital collapsed, killing at least 1,138 workers. - Factory safety - In Bangladesh, a month after the disaster, unions and multinationals signed an agreement on monitoring safety in clothes factories.
Bangladesh factory disaster survivors plead for justice 10 years on
Bangladeshi garment worker Sumi Akhter feared for her safety, but was told to start her shift or risk forfeiting her wages. Huda was detained by police in 2016 for reporting on wage protests in garment factories and spent months in jail, which he believes was retribution for showing Rana Plaza was at risk of collapse.
A real gem: in Bahrain, only natural pearls will do
Customers at a Bahrain jewellery store study displays of pearls that are, unusually, 100 percent natural -- the result of attempts to preserve a centuries-old industry. "Each person... who owns or gets a piece of jewellery that contains natural pearls knows no one else has the same."
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