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[Gibraltar, Spain] ASCTEG challenges Madrid's tobacco frontier quota cut
Spanish workers association ASCTEG is taking legal advice with a view to launching a judicial appeal of unconstitutionality against the decision by the Spanish Government to limit the quantity of cigarettes that Campo frontier workers can buy in Gibralta
Oct 12, 2012
Gibraltar Chronicle (gi)
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Oct 12, 2012 10:15
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Health Ministers and Union agree on tobacco company lobbying
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation congratulates Health Ministers Tony Ryall and Tariana Turia on their firm stand on tobacco control in the face of British American Tobacco's (BAT) campaign to advertise and lobby against plain packaging of cigarettes w
Aug 23, 2012
New Zealand News Online (uk)
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Aug 24, 2012 07:18
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40% Of Health Care Workers Still Smoke Cigarettes In China
Although 40 percent of male health workers smoked in 2010, the figure represented a decrease from previous years. Around 56 percent of male health care workers were smokers in 1984, 60 percent in 1996 and 57 percent in 2002. China is the largest tobacco
Jul 20, 2012
Business Insider
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Jul 21, 2012 15:06
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[Missouri] 150 YEARS AGO: Glasgow businessman's tobacco plant burns down
May 7, 2012
Columbia (MO) Tribune
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May 8, 2012 15:32
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[UK, USA] £4,000 a year: The cost to employers of smokers' cigarette breaks, illness cover and health care costs
Smokers cost £4,000 a year more to employ than non-smokers, a study has claimed. ... According to NICE, it is not unlawful for UK employers to advertise jobs as only available to non-smokers, and employers can deduct time spent smoking at work and not e
Jun 4, 2013
The Independent (uk)
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Jun 3, 2013 23:56
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[Australia] Call for mine site smoking ban rejected
A call by the Cancer Council for smoking to be banned at all West Australian mines sites has been rejected. The state's Chamber of Minerals and Energy (CME) says such a move would cause resentment. WA's Department of Mines and Petroleum data shows smoki
May 10, 2013
AAP (Australian Associated Press) (au)
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May 17, 2013 13:01
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Major U.S. Companies Profit from Exploitative Labor Brokers
A new report by Pro-Publica and Marketplace looks at a system of Latino labor brokerage in cities across the US, a system which provides leading U.S. companies cheap labor whenever they need it, but leaves the workers with wages that are far below legal m
May 2, 2013
The Takeaway (NPR)
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May 2, 2013 15:47
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[Pennsylvania] The Ethics of Not Hiring Smokers
focus on whether candidates meet the job requirements; then they should provide genuine support to employees who wish to quit smoking. And health care organizations in particular should show compassion for their workers. This approach may even be a win–wi
Mar 27, 2013
New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)
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Mar 28, 2013 12:36
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[Maine] Chewing tobacco on the job now forbidden for Cape Elizabeth town workers
Chewing tobacco is now outlawed for town employees during work, after complaints it is a "filthy, vile habit." Under the ban, town employees can no longer chew tobacco in town-owned vehicles or buildings. Visitors are also barred from chewing in town bui
Mar 14, 2013
Falmouth (ME) Forecaster
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Mar 14, 2013 06:56
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[Utah] Ridley's goes tobacco-free for employees
Ridley's Family Market implemented a new tobacco-free worksite policy at the first of the year that does not allow employees to smoke on the premises.
Jan 14, 2013
The Daily Universe (BYU)
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Jan 15, 2013 15:35