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[Gibraltar, Spain] Tobacco restrictions at frontier irk Spanish workers

Restrictions on the cigarette importation quota allowed by the Spanish authorities through the frontier as a means to curb illegal tobacco smuggling are already causing rumblings of discontent among frontier workers on the Rock.
Gibraltar Chronicle (gi)
added Jan 9, 2013 12:25
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[UK] Workers can stub out the habit together.

Workers at a Paisley factory are getting right behind our Don’t Be Left Out In The Cold stop smoking campaign. The initiative was launched by the Paisley Daily Express on Wednesday and is quickly gathering momentum.
Paisley Daily Express (uk)
added Jan 8, 2013 22:43
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[Macau] SMOKING BAN BRINGS FINES AND STRIKE THREATS

Macau casinos’ efforts to ensure compliance with the smoking law have been roundly criticized by casino workers’ associations, which claim casino employees are now subject to even higher concentrations of nicotine-laden smoke.
CalvinAyre .com
added Jan 7, 2013 07:28
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[Macau] Casino workers want more tables in smoke-free areas

The Macau Gaming Enterprises Staff’s Association has urged the government to impose a ratio between the number of gaming tables in smoking and non-smoking areas inside casinos.
Macau Business (mo)
added Jan 3, 2013 03:52
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[Macau] Casinos accused of concentrating most popular games in smoking zones

Several casino workers’ associations have accused all of the six gaming concessionaires of taking advantage of the new regulation’s loopholes by assembling gaming tables and popular games together into smoking areas, leaving croupiers and other workers ex
Macau Daily Times (mo)
added Jan 2, 2013 22:19
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[North Dakota] Employees voice issues with county smoking ban

County employees voiced their issues on a ban on smoking on county grounds at the Pierce County Commission meeting on Dec. 18. Heart of America Correctional and Treatment Center Administrator Mary Richard, Chief of Security Joey Cotton and correctional
Pierce County (ND) Tribune
added Dec 29, 2012 11:53
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[China] Beijing-Guangzhou Railway staff caught smoking on train by CCTV

the Beijing-Guangzhou High-speed Railway is already plagued by scandal. On the day the new line opened, CCTV made a live broadcast of train G801 pulling over at Wuhan Station and its driver coming off duty. A number of passengers were spotted holding and
Shanghaiist (blog)
added Dec 29, 2012 11:35
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[Nepal] Janakpur Cigarette employees seek voluntary retirement

Employees of Janakpur Cigarette Factory have voluntarily asked the government to relieve them of their duties by paying them off as soon as possible ... the reason behind the move made by the employees, who earlier used to pester the government to keep th
Republica (np)
added Dec 28, 2012 05:20
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Egyptian Cigarette Maker Restarts Production as Strike Ends

Eastern Tobacco, Egypt’s monopoly cigarette maker, resumed production after reaching agreement with workers who had been on strike for two days, Fatma Ramadan of the Egyptian trade union federation said in a phone interview.
Business Week/Bloomberg
added Dec 20, 2012 00:21
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Striking workers claim victory at Egypt's cigarette monopoly

Two-day strike for better pay and conditions at state-owned Eastern Company cigarette manufacturer ends after investment minister promises to meet workers' financial demands
Al-Ahram (eg)
added Dec 19, 2012 12:44
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