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laura bicker, bbc news, guangzhou.s largest island, but greenland is home to only 57,000 people — many of whom will be talking aboutjust one subject this week, donald trump. the us president—elect refused to rule out using military force to take control of the island, describing aquiring it as critical to american national security. greenland's geographical position between the us, europe, and russia means it has huge value — in terms of security and natural resources. our special correspondent fergal keane has more. it is one of the world's last wild frontiers. glimpsed in the short winter sunlight, we're travelling into a place of pristine beauty... ..that�*s suddenly been overtaken by a diplomatic crisis. this place is so remote that it's hard to imagine it as the front line of a major geopolitical row. but up and down this fjord, in isolated settlements, and across the island of greenland, they're talking about trump. those who live here know the strain of harsh weather and the demands of survival. you need to be h
laura bicker, bbc news, guangzhou.s largest island, but greenland is home to only 57,000 people — many of whom will be talking aboutjust one subject this week, donald trump. the us president—elect refused to rule out using military force to take control of the island, describing aquiring it as critical to american national security. greenland's geographical position between the us, europe, and russia means it has huge value — in terms of security and natural resources. our special...
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laura bicker, bbc news, guangzhou.apped in the shaft for over two months. they are the first group to be saved as part of an ongoing operation to rescue hundreds of illegal miners stuck underground. it comes as the workers union has issued videos showing the poor conditions trapped illegal miners have been living in. the high court had ordered the government to get the trapped people out last week. it's the world's largest island, but greenland is home to only 57,000 people — many of whom will be talking aboutjust one subject this week, donald trump. the us president—elect refused to rule out using military force to take control of the island, describing aquiring it as critical to american national security. greenland's geographical position between the us, europe and russia means it has huge value in terms of security and natural resources. our special correspondent fergal keane has more. it is one of the world's last wild frontiers. glimpsed in the short winter sunlight, we're travelling into a place of pristine beau
laura bicker, bbc news, guangzhou.apped in the shaft for over two months. they are the first group to be saved as part of an ongoing operation to rescue hundreds of illegal miners stuck underground. it comes as the workers union has issued videos showing the poor conditions trapped illegal miners have been living in. the high court had ordered the government to get the trapped people out last week. it's the world's largest island, but greenland is home to only 57,000 people — many of whom...
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laura bicker, bbc news, guangzhou. back to our top story.sters warning that strong winds are set to return. three major fires are still burning. the palisades fire has burned more than 23,000 acres and is now 14% contained. the eaton fire remains the second largest. i'm joined now by cbs reporter danya bacchus in los angeles. she is in pacific palisades. great to speak to you. this fire is one of the first and biggest. how are firefighters coping with it?— coping with it? firefighters ri . ht coping with it? firefighters right now _ coping with it? firefighters right now have _ coping with it? firefighters right now have been - coping with it? firefighters i right now have been working around the clock to try to contain this fire, and they have made some progress. we have made some progress. we have seen them fight this fire from the airand have seen them fight this fire from the air and also from the ground and we do know that those aerosols have really made progress in getting the fire contained, meeting doesn't mean keeping in an area the
laura bicker, bbc news, guangzhou. back to our top story.sters warning that strong winds are set to return. three major fires are still burning. the palisades fire has burned more than 23,000 acres and is now 14% contained. the eaton fire remains the second largest. i'm joined now by cbs reporter danya bacchus in los angeles. she is in pacific palisades. great to speak to you. this fire is one of the first and biggest. how are firefighters coping with it?— coping with it? firefighters ri . ht...
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workers travel thousands of miles to guangzhou to earn money to send back to theirfamilies. will become better and better. it always pays the suppliers on time. it is efficient and reliable. how many people do you think work for shein in this region, this area? translation: i would say over 80% of the people here work for shein. this is the beating heart of an empire. the machines seldom stop. more than a dozen workers told us they labour 75 hours a week in contravention of chinese labour law. most have only one day off a month. and by the door, the end product, ready to be shipped to europe, the uk or the us. there is an almost constant supply of fabric from nearby vendors. shein�*s success has been possible because this city in china has everything it needs. spending the day here, it is clear that shein�*s meteoric rise has had a positive effect on the local economy, but it has also come with increased scrutiny. there have been allegations of forced labour. they themselves have found incidents of child labour, and there are accusations their staff are overworked and underp
workers travel thousands of miles to guangzhou to earn money to send back to theirfamilies. will become better and better. it always pays the suppliers on time. it is efficient and reliable. how many people do you think work for shein in this region, this area? translation: i would say over 80% of the people here work for shein. this is the beating heart of an empire. the machines seldom stop. more than a dozen workers told us they labour 75 hours a week in contravention of chinese labour law....
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workers travel thousands of miles to guangzhou to earn money to send back to theirfamilies.mployers. translation: i think shein i will become better and better. it always pays suppliers on time. it is efficient and reliable. how many people do you think work for shein in this region — this area? i would say over 80% of the people here work for shein. this is the beating heart of an empire. the machines seldom stop. more than a dozen workers told us they labour 75 hours a week, in contravention of chinese labour laws. most have only one day off a month. and by the door, the end product, ready to be shipped to europe, the uk or the us. there's an almost constant supply of fabric from nearby vendors. shein�*s success has been possible because this city in china has everything it needs. spending the day here, it's clear that shein�*s meteoric rise has had a positive effect on the local economy, but it's also come with increased scrutiny. there have been allegations of forced labour. they themselves have found incidents of child labour, a and there are accusations that their staf
workers travel thousands of miles to guangzhou to earn money to send back to theirfamilies.mployers. translation: i think shein i will become better and better. it always pays suppliers on time. it is efficient and reliable. how many people do you think work for shein in this region — this area? i would say over 80% of the people here work for shein. this is the beating heart of an empire. the machines seldom stop. more than a dozen workers told us they labour 75 hours a week, in...
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the bbc has found that some workers at chinese fashion retailer shein�*s suppliers in guangzhou are workinghat clearly exceeds china's labour laws which is set at a maximum of 44 hours a week. in response, shein has said it requires all supply chain partners to adhere to its code of conduct. it added that it works with auditors to ensure compliance. you can find the full story written by my colleague laura bicker on our website bbc.com and mobile app. and that's it for this edition of business today. thanks for watching. hello there. i'm 0lly foster. here's what's coming up for you on sportsday. manchester united hit the spot in the fa cup, knocking out arsenal on penalties. ten—man barcelona hit five past real madrid in the spanish super cup. and a desert rose: justin rose's great britain and ireland team win the team cup in abu dhabi. hello there. welcome along. it has been a gripping day in the third round of the fa cup. the two most successful sides in the history of the competition were facing each other with the 13—time winners and holders manchester united knocking out 14—time winner
the bbc has found that some workers at chinese fashion retailer shein�*s suppliers in guangzhou are workinghat clearly exceeds china's labour laws which is set at a maximum of 44 hours a week. in response, shein has said it requires all supply chain partners to adhere to its code of conduct. it added that it works with auditors to ensure compliance. you can find the full story written by my colleague laura bicker on our website bbc.com and mobile app. and that's it for this edition of...
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the bbc has found that some workers at chinese fashion retailer shein�*s suppliers in guangzhou are workingt's nearly double the number of hours allowed under china's labour laws. in response, shein has come out to say that it requires all supply chain partners to to adhere its code of conduct. it added that it works with auditors to ensure compliance. you can find the full story written by my colleague laura bicker on our website. it is on our mobile app as well. that is it for this edition of business today. thank you as always were watching. i will be back at the top of the hour for new state where we'll be back with more coverage of those fires. sport is next. hello and welcome to sportsday. iam olly i am olly foster. manchester united hit the spot in the fa cup, knocking out arsenal on penalties. ten—man barcelona hit five past real madrid in the spanish super cup. and a desert rose: justin rose's great britain and ireland team win the team cup in abu dhabi. hello, and welcome along to the programme where it's been a gripping day in the third round of the fa cup. the two most successfu
the bbc has found that some workers at chinese fashion retailer shein�*s suppliers in guangzhou are workingt's nearly double the number of hours allowed under china's labour laws. in response, shein has come out to say that it requires all supply chain partners to to adhere its code of conduct. it added that it works with auditors to ensure compliance. you can find the full story written by my colleague laura bicker on our website. it is on our mobile app as well. that is it for this edition...
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workers travel thousands of miles to guangzhou to earn money to send back to theirfamilies.and better. it always pays suppliers on time. it is efficient and reliable. how many people do you think work for shein in this region — this area? i would say over 80% of the people here work for shein. this is the beating heart of an empire. the machines seldom stop. more than a dozen workers told us they labour 75 hours a week, in contravention of chinese labour laws. most have only one day off a month. and by the door, the end product, ready to be shipped to europe, the uk or the us. there's an almost constant supply of fabric from nearby vendors. shein�*s success has been possible because this city in china has everything it needs. spending the day here, it's clear that shein�*s meteoric rise has had a positive effect on the local economy, but it's also come with increased scrutiny. there have been allegations of forced labour. they themselves have found incidents of child labour, and there are accusations that their staff are overworked and underpaid. we found that a 75—hour week
workers travel thousands of miles to guangzhou to earn money to send back to theirfamilies.and better. it always pays suppliers on time. it is efficient and reliable. how many people do you think work for shein in this region — this area? i would say over 80% of the people here work for shein. this is the beating heart of an empire. the machines seldom stop. more than a dozen workers told us they labour 75 hours a week, in contravention of chinese labour laws. most have only one day off a...
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workers travel thousands of miles to guangzhou to earn money to send back to their families.ecome better and better. it always pays the suppliers on time. it is efficient and reliable. how many people do you think work for shein in this region, this area? translation: i would say over 8096 l of the people here work for shein. l this is the beating heart of an empire. the machines seldom stop. more than a dozen workers told us they labour 75 hours a week, in contravention of chinese labour law. most have only one day off a month. and by the door, the end product, ready to be shipped to europe, the uk or the us. there is an almost constant supply of fabric from nearby vendors. shein�*s success has been possible because this city in china has everything it needs. spending the day here, it is clear that shein�*s meteoric rise has had a positive effect on the local economy, but it has also come with increased scrutiny. there have been allegations of forced labour. they themselves have found incidents of child labour, and there are accusations their staff are overworked and underpa
workers travel thousands of miles to guangzhou to earn money to send back to their families.ecome better and better. it always pays the suppliers on time. it is efficient and reliable. how many people do you think work for shein in this region, this area? translation: i would say over 8096 l of the people here work for shein. l this is the beating heart of an empire. the machines seldom stop. more than a dozen workers told us they labour 75 hours a week, in contravention of chinese labour law....