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Warning over Cambodia’s garment workers as EU tariff threat looms

Cambodia garment workers

Phnom Penh, CambodiaThomson Reuters Foundation Tens of thousands of garment workers in Cambodia could face exploitation if proposed EU trade sanctions cause major fashion brands to downsize there, labour rights activists have warned. The garment industry is Cambodia’s largest employer and generates $US7 billion annually, but it faces uncertainty after the European Union this year […]

China tariffs could lead to a ‘Bible tax’ in the US, say Christian publishers

Bible China

RNS If US President Donald Trump gets his way, reading the Bible in the US could get more expensive. The parent company of the two largest Bible publishers in the United States has warned the Trump administration that proposed tariffs on China would amount to a “Bible tax.” China now prints more Holy Bibles than […]