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Safety Is a Concern in Turkey's Construction Boom 土耳其的建设热潮引发安全担忧 Ten years ago, the Turkish capital of Istanbul had no extremely tall buildings called skyscrapers. Today, Istanbul is suddenly the skyscraper capital of Euro

VOA标准英语2010-US Government to Step Up Mine Safety Enfo

Family members hold picture of miners killed in US mining explosion at congressional hearing, 27 Apr 2010 The U.S. government is vowing to step up mine safety enforcement in the wake of the worst U.S. coal mine disaster in a generation. The Senate co

VOA标准英语201--Chinese Investor Faces Union Organizers in Ohio

Americans who work for one of Chinas biggest glass manufacturers are trying to organize a labor union at their factory in the Midwest state of Ohio. Chinas Fuyao Glass came to Dayton, Ohio, two years ago with $600 million to refurbish a closed automo

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-02-09

Police in the Queensland town of Saint George say it's unlikely that residents would be allowed back their homes until the weekend of the earliest.Flood waters there appear to a final peak just below 14 meters.Defense Force personnel have arrived in

2006年VOA标准英语-Child Labor, Working Conditions on ILO Conferen

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 30 May 2006 A child holds a small hammer that is used to crush stones in a quarry near Dawhenya, east of Accra, Ghana, Thursday, May 4, 2006 Child labor, worker safety and changing patterns in the international workplace are o

NPR 2012-04-06

President Obama surrounded by a bipartisan congressional group has signed the JOBS Act. Because of this bill, startups and small business will now have access to a big new pool of potential investors namely the American people. This was the second ma

美国国家公共电台 NPR Feds Find Kentucky Fails To Meet Standards For Worker Safety

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Kentucky's worker safety agency has a lot of problems. That's according to a recent audit by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA. The report says the flaws in the program have in some cases been fat

VOA标准英语--U.S.-Cuba Bilateral Commission Meeting

The United States and Cuba held the seventh Bilateral Commission meeting in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, June 14. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs John Creamer led the U.S. delegation. The Cuban delegation was led b

2006年VOA标准英语-Human Trafficking Conference Calls for Act

Law Enforcement By Ron Corben Bangkok 22 May 2006 Human trafficking into sex trade A conference in Bangkok is promoting greater regional cooperation in the fight against human trafficking in the Mekon

VOA标准英语2010年-US Launches Campaign to Fight Human Tr

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced an initiative called the Blue Campaign to fight human trafficking. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which is part of DHS, is the largest investigator of human trafficking in the U.S. governme

VOA慢速英语20060213b

THIS IS AMERICA - After Safest Year on Record, Coal Mining Deaths Raise ConcernsBy Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Monday, February 13, 2006 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special Engl

美国国家公共电台 NPR A Thriving Rural Town's Winning Formula Faces New Threats Under Trump Administration

LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Now to Garden City, Kan., which doesn't fit the stereotype of a small, Midwestern city. It is isolated and rural. But it's also economically thriving and culturally diverse. Decades ago, Garden City embraced the meatpack

CNN 美国有线新闻 2014-12-12

Welcome to CNN News ．We are glad to see you this Tuesday. The show begins with the report involving the issue of profiling.It's defined as making generalizations about people based on their behavior or characteristics like race or gender. The US go

英闻天下——81 China to Reform Re-education through Labor System

The laojiao system allows police to detain people for up to four years without an open trial. Leading experts have argued this contradicts Chinese laws and China's Constitution. The system has made headlines in recent months, with several cases of pe

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-09-02

Labor's primary vote has slumped to 33 per cent in the latest Newspoll as the federal election campaign enters the final crucial week. Tony Abbott has overtaken Kevin Rudd as preferred prime minister for the first time. The prime minister says Labor

美语听力 English Cafe 49

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美语听力 English Cafe 50

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2006年VOA标准英语-US Senate Examines Economics of Immigration

By Deborah Tate Washington 12 July 2006 The Bush administration - pressing Congress to complete immigration reform legislation, is highlighting the contributions immigrants make to the U.S. economy. Carlos Gutierrez testifies on Capitol Hill, Wednes

英闻天下——382 China's Legislation Centers on Major Strategies

Wu Bangguo, Chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, says the top legislature always focuses on the overall work of the Communist Party of China and the country. He notes a lot of attention has been given by the lawmakers to the

美国参议院批准赵小兰任美国运输部长

Elaine Chao, a former top U.S. labor official, was sworn in on Tuesday to lead the U.S. Transportation Department, which overseas aviation, vehicle, train and pipeline safety. Chao, a former U.S. labor secretary and deputy transportation secretary, t