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A CEILING HAS collapsed at a shoe factory in Cambodia killing at least two workers, police said, stoking concerns about industrial safety after last month’s disaster in Bangladesh.
Cambodian rescue workers at the site. Pic: AP Photo/Heng Sinith
“Two workers – a man and a woman – were killed and six others were injured,” Khem Pannara, district police chief for the area in the southern province of Kampong Speu told AFP, adding that the area under the collapsed ceiling was a walkway.
We have almost removed all the debris and I think there are probably no more people under the rubble.
He said the concrete ceiling, which appeared to be of “poor construction”, had been used to store equipment and materials and could not hold the weight.
Last month a nine-storey factory complex outside Dhaka in Bangladesh collapsed, killing 1,127 people in one of the world’s worst industrial disasters and prompting pressure on Western retailers that rely on cheap labour in the region, where safety standards are often substandard.
Cambodian rescuers work at the site where factory collapsed. AP Photo/Heng Sinith
One worker at the Cambodian factory said police and some staff worked together to clear the debris.
"Every day more than 100 people work under that area, but I don't know how many were working this morning," said Sokny, 29.
I was so shocked. I am crying. I saw blood in the debris.
Rong Chhun, president of the Cambodian Confederation of Unions, said the incident would further stoke fears among the country's workers about industrial safety.
"Garment factories in Cambodia do not meet international safety standard because the quality of the buildings are not ensured and people have been working with a high risk of danger," he told AFP.
We are calling for the government and authorities to re-examine the quality of the factory buildings in order to avoid this kind of incident in the future. It happened in Bangladesh recently and now it has happened in Cambodia. We are very worried about the safety of the workers.
Pic: AP Photo/Heng Sinith
Cambodia earned $4.6 billion from its garment exports last year but a series of strikes has pointed to festering discontent over low wages and tough conditions.
Protests by workers have also turned ugly. Three women, employees of Puma supplier Kaoway Sports, were wounded when a gunman opened fire on protesters demanding better working conditions at factories in February last year.
The shooting prompted Puma, Gap and H&M to express their "deep concern" and urged a thorough investigation.
But discontent lingers on the factory floor where 400,000 people of the 650,000 people employed in the industry work for foreign firms.
The monthly minimum wage for the hundreds of thousands of workers who make clothes for firms such as Levi Strauss of the United States and Sweden's H&M this month rose from $61 to $75, plus $5 for healthcare, after months of protest.
Following the Bangladesh disaster top retailers this month pledged to make that country's factories safer.
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However trying to charge an iPad from an old ‘non-brick’ iPhone charger WILL take hours
All iPads seem to take much longer to charge with iPhone chargers. We have gone through a few of each so this is just based on personal observation. In general though I would always buy apple chargers and leads. It’s a false ecomonic buying cheap ones as they break very easily and apple leads and chargers come with a years warranty.
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I don’t have an iPhone charger these days. Charge my phone using my Kitsound Boomdock music player. Once again it’s worthwhile saying that iPhones do charge faster in airplane mode.
airplane mode, faster charging, with some temporary peace and quiet by bring temporarily disconnected from everything :-) enough of being a slave to technology!
I have an iPhone 6+ and I find the battery lasts all day. I’ve even given up carrying a power bank as I find I don’t need it.
AMAZING
This might not make sense but I find it takes longer for my phone to charge with my iPad charger but my battery last longer .
Your right, it doesn’t make sense. Might be simply your perception of how long it’s lasting is changing based upon your expectation
If I’ve a tap on trickle then a trickle of water goes down the drain. The flow of water in a drain will depend on the size of the drain. If I turn that tap to mid setting or full whack you’re bloody right it’ll increase the flow. Numpty logic. iPad charger does charge iPhone faster.
correct.
Can’t wait to get rid of my one next week. iPhone you’ve served your purpose but time to move on. Android here I come!!
I was like that before, but 6 months later was back to iPhone.
Don’t have any i-devices but if the iPad chager charges the iPhone faster it would suggest that the supplied iPhone charger is underpowered.
The higher the amperage that a battery accepts, the shorter the lifespan of the battery, so it is a matter of finding the balance between the speed of charging and the lifespan of the battery.
the supplied iPhone charger charges slower due to a previous issue with the overheating and expansion of the iPhone litium cells.
I’ve attached a link to an article which provided an in depth analysis of various chargers, from those provided with products such as Apple chargers to various phone chargers to replacement chargers and of course counterfeit chargers.
The results may be surprising to some people, basically if you have a product worth several hundreds of euro then why risk charging it with a cheap charger that may put it, and you, at risk? The author noted that most of the chargers from authorised manufacturers contained advanced circuitry and were high quality devices while cheap counterfeit chargers contained basic circuitry, were of poor build quality, contained minimal insulation and were often unsafe.
http://www.righto.com/2012/10/a-dozen-usb-chargers-in-lab-apple-is.html
so will the journal pay for the costs when someone’s house burns down? only use the recommended charger for your device. using a 2amp charger on a 1amp device is leaving it open to explode, and possibly cause injury or a house fire. a lot of house fires are caused by electronic devices being used with the incorrect charger. be it a phone, Ecig, or tablet device.
Read the article – a modern smartphone will accept more current (amps) if it is offered it by a higher capacity (eg: iPad) charger, but will not accept more than is safe. Fires can occur with cheap chargers and/or damaged cables, but not by using a (decent quality) high-capacity charger. Note though that faster charging makes batteries warmer, and this shortens their life somewhat, so you should always use slower charging rates where possible.
I’ve worked in the mobile and technology sector for many years. yes they will accept it but not always safely, this is my point! a lot of people don’t use the original cable, not the plug as some devices don’t come with one. Yes charging makes the warmer it can also cause them to expand or malfunction. this is why my suggestions of using the original charger. even most shop you go into the staff haven’t a clue what they are selling customers. I’ve seen and heard of many horror stories where a battery has malfunctioned and caused damage or shorted the device
Hey doctor learn to physics. Once the voltage is correct the device will draw the current it needs. There is no risk whatsoever charging a 1amp device with a 2amp charger. You will have a problem if the voltage is incorrect.
Of course I am assuming the chargers are of sufficient quality. If you buy a cheap and nasty charger it is a risk regardless if the specs.
see there is the issue. most shops that sell chargers are cheap and nasty. bough in for less than €5 and sold for €20+ in some cases. very few phone shops stock original manufacturer chargers as people will just buy what the store have. they buy cheap and their profit margins on these products are huge.
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