BBC
22 September 2020
Podcast / Over 15 Minutes
Israel
Three projects show how effective national strategies can be to reduce accidental drownings, which kill an estimated 320,000 people worldwide each year. In Israel, artificial intelligence software processes video feeds from beaches to alert lifeguards to emergencies. The three African nations sharing Lake Victoria have invested in inexpensive weather forecasting gear and public information services to alert people who fish or traverse the lake. And Bangladesh's systems of daycare and swimming lessons are saving the lives of previously unsupervised children at highest risk of drowning.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/24/magazine/icelands-water-cure.html?_r=2
Dan Kois
The New York Times Magazine
19 April 2016
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Despite being an island of seamen, Iceland used to experience high numbers of drownings every year, fostering a keen interest in swimming education. The government stepped up and tapped into the underground hot water generated by Iceland’s volcanic activity to create geothermal pools, which quickly became more than a humble municipal investment, but perhaps the very secret to the country’s happiness. Every town now enjoys communal pools, which create a neutral, recreational space that brings all manner of people together.
http://roadsandkingdoms.com/2015/exporting-clothes-importing-safety
Amy Yee
Roads & Kingdoms
28 August 2015
Text / Under 800 Words
Bangladesh, whose garment industry is second only to China’s in size, is responding to both international and domestic pressure and undergoing the most radical revamping of worker safety it has ever seen, in large part due to consumer and client pressure.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/bangladesh-garment-industry-pushes-to-meet-deadlines-on-safety-standards/2015/04/22/b72ca9f0-e87b-11e4-8581-633c536add4b_story.html
Amy Yee
The Washington Post
23 April 2015
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In the aftermath of the Rana Plaza disaster, more than 200 clothing brands pledged to make their source factories compliant with international safety standards under two international agreements, using laws and rules to reform.
http://highline.huffingtonpost.com/articles/en/the-myth-of-the-ethical-shopper
Michael Hobbes
The Huffington Post
17 July 2015
Text / Over 3000 Words
Eliminating sweatshops and child labor depends on regulation, not consumers' preferences, as supply chains have become so complex and obscure as to prevent simple labels from being valuable.
http://www.thenation.com/article/two-years-after-rana-plaza-are-bangladeshs-workers-still-risk
Amy Yee
The Nation
22 May 2015
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After a major fire, labor standards in Bangladesh are improving, but workers must have a voice if these changes are to be sustainable.
https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/23/bangladeshs-chance-to-get-it-right
Amy Yee
The New York Times
23 April 2014
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Bangladesh has often struggled maintaining safety in the workplace. But a new effort ensures that Bangladeshi workers are trained about how to better follow security and safety restrictions to create a safer working environment.
http://www.caller.com/news/behind-broken-doors/speaking-out/finding-hope-in-children-2d8b4b4c-f8c8-4c2a-e053-0100007f4ab5-372265441.html
Rachel Denny Clow
Corpus Christi Caller Times
19 March 2016
Text / Under 800 Words
Roxanne Morales sees hope in the children of Robstown. As a community educator for the Women’s Shelter of South Texas, she has worked in the community for the past year in a pilot program that is about creating safe communities.
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/12/the-low-lying-country-where-drowning-is-the-no-1-killer-of-kids/282726
Amy Yee
The Atlantic
30 December 2013
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The biggest killer of children in Bangladesh is drowning, especially among low income families. The injury prevention center, CIPRB, has started swimming education programs and teaching young kids rescue techniques.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/9650581/School-ditches-rules-and-loses-bullies
Marika Hill
Stuff
26 January 2014
Text / Under 800 Words
A school in New Zealand took the rules out of recess. They found that when the kids were mentally engaged during play time activities they were less likely to have problems, such as bullying within the classroom.
http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2016/06/is_a_return_to_old-school_policing_part_of_the_formula_to_make_cleveland_safer_pathways_to_peace.html
Rachel Dissell
Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer)
8 June 2016
Multi-Media / 1500-3000 Words
Should police be law enforcers or social responders? Some leaders say "guardian" duty is at least important as purely law enforcement tasks, sometimes known as "warrior" work. That idea is rooted in centuries-old principles of policing.
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