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Women's Link described the complainants as young Latin American women "in vulnerable situations who were heavily dependent on their wages due to their economic and social conditions".
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"If we do not scale capacity, the problem doesn't get solved. We'll still be dependent on China - and China will scale," Ms Mukherjee explains.
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Barnardo's, the charity, said shifting the way support is given from vouchers, food bank referrals and emergency food parcels to cash payments will aid millions who are currently dependent on government and council-funded help.
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It has so far held off on that proposal, which met with widespread alarm by US firms dependent on imports, including from some firms in the sector.
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The service will remain dependent on the ongoing stability in the Red Sea area and the absence of any escalation in conflicts in the region, it said.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.