Completed in 2009, the Burj Khalifa, in Dubai (United Arab Emirates), is currently the tallest skyscraper in the world, with a height of 829.8 metres (2,722 ft). It shows a typical skyscraper feature: setbacks. A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building having multiple floors. When the term was originally used in the 1880s it described a building of 10 to 20 floors but now describes one of at least 40â50 floors.
Beyond the Sweatshop: poverty footprints and supply chains. 1  Oxfam's Poverty Footprint project identifies five social impact metrics - building on the example of successful schemes measuring environmental impact.
Due to hard-fought battles, the sweatshop is just a bad memory in industrialized countries where modern workplaces provide a safe, healthy environment for employees. The air quality and room temperatures in the workplace can enhance or detract from employee productivity. It not only makes good sense for small businesses to keep office temperatures within established norms and standards, it is also the law.