1. The retailer said that it would examine what led to the demonstrations at the factories owned by the Nassa Group of garment manufacturers.

2. Local media reported that tension had been rising at the factories for several days, with Nassa workers demanding an increase in wages to cover the cost of traditional Iftar meals, taken to break the Muslim fast of Ramadan.

3. A Tesco spokesman said: "As a responsible organisation we will discuss the issue with Nassa to make sure we understand whether this is a group–wide issue or if the workers were protesting about specific issues." Bangladeshi troops were called in after several thousand garment workers held fierce demonstrations on Saturday, protesting against the sudden closure of a factory in the capital, Dhaka.

4. Moshe Dahan, CEO of TCM, which is advising Nassa, the kibbutz telecommunications company, said that the cost of the cellular services comprises 62 percent of the total expenditure by the kibbutzim on all its telecoms services (including multichannel television). Those belonging to the kibbutz subscription will enjoy better deals and lower tariffs than they would otherwise enjoy, the kibbutzim said. (Amiram Cohen) Histadrut wants to keep practice of pre–retirement promotions The Histadrut labor federation is conducting talks with the Finance Ministry in an effort to prevent the cancellation of the practice of "retirement upgrades," due to take effect July 1.