Clampdown on 'porno-chic' ads is pushed by French authorities

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France has issued new standards that prohibit ads that portray people as objects or convey images of submission or violence. The rules are in response to a French goverment report that found fault with advertisers who increasingly portrayed women in degrading ways. Germany and Italy have recently criticized such ads, and the European Union is weighing more rules on TV ads aimed at children.

Italy, France, Government regulation, Advertising, Advertising Activity, Legal/Government Regulation, Laws, regulations and rules, Social policy, Ethical aspects, Clothing industry, Sex roles, Benetton Group S.p.A., Mass media, BNG, Sexuality, Sex in advertising, Advertising law, Violence in mass media, Media violence, Obscenity, Sex role in advertising, Obscenity (Law) in mass media

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President, CEO Peter Jacobi hangs up Levis

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Peter Jacobi, with Levi Strauss for 18 years, president and CEO for the last 2, resigned effective when an outside replacement is found. The world's largest apparel company had 1997 sales of $6.9 billion, but with its market share slipping, that figure is expected to be lower for 1998. In a restructuring led by Jacobi, the company laid off about 7,000 employees during the past year.

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Peter Jacobi resigns after 2 years in top job

United States, Executive changes & profiles, Officials and employees, Abstract, Levi Strauss & Co.

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