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Islam never gained a strong foothold in Bali, which was difficult to invade because of its many reefs and lack of harbors, and had few products to attract traders.
In addition to becoming a center of Western trade, Nagasaki provided a firm foothold in Japan for the Catholic Church — today much revived after 250 years of brutal suppression under the Tokugawa shoguns.
22 Both unions established a foothold in the industry because they represented strategic workers in the apparel production process: the skilled cutter working inside manufacturers’ plants.
The program teaches the value of "secular, democratic government"; Iran wants to nullify these teachings, and gain a foothold in Europe through the Muslims.
Given this union foothold, collective bargaining in apparel focused on the standardization of labor in a market area and a product line.