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Email firing: This particular General Motors layoff is taking social media by storm

Email firing: This particular General Motors layoff is taking social media by storm

"Imagine getting laid off from a company after 38 years of loyalty?" asked Joel Lalgee in a social media video. The post has been going viral as netizens think deeper about the layoff methods some

Apps Like Zomato Flourish While Gig Workers Barely Survive

Apps Like Zomato Flourish While Gig Workers Barely Survive

India’s gig economy is booming powered by app based giants like Zomato. While these companies boast of creating jobs and driving the digital revolution, the reality for workers like Rajesh and Tapas tells a different

Conflict zones claim at least 68 journalists’ lives in 2024

Conflict zones claim at least 68 journalists’ lives in 2024

2024 noted at least 68 journalists' deaths in the line of duty, according to the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). The data has been sourced from leading international press freedom organisations. More than

Japan Seeks Indonesian Workers to Address Construction Labor Shortage

Japan Seeks Indonesian Workers to Address Construction Labor Shortage

Japan is currently on the lookout for ways to deal with the labor problem, having requested Indonesian workers for its construction industry, the Japan Association for Construction Human Resources (JAC) is optimistic that both countries

Bosch layoffs highlight Germany’s economic challenges: Let’s explore

Bosch layoffs highlight Germany’s economic challenges: Let’s explore

More than 10,000 job cuts are on the horizon in Germany as scores of manufacturing giants such as Bosch face increasing economic challenges. This announcement came from Bosch amid fierce competition and decelerating progress affecting

Exploring Selena Gomez’s humanitarian efforts across the globe

Exploring Selena Gomez’s humanitarian efforts across the globe

Selena Gomez rose to fame in her role on a sitcom on Disney Channel. Since releasing her debut album 'Stars Dance' in 2013, she has become a global star. Many of her albums topped the

The next human pandemic could set us back $13.6 trillion

The next human pandemic could set us back $13.6 trillion

Is the next pandemic imminent? Commercial insurance market Lloyd's of London recently predicted that the future human pandemic is likely to cause economic losses of $13.6 trillion for the global economy in a 5-year period.

Syria crisis: People mulling return should not be pressurized

Syria crisis: People mulling return should not be pressurized

Since Syria's long and brutal internal conflict started in 2011, tens of thousands of people have lost their lives, 7 million others have been internally displaced and more than 5 million have fled to neighbouring

Has Tokyo found a solution for its declining fertility rates?

Has Tokyo found a solution for its declining fertility rates?

Japan's fertility rate dropped to just 1.2 children last year, much less than the 2.1 needed to maintain population stability, as per official figures. Despite different campaigns to encourage young couples to bear children, the

Labor & Human Rights Abuses in Nicaragua under Investigation by US Officials

Labor & Human Rights Abuses in Nicaragua under Investigation by US Officials

An investigation into Nicaragua's government for "persistent attacks on labor rights, human rights and the rule of law" has been announced by a U.S federal office that oversees foreign trade policy. The investigation which is