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Unemployment, inequality, stagnant productivity: Triple threats engulfing global labour market

Unemployment, inequality, stagnant productivity: Triple threats engulfing global labour market

Global unemployment is expected to rise in 2024, the International Labour Organisation noted in a recent report, highlighting growing inequality and stagnant productivity as a couple more causes for concern on the economic horizon. https://twitter.com/GilbertFHoungbo/status/1745112181320876333

Argentine Workers Confront Their Hardest Challenge to Employment Rights Since the 1970s Military Dictatorship

Argentine Workers Confront Their Hardest Challenge to Employment Rights Since the 1970s Military Dictatorship

In November 2023, Argentina elected Javier Milei as its president, an economist promising economic reform. Milei, the new president of Argentina, has been making decisions that worry workers. It reminds people of tough times during

MSF Launches Healthcare Initiative for Asylum Seekers in UK: Assessing the Situation at Wethersfield

MSF Launches Healthcare Initiative for Asylum Seekers in UK: Assessing the Situation at Wethersfield

In a significant move, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), known globally as Doctors Without Borders, has initiated primary healthcare services for asylum seekers housed in a former military barracks in southeast England. While MSF has been

How To Negotiate Salary With HR In Interview With Counter Offer?

How To Negotiate Salary With HR In Interview With Counter Offer?

Negotiating your salary during an interview can be challenging, but it's important to ensure you're fairly compensated. Here's a simple guide on how to approach it with confidence. First, do your research. Before the interview,

TV Station Workers Face Terrifying Attack In Ecuador During Live Broadcast

TV Station Workers Face Terrifying Attack In Ecuador During Live Broadcast

In the South American country Ecuador, a group of armed individuals stormed a TV station called TC Televisión during a live broadcast.  They frightened the studio workers, and employees, making them lie on the ground,

Migrants’ Rights Group Condemns Bomb Attack on Offices in Cyprus

Migrants’ Rights Group Condemns Bomb Attack on Offices in Cyprus

In a disturbing turn of events, a migrants’ rights group in Cyprus is raising concerns over the authorities' silence following a bomb attack on its offices. The Movement for Equality, Support, Anti-Racism organization expressed dismay

U.S. Department of Labor introduces new Rules, Clarity on Employee vs Independent Contractor Classification Under FLSA

U.S. Department of Labor introduces new Rules, Clarity on Employee vs Independent Contractor Classification Under FLSA

On January 9, 2024, the U.S. The Department of Labor introduced a new set of rules to help and understand  if a worker is an employee or an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards

Bangladesh, Israel and Gaza, Ukraine: Three pressing human rights news in focus

Bangladesh, Israel and Gaza, Ukraine: Three pressing human rights news in focus

The UN human rights chief on Monday called on the newly-elected Bangladeshi government to take the required steps to shield the nation's commitment to democracy and human rights. Sunday's election saw Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

14 Found Refrigerated Trailer At Irish Seaport, Possible Human Trafficking

14 Found Refrigerated Trailer At Irish Seaport, Possible Human Trafficking

A serious situation in Rosslare Europort, Co Wexford (Ireland) unfolded early Monday morning. Fourteen people were found hidden inside a refrigerated trailer. This trailer had arrived on a ferry from France.  The group found includes

A Modern Slavery Scandal: How Criminal Gangs Force Women and Children into Shoplifting in the UK

A Modern Slavery Scandal: How Criminal Gangs Force Women and Children into Shoplifting in the UK

Shoplifting is not a petty crime, but a form of modern slavery that affects hundreds of women and children who are trafficked into the UK by criminal gangs.  These gangs, which have links to drugs,