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A new study published on Tuesday found that 49% of refugees who have come to Germany since 2013 were able to find steady employment within five years of arriving. “This …
Half of refugees find jobs within five years in Germany, study shows Read More
Unpaid and underpaid care work and the global inequality crisis This report outlines how global inequality is shockingly entrenched and vast, with the number of billionaires having doubled in the …
Time to Care- Oxfam Report Read More
From the Publisher: New technologies have always provoked panic about workers being replaced by machines. In the past, such fears have been misplaced, and many economists maintain that they remain …
A World Without Work Read More
TOKYO — Central banks in Japan, Europe and Canada are taking a joint look into issuing digital currencies in their home jurisdictions, hoping to offer a convenient and safe alternative …
Central banks in Japan and Europe explore digital currencies Read More
It turns out, a shipping container can change a community. That’s all Chris Diplock, the co-founder of the Vancouver Tool Library, started with when he created The Thingery, a place for residents of …
Lending and community building at The Thingery Read More
BEIRUT, LEBANON — When Iranian General Qassem Soleimani was assassinated in a US Reaper drone strike in Iraq January 3, fear spread throughout the world that Iran might retaliate by …
The Lebanese Want To Fight Corruption, Not US-Iran Proxy War Read More
The primary cause of this ‘unliveable’ environment is a highly restrictive Israeli blockade, now in its 13th year, which has reduced Gaza to the point of ‘systemic collapse’. In 2012, …
UN’s warning that Gaza will not be a “liveable place” by 2020 has been realised Read More
Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, but few would consider it a social good. Instead, our views on trade have polarized between two extremes: ‘free trade’ ideologues who …
Trading for Good- Christian Felber Read More
Hopes for fresh negotiations after President Sánchez and President Torra exchange phone call – New PSOE and Podemos government set for fresh negotiations with Catalan counterparts – President Torra prepares …
Spain’s new government faces immediate test in Catalan national rights Read More
There’s been a surge in the number of classed as either homeless or threatened with homelessness, according to new government figures. Campaigners have reacted with anger at ‘inaction’ on homelessness and social house …
Scale of homelessness crisis this Christmas laid bare, as figures reveal ANOTHER rise under Tories Read More