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The government of South Korea has been forced to reconsider a proposal to raise the cap on weekly working hours to 69, due to widespread rejection by young people, who …
South Korea yields on extended 69-hour working week after backlash from young workers Read More
As industrialised countries shift towards climate neutrality, some industries such as coal mining will have to disappear, meaning workers need to retrain to find employment in other sectors. Other industries, …
German workers want green transition, but not with lower pay Read More
The government’s plans to give employers powers to force striking workers back to work is akin to modern slavery, legal experts told MPs. Last month, business secretary Grant Shapps unveiled plans that …
Anti-strike bill akin to modern slavery, legal experts tell MPs Read More
Bongani Mlilo started driving for the ride-hailing company Bolt in Thembisa, east of Johannesburg, in 2020. Things were smooth for the first two years. Mlilo earned about 6,000–7,000 rand ($325–$380) …
Power outages are killing South Africa’s gig economy Read More
Sri Lankan workers have gone on strike in defiance of a government ban to protest against a rescue plan for the bankrupt island nation, forcing the closure of some hospitals, …
Sri Lanka workers defy strike ban to protest IMF bailout plan Read More
The Home Office has paid asylum seekers £1 an hour to carry out more than a million hours of work in the past five years, openDemocracy can reveal. The government …
Home Office paying asylum seekers £1 an hour to clean detention centres Read More
Chinese factory laborers call jobs like Hunter’s “working the screws.” Until recently, the 34-year-old worked on the iPhone 14 Pro assembly line at a Foxconn factory in the central Chinese …
‘iPhones are made in hell’: 3 months inside China’s iPhone city Read More
After working more than 1,000 days without a contract, more than 200 unionized NBC NewsDigitalworkers on Thursday launched a 24-hour walkout to protest the media giant’s ongoing “unfair labor practices,” including …
‘Stop Union-Busting’: After 1,000+ Days Without Contract, NBC News Workers Walk Out Read More
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 7 (Reuters) – Hope of employment more than religious belief is driving people to join fast-growing extremist groups in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a report by the U.N. …
Hope for jobs drives recruitment by militant groups in Africa – report Read More
The drops in both new jobs and wage growth contained in a Department of Labor report released on Friday elicited cheers from financial world insiders. “This is a really terrific jobs …
US: Financial world celebrates slowing wage and employment growth in new jobs report Read More