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New polling has found that a plurality of the British public support the introduction of a Universal Basic Income (UBI). A UBI is a scheme through which every person in …
Bombshell poll shows more people support Universal Basic Income than oppose it Read More
Oct 14 (Reuters) – Thousands of Boeing staff will get layoff notices within weeks, a union and industry sources said, as a senior U.S. official flew to Seattle to try …
Boeing prepares layoff notices for thousands of workers as turmoil deepens Read More
For Apple suppliers in Vietnam, the end of summer is recruitment season. In the months ahead of the busy holiday shopping rush, companies like Luxshare and Foxconn try to fill …
Apple manufacturers moved from China to Vietnam. Now they’re desperate for workers Read More
Ladnun, India and Padua, Italy – When Sandeep migrated from India’s Rajasthan state to Italy in 2009, he was fulfilling a long-held dream of relocating overseas for a better life. But …
An Indian fixer lured workers to Italy. They say he used threats, violence Read More
Last Monday, Punjabi farmworker Satnam Singh suffered critical injuries in an accident on an Italian farm — and then his boss left him to die. The shocking case showed how …
Migrant workers sent $650bn overseas last year – what it means – Copy Read More
BEIJING, Aug 16 (Reuters) – A Chinese mother went on television to seek justice for her 19-year-old intellectually disabled son after scammers tricked the desperate jobseeker into having breast augmentation …
Scammers prey on young Chinese desperate for jobs in bleak economy Read More
Labor advocates on Thursday decried a ruling by the California Supreme Court upholding a lower court’s affirmation of a state ballot measure allowing app-based ride and delivery companies to classify …
‘Tragic Outcome’ for Gig Workers as California Supreme Court Hands Win to Uber, DoorDash Read More
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa opened a new parliamentary term Thursday, nearly two months after an historic election result reshaped the country’s politics and led to the formation …
South African president says new coalition government is united in tackling unemployment and poverty Read More
It sounds like a dream for many people currently working five days a week: how about just doing four days and having a long weekend? When the weekends feel too …
A four-day week can work – if staff and employers can deal with the challenges Read More
Samsung Electronics’ largest union in South Korea announced it would start an indefinite strike on Wednesday after a previous three-day walkout failed to secure the workplace gains its members are fighting …
Samsung workers are on strike — indefinitely Read More