Hard knocks
Now and again I am asked by young people for advice on career choices. My main responses are: (a) experiment and find out what you enjoy and don’t enjoy; (b) …
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CEOs paid over 100 times more than workers
Chief executives of Europe’s top companies are paying themselves 110 times more than the average worker, an analysis by the European Trade Union Institute shows. Between an average basic salary …
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Nvidia goes all in on AI agents and humanoid robots at CES
As the AI world races toward next-generation breakthroughs, Nvidia (NVDA-3.12%) fortified its position with a flood of new chips, software and services designed to keep the industry plugged into its …
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Women-led fish farming in Colombia becomes alternative to drug crops
The Amazon rainforest in southern Colombia stretches lush and green across the horizon, but beneath its dense canopy lies a shifting reality. The southern province of Putumayo – a remote …
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‘We lost everything’: the Indonesians falling out of the middle class
Medan, Indonesia – Halimah Nasution used to feel as if she had it all. For years, she and her husband Agus Saputra made a good living renting out supplies for weddings, …
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Apple manufacturers moved from China to Vietnam. Now they’re desperate for workers
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 …
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Brazil’s politicians, unions, and workers can’t agree on how to protect gig labor
While on the campaign trail in 2022, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva made it clear he wanted to take on gig work platforms. “We’re not against someone working …
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Nigerian workers’ wages diminish as inflation rises and gov’t revenue dips
Lagos, Nigeria – When Yusuf Mogaji joined Nigeria’s federal civil service as a non-teaching staff member at the University of Ilorin in 2015, he had dreams of building his own house. …
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Cost of living is driving one in four workers globally to look for new jobs
The rising cost of living is causing employed people to look for either higher pay with a new job or take on additional jobs, according to the recently released Global Workforce Hopes and …
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Pakistan’s 4-day internet shutdown was the final straw for its tech workers
On May 16, frustrated with an unexpected internet shutdown in Pakistan, Karachi-based app developer Wajahat Karim posted a poll on LinkedIn. The 32-year-old asked his connections if they wanted to move …
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