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Fewer, Poorer, Gloomier: The Lost Decade Of The American Middle Class
31/01/2013 Comments Off on Fewer, Poorer, Gloomier: The Lost Decade Of The American Middle Class
It’s been a tough decade for America’s middle class, those middle-income workers who shoulder most of the burden for keeping the economy humming by reliably earning and consuming. These stark assessments are based on findings from an August 2012 Pew Research Center survey that included 1,287 adults who describe themselves as middle class. Similar shares of whites […]
Continue reading …Employment In Africa: Think Agriculture!
30/01/2013 Comments Off on Employment In Africa: Think Agriculture!
By PHILIPPE EGGER via ILO News— Economic growth in Africa is forecast to continue at a robust rate, slightly above the recent trend of 5% a year. Africa is also urbanizing fast, with an average of close to 40% of the population living in cities. As such, it may seem paradoxical to suggest that agriculture […]
Continue reading …Social Media Job Search & Recruiting, An Infographic Tour: Pictures Worth Tons Of Words
22/01/2013 Comments Off on Social Media Job Search & Recruiting, An Infographic Tour: Pictures Worth Tons Of Words
During 2012, 92% of U.S. companies used social media to recruit and hire employees. It’s safe to say that social media is here to stay and, by extension, job search and employee recruiting using using the very same media. This infographic collection illustrates how social media has thoroughly penetrated and insinuated itself into the wide […]
Continue reading …WOW’s Awesome Social Media Job Search Advice For 2013
21/01/2013 Comments Off on WOW’s Awesome Social Media Job Search Advice For 2013
There’s free job search advice aplenty on the Internet, most of it worth exactly what you pay for it – nothing. There are also plenty of breathless stories in the media with absurd headlines like this one: 5 Powerful Career Drivers for The Future of Work Why do you need this advice? Why is this […]
Continue reading …Infographic: Employees Ready To Move. Are Companies Ready To Keep Them?
18/01/2013 Comments Off on Infographic: Employees Ready To Move. Are Companies Ready To Keep Them?
Ah, engagement and retention. It’s that time of year when employees are restless and sniffing around for new jobs. As the economy improves, many employers will face the challenge of hiring and keeping top employees with the right skills. What motivates employees and keeps them engaged in their jobs? This infographic dissects employees’ intentions in […]
Continue reading …MythBusters’ Choice: DOL Worker Safety & Health App Challenge Winners
14/01/2013 Comments Off on MythBusters’ Choice: DOL Worker Safety & Health App Challenge Winners
Chosen by a panel of judges that included MythBusters co-hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, here’s a closer look at the U.S. Department of Labor’s winners of its Worker Safety and Health App Challenge 2013. Prizes totaling $30,000 are being awarded to four entrants who submitted tools that best demonstrate the importance of recognizing and […]
Continue reading …Lifehacker’s Coolest Workspaces Of 2012
12/01/2013 Comments Off on Lifehacker’s Coolest Workspaces Of 2012
Lifehacker.com recently compiled the list of the most popular, and therefore coolest, workspaces featured on it’s site in 2012. Lifehacker bills itself as a website for “Tips, tricks, and downloads for getting things done.” One of the site’s regular department is “Featured Workspace,” a voyeuristic look at workspace that are probably MUCH better than whatever […]
Continue reading …An Invisible Maid Army, 52 Million Domestic Workers Toil Worldwide
09/01/2013 Comments Off on An Invisible Maid Army, 52 Million Domestic Workers Toil Worldwide
ILO News– At least 52 million people around the world – mainly women – are employed as domestic workers, according to the first research of its kind conducted by the International Labor Organization. They account for 7.5% of women’s wage employment worldwide and a far greater share in some regions, particularly Asia and the Pacific […]
Continue reading …World Bank & IFC Respond To ProPublica’s Critique Of Its Poverty Fighting
05/01/2013 Comments Off on World Bank & IFC Respond To ProPublica’s Critique Of Its Poverty Fighting
Below is a letter from an official of the World Bank’s International Finance Corp., taking issue with our article posted Jan. 2 and co-published with Foreign Policy magazine. It is followed by our brief response. We are deeply disappointed by your article, “Can You Fight Poverty With a Five-Star Hotel?,” which raises an important question […]
Continue reading …ALEC’s Decades Of ‘Right-To-Work’ Effort Pay Off In Michigan
04/01/2013 Comments Off on ALEC’s Decades Of ‘Right-To-Work’ Effort Pay Off In Michigan
By PAUL ABOWD, Center for Public Integrity—Amid protests by labor unions, and objections from the stateʼs congressional delegation and even the president, Michiganʼs Republican Gov. Rick Snyder signed a “right-to-work” bill into law in December 11, 2012, drawn word-for-word from a 32-year-old “model bill” pushed by a corporate-funded, conservative think tank. The legislation deals a […]
Continue reading …- Celebrating the Resilience of Low-Income Women
- CEOs Get to Retire Comfortably. Workers Like Me Deserve the Same.
- Jobs Increased 339,000 In May, Unemployment Up 0.3% To 3.7%
- The decline of job creation at new establishments
- Contractor faces 2 serious citations after US Department of Labor finds safety failures led to welder’s death at Bonner Bridge demolition project
- Investigation into worker’s severe arm injury finds Cusseta auto parts manufacturer, supplier willfully ignored safety precautions
- ‘It’s a sweat factory’: Instacart workers ready to strike for pay and conditions
- Ships backed up outside US ports pumping out pollutants as they idle
- Privacy fears as Moscow metro rolls out facial recognition pay system
- ‘We are not machines’: Hollywood workers poised to strike for better conditions
- Boeing pilot indicted for allegedly deceiving US regulators over 737 Max
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
- Over 10,000 John Deere workers strike over ‘years’ of poor treatment
- Corporations are pledging to be ‘water positive’. What does that mean?
- US Department of Labor investigation of crane collapse, double fatality on Interstate 10 finds Lufkin company failed to assemble crane properly
- For the 6th time in 7 years, federal inspectors find Illinois contractor putting construction workers at risk of industry’s deadliest hazard
- US Department of Labor proposes $83K in fines to healthcare facility for failing to protect workers from coronavirus hazards
- Facebook says it will do more to prevent online hate, harassment
- As U.S. prepares to reopen border, some urge Canada to relax testing requirement
- Biden orders companies to ease supply chain bottlenecks or he’ll ‘call them out’
- What is the ‘new model’ the EU is proposing for Northern Ireland?
- Apple to make 10 million fewer iPhones due to microchip shortage
- US Department of Labor, Mexican Consulate in Boston enter alliance to promote workplace safety, health among New England’s workers
- US Department of Labor sues Austin luxury car dealer that retaliated against employee who raised concerns of coronavirus hazards
- Vaccine hesitant New Yorkers consider leaving the city as mandates take effect
- Carbon emissions ‘will drop just 40% by 2050 with countries’ current pledges’
- House passes bill to raise US debt ceiling through early December
- ‘The stakes couldn’t be higher’: GE urged to invest in green US jobs
- Zellers returns — kind of — but the lowest price isn't quite the law
- Cement makers across world pledge large cut in emissions by 2030
- India faces electricity crisis as coal supplies run critically low
- California justice department to investigate enormous oil spill