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Women And Workplace Harassment: International Women’s Day ILO Statement

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Women And Workplace Harassment: International Women’s Day ILO Statement

Workplace violence assumes many forms and women are often particularly vulnerable, especially in the informal economy. Such violence is wrong and is a violation of the most basic human rights. Workplace violence including sexual harassment also represents a significant barrier to women’s access and equitable treatment and opportunities in the labor market. The ILO’s decent […]

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German Corporate Governance Laws: More Down-To-Earth CEO Pay Plans

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German Corporate Governance Laws: More Down-To-Earth CEO Pay Plans

By Sam Pizzigati— Tree huggers and power suits are finding some surprising common ground. When do societies start taking a new idea seriously? Easy. New ideas gain traction when starkly different sorts of people champion them. This process is beginning to unfold with the notion of a “maximum wage,” the idea that we should limit the […]

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Downwardly Mobile Nation, Poverty Grows As Working Class Becomes Working Poor

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Downwardly Mobile Nation, Poverty Grows As Working Class Becomes Working Poor

By William A. Collins— Bridgeport — Connecticut’s largest city — is also my affluent state’s capital of poverty. Even though it’s part of the nation’s richest region, the rapidly rising number of children living in poverty in Bridgeport is already twice the state average. Class segregation can help shield the elite from an uncomfortable set of facts. America’s median […]

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Minimum Wage: Living Against The Current

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Minimum Wage: Living Against The Current

By SETH HARRIS, Acting Secretary of Labor— They looked me directly in the eyes. They were forthright, bold and persuasive. Until recently, Tracey Mulvehill has been holding down two jobs to make ends meet, one of which was for minimum wage at a casino. “It feels like I’ve been living against the current, trying to stay […]

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Chocolate In The Workplace: Working In Candy Land

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Chocolate In The Workplace: Working In Candy Land

By RICK BELL, Workforce.com— Given the dismal state of today’s daily newspapers, there are still two things you can count on anytime you give one a read. Whether you are in Bend, Bugtussle or Boston, you’re destined to find a Family Circus comic and at least one advice column offering common-sense solutions to every personal […]

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reCareered: Learn To Speak Headhunter, 8 Tips For Working With Recruiters

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reCareered: Learn To Speak Headhunter, 8 Tips For Working With Recruiters

Searching for a job? Learn to speak headhunter. From reCareered.com come some best practices for working with recruiters during a job search. Hitching up with a good recruiter can put you on the fast track to a new job that is likely to pay better than one you land on you own. But here are […]

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Youth Unemployment: ILO Chief Says Less Austerity, More Investment Needed

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Youth Unemployment: ILO Chief Says Less Austerity, More Investment Needed

ILO News– International Labour Organization (ILO) chief Guy Ryder has called for less austerity and more investments to promote a jobs recovery at a time when the youth unemployment crisis threatens to scar “the very fabric of our societies.” Ryder stressed that  measures promoting youth employment should be shielded from austerity policies and that spending […]

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In Praise of the United States—And The Question Of Education

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In Praise of the United States—And The Question Of Education

Peter Cappelli, professor of management and director of the Center for Human Resources at The Wharton School, writing filed this overview of global employment and education from last week’s World Economic Forum in Switzerland, in his column at heronline.com. One of the answers to unemployment is entrepreneurship that can actually create new jobs. For those […]

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Employment In Africa: Think Agriculture!

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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 […]

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Fake Skills Shortage: Workers Have Skills But Lack Jobs & Fair Wages

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Fake Skills Shortage: Workers Have Skills But Lack Jobs & Fair Wages

Fake skills shortage: American business is finding it harder to hide behind the excuse that there simply aren’t enough workers with certain skills. Writing in the New York Times Magazine, Adam Davidson (founder of the Planet Money podcast and NPR radio show) deconstructs the so-called “skills gap.” Turns out it’s a fake skills shortage. Reasons […]

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