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Google illegally underpaid thousands of temps in at least 16 nations
Google illegally underpaid thousands of temp workers in at least 16 countries, attempted to cover up the problem and delayed fixing the problem for more than two years, according to reports in the The Guardian and The New York Times. Despite the fact much of Google’s violations of labor laws took place in the UK, […]
What ‘Common Prosperity’ Means and Why Xi Wants It
03/09/2021 Comments Off on What ‘Common Prosperity’ Means and Why Xi Wants It
Chinese President Xi Jinping is on a campaign to remake the world’s second-biggest economy with an emphasis on “common prosperity.” The hope is that a mix of policy moves, market forces and philanthropy will address the country’s wide and persistent wealth gap, which could become a political threat to the ruling Communist Party if left […]
Continue reading …Canadian Uber Benefits Maneuver, Mexico Uber May Pay Social Security
31/08/2021 Comments Off on Canadian Uber Benefits Maneuver, Mexico Uber May Pay Social Security
Uber Technologies is making a new app-based worker benefits maneuver in Canada — a proposed flexible benefits fund managed by delivery and rideshare companies and blessed by the Provincial governments. Meanwhile, Uber in Mexico is reportedly mulling paying social security taxes for gig-worker drivers there. Both developments come as Uber and other gig-worker companies are […]
Continue reading …New European Commission rules for Artificial Intelligence – Questions and Answers
24/08/2021 Comments Off on New European Commission rules for Artificial Intelligence – Questions and Answers
New European Commission – Questions and Answers Rules for Artificial Intelligence — Why do we need to regulate the use of Artificial Intelligence technology? The potential benefits of AI for our societies are manifold from improved medical care to better education. Faced with the rapid technological development of AI, the EU must act as one […]
Continue reading …European Commission Proposes New Rules And Actions For Artificial Intelligence
24/08/2021 Comments Off on European Commission Proposes New Rules And Actions For Artificial IntelligenceThe European Commission proposes new rules and actions aiming to turn Europe into the global hub for trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (AI). The combination of the first-ever legal framework on AI and a new Coordinated Plan with Member States will guarantee the safety and fundamental rights of people and businesses, while strengthening AI uptake, investment and […]
Continue reading …Mexican workers reject bargaining agreement at GM plant
22/08/2021 Comments Off on Mexican workers reject bargaining agreement at GM plant
WASHINGTON, DC – On Aug. 18, Mexican workers at the General Motors’ plant in Silao, Mexico, voted to reject a proposed collective bargaining agreement, an action heralded as a win for the labor protections built into the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. The vote comes as a result of a first-of-its-kind comprehensive plan to remediate a past denial […]
Continue reading …Inbound air freight prices go sky high during pandemic
21/07/2021 Comments Off on Inbound air freight prices go sky high during pandemic
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the input and output prices of the airline and hotel industries: Insights from new BLS data Economic productivity in the air transportation industry: multifactor and labor productivity trends, 1990–2014 By Hayden Swegal and Alice Wiesner — Air freight prices for inbound cargo have gone sky high. The international […]
Continue reading …Japan Job Figures Best In 23 Years, Unemployment Down
05/10/2015 Comments Off on Japan Job Figures Best In 23 Years, Unemployment Down
Japan’s job availability figures continued to improve in August to their highest level in more than 23 years, the government announced today, reflecting companies’ willingness to hire more employees, reports Japan Times. The ratio of job offers to seekers climbed from 1.21 in July to 1.23 in August, the highest since January 1992, when it […]
Continue reading …Angry Workers Storm Air France Meeting On Job Cuts
05/10/2015 Comments Off on Angry Workers Storm Air France Meeting On Job Cuts
By LIZ ALDERMAN Two executives had to flee a meeting at Air France offices near Charles de Gaulle Airport, where plans were discussed to cut about 2,900 jobs. Source: The New York Times – The New American Job Newsfeed
Continue reading …Global Right to Strike Re-affirmed at ILO
26/02/2015 Comments Off on Global Right to Strike Re-affirmed at ILO
A breakthrough has been made at the International Labour Organization following two years during which employers at the International Labour Organization brought the UN body’s global supervisory system to a standstill, in an attempt to eliminate decades of ILO jurisprudence supporting the right to strike. Union and employer representatives have now reached an understanding at […]
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