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Expatriate Workers – The 50 Most Expensive Cities Worldwide
Caracas, Venezuela, is simultaneously the world’s most expensive and the cheapest city for expatriate workers – depending on the exchange rate you use, according to the latest Cost of Living survey by ECA International. ECA International is a leading provider of knowledge, information and technology for the management and assignment of employees around the world. […]
50 Most Expensive Cities Worldwide For International Workers
19/12/2014 Comments Off on 50 Most Expensive Cities Worldwide For International Workers
COST OF LIVING: Top 50 most expensive cities worldwide for workers assigned to international jobs. MOST EXPENSIVE CITIES GLOBAL AND REGIONAL RANKINGS Country Location Rank 2014 Rank 2013 Venezuela Caracas 1 1 Angola Luanda 2 2 Norway Oslo 3 3 Norway Stavanger 4 5 Switzerland Zurich 5 6 Switzerland Geneva 6 7 Switzerland Bern 7 […]
Continue reading …Widespread Labor Shortages Ahead for the U.S.
02/05/2014 Comments Off on Widespread Labor Shortages Ahead for the U.S.
For Now, Jobs Remain Scarce — But an Aging Population and the Recession’s Aftermath Are Poised to Create Widespread Labor Shortages and an Historic “Seller’s Market” for Skilled Workers American workers have endured six years of depleted wealth, stagnant wages, and general insecurity. But their fortunes are about to change, according to a surprising new […]
Continue reading …Stable Jobs For Workers With Intellectual Disabilities A Global Challenge
18/05/2013 Comments Off on Stable Jobs For Workers With Intellectual Disabilities A Global Challenge
There are almost 200 million persons with intellectual disabilities in the world. For many of them, finding a stable job represents a major challenge. In Li’s case, a little help has made a big difference. Li Chao ILO News– Li Chao is making marmite at the Wan Feng restaurant in Beijing’s Fengtai district. […]
Continue reading …How Much Unemployment Was Caused By Two Economists’ Mistaken Math?
21/04/2013 Comments Off on How Much Unemployment Was Caused By Two Economists’ Mistaken Math?
By DEAN BAKER— How much unemployment was caused by Carmen Reinhart’s and Ken Rogoff’s arithmetic mistake? That’s the question millions will be asking when they see the new paper by my friends at the University of Massachusetts, Thomas Herndon, Michael Ash, and Robert Pollin. Herndon, Ash, and Pollin (HAP) corrected the spreadsheets of Carmen Reinhart and Ken […]
Continue reading …Global Pay Trends: Are Wages Converging World Wide?
19/04/2013 Comments Off on Global Pay Trends: Are Wages Converging World Wide?
By Philippe Egger, Director, ILO Bureau of Programming and Management– Unlike several other disciplines, economics is far from being an exact science. It is often hard to find clear answers about basic economic facts and trends. Take wages, for instance. Half of all employed people rely on wages for a living. These wages tend to reflect […]
Continue reading …ILO: Arab Nations Must Seize Opportunity For Employment Reform
16/04/2013 Comments Off on ILO: Arab Nations Must Seize Opportunity For Employment Reform
Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General ILO News– ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, has called for policy reforms in the Arab region to strengthen social dialogue, tackle soaring youth unemployment, promote social protection and foster the rights of workers and employers to freely organize themselves. “What is needed is a comprehensive vision for sustainable economic and social development” […]
Continue reading …Global Trade Has Lowered Wages US Workers Without College Degrees
11/04/2013 Comments Off on Global Trade Has Lowered Wages US Workers Without College Degrees
Global trade has lowered wages for non-college educated American workers while increasing the wage premium earned by college-educated workers, according to new research from the Economic Policy Institute While the impact of global trade on the American economy is a frequent topic in Washington, much of the debate centers on the macroeconomic effects of the trade deficit on […]
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Explaining Africa’s (Dis)advantage Africa’s economic performance has been widely viewed with pessimism. In this paper, firm-level data for around 80 countries are used to examine formal firm performance. Without controls, manufacturing African firms perform significantly worse than firms in other regions. They have lower productivity levels and growth rates, export less, and have …read more
Continue reading …Corporate Sustainability Programs Held Steady, SHRM Survey
26/02/2013 Comments Off on Corporate Sustainability Programs Held Steady, SHRM Survey
A new survey from Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) shows that increased employee morale, a better public image, and efficiency top the reasons why organizations should consider a corporate sustainability program. The survey shows that 53% of organizations said their sustainability initiatives improved employee morale. Slightly more than half—51%—said sustainability programs created a stronger public […]
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