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Hundreds of Brazilian Workers Rescued at Least Twice From Slavery in Past 15 Years
BRASILIA (ILO News) – More than 35,000 people were rescued from slavery in Brazil over the past 15 years, but more than 600 of them ended up in similar conditions at least a second time. The Digital Observatory of Slave Labour in Brazil, a joint project by the ILO and the Federal Labour Prosecution Office, […]
Aviation Adapts To A Turbulent World Of Work
18/02/2013 Comments Off on Aviation Adapts To A Turbulent World Of Work
ILO News– Turning an airplane around requires the combined efforts of 12 distinct commercial aviation job functions: gate, ticketing, ramp, freight, operations and baggage transfer agents, pilots, flight attendants, mechanics, aircraft cleaners, caterers and fuellers. These teams may work for several companies, and they do not necessarily like each other. Often they don’t communicate very […]
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Pew Global Attitudes Project- The economic euphoria in India during the last few years, inspired by the country’s seemingly inevitable march toward double-digit growth, has suddenly soured. Although still relatively upbeat compared with many other countries, the Indian public’s confidence in their country’s direction and future economic growth has declined significantly compared with just a […]
Continue reading …Signs Point To No Or Slow Growth In Global Job Markets In 2013
04/10/2012 Comments Off on Signs Point To No Or Slow Growth In Global Job Markets In 2013
A global economic storm is raging, putting a dark cloud over job growth. Several recent reports from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and other observers of the global and U.S. job markets and economy are likely to struggle to grow, at least during early 2013. Like the economy as whole, employment in the United […]
Continue reading …Global Gloom About The World Economy, China, India & Emerging Markets Optimistic
21/09/2012 Comments Off on Global Gloom About The World Economy, China, India & Emerging Markets Optimistic
Pew Research Center report- The economic mood is exceedingly glum all around the world. A median of just 27% think their national economy is doing well, according to a survey in 21 countries by the Pew Research Center’s Global Attitudes Project. Only in China (83%), Germany (73%), Brazil (65%) and Turkey (57%) do most people […]
Continue reading …IBM In $1 Billion Brazilian Outsourcing Deal With EBX Group
05/04/2012 Comments Off on IBM In $1 Billion Brazilian Outsourcing Deal With EBX Group
IBM has inked a $1 billion, 10-year outsourcing deal and with Brazilian industrial conglomerate EBX Group to run information EBX’s technology operations and invest in its technology division. EBX Group is a holding company owned by Brazil’s most wealthy individual, Eike Batista. EBX subsidiaries include mining, an oil and gas provider, a transportation company and […]
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- US Department of Labor, Mexican Consulate in Boston enter alliance to promote workplace safety, health among New England’s workers
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- Vaccine hesitant New Yorkers consider leaving the city as mandates take effect
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- House passes bill to raise US debt ceiling through early December
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