Failure to Enforce U.S. Labor Laws Fuels Exploitation of Workers
Region: United States
The failure to enforce even weak U.S. labor laws has created an incentive for many employers to hire undocumented immigrant workers, several experts told a House committee earlier this week. Bill Beardell, dire... more
Views: 1580U.S. Jobs Down 20,000 in April. Don’t Bring Out the Party Hats Yet
Region: United States
- by Tula Connell The economy shed another 20,000 jobs in April, the fourth monthly decline this year, further confirming that a recession is under way. However, because many economists had predicted an ... more
Views: 1202Jobless Female Students Losing Hope
Region: Iraq
- By IWPR-trained reporters in Baghdad (ICR No. 254, 18-Apr-08) Lack of opportunities and growing conservatism prompts many to contemplate emigration. Sahar and Alia, both aged 25 and college graduates, said t... more
Views: 1793Unemployment Benefits Extension Advances
Region: United States
- by Mike Hall More than 200,000 jobless workers a month run out of unemployment insurance (UI) benefits without finding new jobs. Some 3.5 million unemployed workers are expected to exhaust their bene... more
Views: 1743Bill Would Extend Unemployment Insurance for Long-Term Jobless
Region: United States
by Mike Hall Earlier this year, the AFL-CIO pushed hard for Congress to extend unemployment insurance (UI) benefits beyond the normal 26 weeks as part of a stimulus package to address growing ... more
Views: 2277U.S. Jobs Tank Big Time
Region: United States
by Tula Connell Employers slashed 83,000 jobs in March, according to this morning’s monthly jobs report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, worsening the nation’s unemployment r... more
Views: 942Freelancing Not All That Scary
I graduate from Arizona State University this Friday. But unlike many of my peers (who are really my juniors), I did not have the next step all planned out, except that I kind of know what I want to do for a living.&... more
Views: 1242Unemployment Increasing In America
Region: India
In America unemployment rate is increasing day by day.In July the rate of unemployment was 5.7% was all time high in last 4 years.This survey was done by American Labour Department.American Government have declared that in... more
Views: 1118Quit My Job? Are You Crazy?
Region: New Mexico
Part 1 of a series on how to make the leap to self-employment Visit a workplace, any workplace, any day of the week and you will hear some version of the same “I’m-sick-of-work” litany over and over ag... more
Views: 1191Self –employment opportunities for craftsmen
Region: IndiaWith the growing unemployment in the white –collar jobs, it is better to go in for a full –time training or apprenticeship course in a trade. These are a large number for industrial training institutes in... more
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