Posted by James Parks to AFL-CIO NOW In recent decades, corporate power has grown at the expense of ordinary workers, who see the results every day—in exported jobs, stagnant wages, lost pensions and unaffordable health care. And union members have urged the Democratic Party and its nominee, Sen. Barack Obama, to make restoring that balance […]
Ethiopia bans its citizens from seeking jobs in Lebanon.
Beirut / Addis Ababa — Celebrating Labor Day on Thursday, Ethiopia has officially banned all travel of its citizens to Beirut in search of jobs. The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs disclosed. Ethiopia passed the bill after it made a detailed study of the human rights violations and domestic violence Ethiopian migrants face behind […]
New Mexico Spaceport One Step Closer to Reality
The passage of a tax this week could mean that a humble New Mexico city known for being named after a Fifties game show could instead be viewed as the doorstop to space travel. Much to the relief of Spaceport America supporters, Sierra County, anchored by the city Truth or Consequences, approved a quarter of […]
Gazans evade security to get to Cairo for jobs
Eissa Sweillem entered Egypt through the breached Gaza border but not just to shop at stores. The 27-year-old unemployed Gaza man hopes to buy a fake Egyptian identification card so he can get through security checkpoints and across the desert to Cairo. Egyptian officials say they have worked hard to keep Palestinians bottled up near […]
Republic of Ireland general election almost too close to call
With the polls about to open on the 24th May this has proven to be one of the closest fought elections in decades. Leading experts and political pollsters have been seen scratching their heads and visibly discombobulated by the prospect of calling the result. With the ruling coalition (Fianna Fail and the Progressive Democrats) sitting […]
Free trade puts millions of American jobs at risk
Despite its robust economy, the United States is poised to feel the labor crunch as manifested by the recent job cuts imposed by big corporations just to keep their sagging operations afloat in keeping with their remaining resources. Independent economists have predicted that the problem will be exacerbated further by the emergence of globalization which […]
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