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Workers on illegal strike at chrome m ...

Johannesburg - Operations at a chrome mine in South Africa owned by chemicals group Lanxess have been suspended since Thursday after workers started an illegal strike over bonus payments, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Saturday.The dispute ... [Published South Africa Post - 32 mins ago]

Entities: Rustenburg (South Africa), Workers, Platinum

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 4 reports

An acceptable apology

PRESIDENT Aquino put the welfare of Filipino workers first when he formally apologized to Taiwan for the accidental killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by Filipino Coast Guards who were conducting a routine patrol against poachers off Batanes Islands the ... [Published Business Mirror - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Taiwan, Workers, Philippines, Corazon Aquino, Taipei

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 6 hours ago - 8 reports

Manmohan Singh

Social security for workers soon: PM

Acknowledging that there cannot be two views on issues raised by the trade unions during their February strike, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Friday said that his government was in the final stages of considering a universal social security cover ... [Published Asian Age - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Social Security, Workers, Trade Union, Manmohan Singh, February strike

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 4 reports

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees

Court will decide how many UC workers can strike

Patient care workers at the University of Californias medical centers plan to stage a two-day strike next week, but the number taking part will be decided Monday in Sacramento County Superior Court.A judge is expected to rule on a request for a temporary ... [Published Los Angeles Times - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Workers, American Federation of State, County and Munici..., Temporary Restraining Order

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 17 hours ago - 3 reports

Jobs news good for older workers, bad for the young

TIM COLEBATCHMore than one in four people aged between 65 and 69 are now employed, most of them full-time, as older workers have absorbed half of Australia's net growth in jobs since the global financial crisis.But Bureau of Statistics figures also show ... [Published Stock Journal Australia - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Workers, Australia, Financial Crisis

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 22 hours ago - 8 reports

Chief Social Worker for Children and Families appointed

Isabelle Trowler is charged with improving child social work performanceEducation Secretary Michael Gove has announced the appointment of a children's chief social worker and a new fast-track training programme for top graduates.The Chief Social Worker ... [Published Family Law Week - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Social Work, Workers, Appointed

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 10 reports

Red Cross/Crescent

Three ICRC workers, two Egyptians freed in Yemen

  SANA’A — Three Red Cross workers and two Egyptian technicians who were abducted by armed men in Yemen’s southern province of Abyan have all been released, Yemeni security officials said Thursday.The three staffers from the ... [Published Saudi Gazette - Mid-East - May 16 2013]

Entities: Red Cross/Crescent, Yemen, Workers

Blogs

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Cincinnati IRS Workers: Following Orders or Fre... [Published Hit & Run - 2 hours ago] The IRS scandal around targeting tax-status applications for Tea Party groups is centered around the actions ofthe Cincinnati branch office. So what's local news saying? Here's areport from the local Fox 19 station. What about those local employees? ...
Bangladesh and Its Workers [Published RealClearPolitics - Homepage - 2 hours ago]
Foxconn continues to violate Chinese labor laws... [Published SlashGear - 6 hours ago] Foxconn has come under fire repeatedly, fueled by several worker suicides and threats of suicides , as well as protests and its eventual installation of nets to catch employees who jump from the roof. Because of the criticism, the Chinese manufacturer ...
Are There Jobs Americans Won’t Do? [Published The Daily Dish \| By Andrew Sullivan - 15 hours ago] Kevin Drum thinks so . He posts the above chart, which compares the percentage of American and Mexican agricultural workers in North Carolina who stayed on the job over a 12-month period: Within two months, 80 percent of the native workers had ...
What’s next for immigration reform? A roadmap [Published The Plum Line - 16 hours ago] House negotiators announced yesterday that they’d reached a bipartisan agreement on an immigration bill. But as Ed Kilgore colorfully points out today, there’s not really any actual deal. Instead, on key items such as guest workers and health care, they’ve ...

Audio/Video

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29% of Employers to Hire Workers This Summer [Published FOX Business - Video - 16 hours ago]
VIDEO: Meet England's first chief social worker [Published BBC News Video - Health - 18 hours ago]
Ensuring Worker Safety At Home And Abroad [Published Senator Sherrod Brown - YouTube Channel - 23 hours ago]
VIDEO: Social worker fast track course planned [Published BBC News Video - UK - May 17 2013]
Aid worker details dramatic rescue [Published CNN.com - Video - May 17 2013]

Press Releases

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CUPE reaches contract settlement with Community... [Published Marketwire - Breaking News Releases - 22 hours ago]
Accident Fund and Olivet College Collaborate to... [Published Financial Services - May 17 2013]
Elected Officials, Workers, Residents, Clergy C... [Published PR Newswire: Financial Services - May 17 2013]
Damning Report Says Ontario Is Failing Migrant ... [Published Marketwire - Breaking News Releases - May 16 2013]
Statement by MTD President Ron Ault on Defense ... [Published Auto & Transportation - May 16 2013]