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First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 14 mins ago - 2 reports

SL Not In A Position To Capitalise On Bangladesh Opportunity

Apparel IndustryBy Camelia NathanielThe Bangladesh apparel industry is facing a severe crisis following the collapse of the garment factory building which killed over a thousand people. Workers at other apparel factories have gone on strike demanding ... [Published Sri Lanka Sunday Leader - 14 mins ago]

Entities: Bangladesh, Workers, Sri Lanka, Trade Union, Labour Law

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 2 reports

Sex workers want legal trade

Durban - Sex workers in Durban on Friday welcomed the call by the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) for the decriminalisation of sex work.The sex workers said legalising the trade would ensure that they finally would have access to essential services, ... [Published IOL - 21 hours ago]

Entities: Sex, Workers, Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated 12 hours ago - 2 reports

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees

This week in the War on Workers: California hospital workers to strike

Workers at the University of California hospital system are planning a two-day strike to protest inadequate staffing levels, increased use of temp workers, and changes to their pension plan, though the university announced Friday that the California ... [Published Daily Kos - 12 hours ago]

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

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 22 hours ago - 5 reports

Plan afoot to offer workers social security cover: PM

NEW DELHI Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said the government was at an advanced stage of considering a universal social security cover for workers while acknowledging that there could be no disagreement on issues raised by trade unions during ... [Published Oman Tribune - May 18 2013]

Entities: Social Security, Workers, Trade Union, Minimum Wage

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 6 reports

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

1.5mn Syrians are now refugees: UNHCR

font size decrease font size increase font sizeThe United Nations refugee agency has announced that the number of Syrian civilians who have fled to other countries to escape violence in their homeland has now exceeded 1.5 million.At a press conference ... [Published IRIB World Service - May 18 2013]

Entities: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (..., Refugees, Lebanon, United Nations, Syria

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

IRS Internal Revenue Service

Federal workers under fire

The Internal Revenue Service scandal couldn't have come at a worse time for the nation's 2 million federal workers, who are desperate to end furloughs and get their first raise in three ... ... [Published Birmingham Star - May 17 2013]

Entities: Workers, IRS Internal Revenue Service

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 4 reports

Michael Gove

Chief Social Worker appointed

Isabelle Trowler, a social worker credited with transforming children's services in Hackney in London, has been appointed as the first Chief Social Worker for children and families in England.The post was one of the key recommendations of the 2011 Munro ... [Published ITN - May 17 2013]

Entities: Workers, Appointed, Michael Gove

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 5 reports

RCPCH calls for collective effort to tackle child inequality

Improving health and wellbeing for children will take “collective effort”, the RCPCH has stated in response to the BMA’s Growing Up in the UK report.The report warned that the Government’s austerity policies are cutting welfare support and “failing” vulnerable ... [Published National Health Executive - May 17 2013]

Entities: Inequality, United Kingdom, Royal College of Paediatrics, Well-being

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 4 reports

Number of registered Syrian refugees exceeds 1.5 million

GENEVA, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The number of Syrian refugees who have registered or are awaiting registration has surpassed 1.5 million, while the actual number is much higher, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said Friday.UNHCR spokesperson Dan McNorton ... [Published Xinhua News Agency - May 17 2013]

Entities: Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (..., Geneva, Donor, US Dollar

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 4 reports

Graduate fast-track scheme for social workers announced

Graduates on a new fast-track scheme for social workers will be managing caseloads after just five weeks of intensive initial training.The initiative, called Frontline, is designed to attract talented graduates into the profession and mimics Teach First, ... [Published Noodls - May 17 2013]

Entities: Workers, Teach First, Michael Gove, Social Work

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 4 reports

Minister “encouraged” by fuel poverty report

Get the latest from HVP Sign up to our weekly newsletterKeep up-to-date with the very latest news, product launches and legislation changes by signing up to our free weekly eNewsletter. Each week the newsletter will also send blogs, opinions and competitions ... [Published Heating, Ventilating & Plumbing - May 17 2013]

Entities: Greg Barker, Annual Report, Global Warming/Climate Change

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

Fewer households in 'fuel poverty' - but those struggling are being squeezed even more

The number of households struggling to pay their energy bills has dropped to its lowest level since the beginning of the financial crisis in 2008 - but those struggling to pay are finding it even harder, according to government figures published toda ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 17 2013]

Entities: Department of Energy & Climate Change, Financial Crisis, Climate

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The 'ineligible' among the manpower resource workers have been asked to join only after securing relevant qualification certificates. "They are being treated in an unfair manner. There are several 'ineligible' employees among the non-striking workers also. We have approached the PCC president Botsa Satyanarayana and Tourism Minister Vatti Vasantha Kumar with a plea to prevent the workers' 'victimisation' by the management" he said

Tourism workers’ stir fizzles out [Published The Hindu - 5 mins ago]

"Capitalism is essentially a system of mass production for the satisfaction of the needs of the masses. It pours a horn of plenty upon the common man. It has raised the average standard of living to a height never dreamed of in earlier ages. It has made accessible to millions of people enjoyments which a few generations ago were only within the reach of a small elite."

Capitalism makes you fat [Published Newsvine - 1 hour ago]

"Right now we have a family, a mom who left a domestic violence situation," Jackson said. "She has four children. They are all young and I don't have beds for them and we need a full bed and four twin beds to be able to fit in their one bedroom apartment."

Homeless get help creating new lives [Published ABC15.com - 2 hours ago]

...Asks Veena Gupta, who works for mid-day meal workers in Uttar Pradesh: "Why does not the same rule apply to teachers, head masters or anyone else?" She says the state allows annual renewal of the contract with these workers and so this year, many of them are losing jobs because they don't have theirs...

Free labour for govt [Published Smart Investor - 2 hours ago]

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Tourism workers’ stir fizzles out [Published The Hindu - 5 mins ago]
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18 hospitalized [Published Frontier Post - 1 hour ago]
Needs of children trumped by politics and econo... [Published Irish Times - 1 hour ago]
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Elimination of child labour still a far cry [Published The News International - 1 hour ago]
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Homeless man gunned down in Detroit street [Published ClickOnDetroit.com - 3 hours ago]
Targets 'risk pupil well-being' [Published BBC - 3 hours ago]
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Americans fail to find jobs as firms hire forei... [Published Pittsburgh Tribune Review - 4 hours ago]
Seniors in poverty increase (Video) [Published Examiner.com - 4 hours ago]
Austin’s tech scene: Fewer workers but healthie... [Published Austin American Statesman - 6 hours ago]
March to Congress: Workers To Press... [Published Bulatlat.com - 6 hours ago]
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Pay hike for casual workers [Published Calcutta Telegraph - 6 hours ago]
Corruption is direct cause of poverty —Lardner [Published Vanguard - 6 hours ago]
When is it good to be poor? [Published Vanguard - 6 hours ago]
Homeless man guilty of rape in Eugene [Published Statesman Journal - 7 hours ago]
Fixes for factory troubles [Published Bangladesh Daily Star - 7 hours ago]
Measuring poverty in India [Published The Express Tribune - 8 hours ago]
Ministries reject staff status to govt schemes ... [Published Deccan Herald - 8 hours ago]
Church must help the poorest, not dissect theol... [Published Reuters - 9 hours ago]
Social security fund’s plan for domestic worker... [Published East African Standard - 9 hours ago]
Issues related to Filipino workers in focus [Published Saudi Gazette - 10 hours ago]

Blogs

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This week in the War on Workers: California hos... [Published Daily Kos - 12 hours ago] Workers at the University of California hospital system are planning a two-day strike to protest inadequate staffing levels, increased use of temp workers, and changes to their pension plan, though the university announced Friday that the California ...
Capital Mobility and Corporate Whitewashing [Published Lawyers, Guns & Money - 15 hours ago] This is an interesting piece about apparel corporations looking to get out of Bangladesh because of the bad publicity the building collapse has given the companies . They want to move to Cambodia, Vietnam, and the new frontier of Indonesia. What’s telling ...
Bangladesh and Its Workers [Published RealClearPolitics - Homepage - 19 hours ago]
Are There Jobs Americans Won’t Do? [Published The Daily Dish \| By Andrew Sullivan - May 17 2013] 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 ...
Caterpillar CEO: 'We Can Never Make Enough Profit' [Published Clusterstock - May 17 2013] Corporate profits have been on the rise for some years now, but wages are stagnant, at best. That's best illustrated by these two charts , showing the trends in corporate profits as a percentage of GDP, compared to wages. Caterpillar, the world's ...

Audio/Video

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VIDEO: Social worker fast track course planned [Published BBC News Video - UK - May 17 2013]
VIDEO: Man to live on island rock for charity [Published BBC News Video - UK - May 17 2013]
Aid worker details dramatic rescue [Published CNN.com - Video - May 17 2013]
Health workers infected with coronavirus [Published CNN.com - Video - May 16 2013]
The IRS and Your Health Care [Published FOX Business - Video - May 15 2013]

Press Releases

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Council conclusions on the contribution of qual... [Published European Council - Press - EN - May 17 2013]
More emergency funds needed for the Syria refug... [Published PR Newswire: Policy & Public Interest - May 14 2013]
Sun Life Financial supports world class researc... [Published Financial Services - May 10 2013]
Two Youth Recognized for Financial Acumen Sprea... [Published PR Newswire: Policy & Public Interest - May 10 2013]
City Workers living in poverty doubles under Nu... [Published PR Newswire: Policy & Public Interest - May 09 2013]