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  • Michelle Bachelet: ‘Women are peacemakers’

    Having served one term as Chile’s first female president, Michelle Bachelet last year became the head of UN Women, an agency working for gender equality and… 21/04/2012

  • Diversity and discrimination at work

    Diversity is important to companies. It’s a source of creativity and innovation. It recognises that different points of view are important in a growing… 16/04/2012

  • Europeans working abroad

    In this edition of U-talk,Tomasz from Poland asks: “I wish to go to London to work. Do I need a work permit to work in the UK? Who can help me to find a job… 12/04/2012

  • German jobless rate falls further

    Germany’s jobless rate has fallen to its lowest since the reunification of East and West as unemployment dropped for a fifth consecutive month in March… 29/03/2012

  • Italian labour reforms spark strike call

    Italy’s largest trade union has called for a general strike in protest at Prime Minister Mario Monti’s attempts to reform the jobs market. Monti has given… 21/03/2012

  • The fight for women’s equality

    Last Thursday was International Women’s Day, celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women. In contrast, it also made clear the… 09/03/2012

  • ILO highlights chronic need for jobs

    An alarming report from the International Labour Organisation which says there are nearly 200 million people currently unemployed worldwide and 600 million… 24/01/2012

  • French thriller Dans la Tourmente on general release

    Dans la Tourmente – In Torment – is a French thriller which explores many of the social issues – cutbacks, poverty, brutal job outsourcing – facing France… 11/01/2012

  • Nightshift at the shipyards of Dhaka

    Workers work at a shipbuilding yard next to the Buriganga River in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka January 10, 2012. REUTERS/Andrew Biraj 11/01/2012

  • Russian optimism backed by hard work

    Here is a young entrepreneur who is also a firm believer in Russia. His country has corruption, red tape problems, crime, a demographic crisis, failing social… 29/11/2011

  • South Korea clashes with police – nocomment

    More than two thousand South Korean protesters clashed with police on Saturday evening in Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul. Demonstrators were protesting… 26/11/2011

  • Workers rights must be defended, ILO chief says

    While deficit reduction and growth may be the current priority of most governments, workers rights must also not be forgotten. That was the clear message from… 14/09/2011

  • What gravy train? EU staff threaten to strike

    Right after the daily briefing at the EU Commission I heard clapping hands and raised voices, something of a rarity in the customarily calm and cool-headed… 22/06/2011

  • Mixed UK employment news

    The number of Britons claiming jobless benefit rose at its fastest pace in almost two years in May. That casts doubt on the health of the labour… 15/06/2011

  • Polish pension plans spark protest

    The wave of protests over government measures to tackle the financial crisis around Europe has also engulfed Poland. A huge crowd gathered outside… 30/03/2012

  • Swiss expected to say ‘no’ to more time off work

    The people of Switzerland are voting today on whether they should be granted extra annual paid leave from work. While many of us would be rushing to say… 11/03/2012

  • Romanian coal miners pursue pay dispute

    Thousands of miners in western Romania have marched for the fourth day running in a pay protest, after talks with the new government broke down. The miners… 09/03/2012

  • Apple faces protests over foreign work conditions

    Top tech firm Apple is facing renewed protests over working conditions at the firm’s outsourcing factories. A handful of demonstrators used Apple’s… 24/02/2012

  • Austrian journalists claim victory in ORF job dispute

    Some say getting ahead in the media is more about who know than what you know. But a protest by journalists at Austrian public television ORF has prevented… 19/01/2012

  • Portugal job reform deal signed, but top union balks

    Portuguese employers and some unions have agreed major changes to the labour market. A controversial proposal to increase the length of the working day by… 17/01/2012

  • Thousands march for women’s rights in Italy

    Around 20,000 people all over Italy attended the ‘if not now, when?’ event on Sunday, organisers say. The movement calls for equality and better… 11/12/2011

  • Slower exports lead to cost-cutting and strikes in China

    In a third day of strikes, more than 200 Chinese workers in Shanghai have protested outside the factory of Singapore-owned technology company, Hi-… 02/12/2011

  • Turks in Germany then and now

    Ibrahim Esen is one of the 710,000 ‘gasterbeiter’ or guestworker Turks who were recruited for manpower in Germany between 1961 and 1973. He arrived some time… 02/11/2011

  • Germany honours its Turkish “guest workers”

    Special ceremonies are being held in Germany to honour what became known as the country’s “guest workers”. Turkey and Germany are celebrating the 50th… 02/11/2011

  • Germany’s CDU mulls idea of minimum wage

    Germany’s ruling CDU party is considering the introduction of a nationwide minimum wage. That may come as good news for the likes of hairdressers, one of… 31/10/2011


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