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Egypt’s female farm workers face dire working conditions

Last year, Egypt set a new record for fruit and vegetable exports: nearly 7 million tonnes, valued at €6 billion, with 20 percent destined for Europe. According to the World Bank, agriculture…

3 weeks ago

by Abiodun Ogundairo

Inside Cambodia’s cyber-scam centres, where workers are victims of human trafficking

It’s happened to us all: a message arrives on our phone that looks genuine but turns out to be a scam. The internet has enabled scammers worldwide to find and contact potential…

9 months ago

World

Indian workers rescued 17 days after tunnel collapse

Up in the Himalayan mountains 41 workers held out underground, after a landslide caused a section of the Himalayan highway tunnel they were building to collapse. Now all of them have been…

9 months ago

World

Germany tries to woo foreign students and skilled workers

German Labor Minister Hubertus Heil is in India for a meeting of his G20 counterparts, amid an unprecedented labor shortage in Germany. He's promoting a new system that lowers entry hurdles for…

10 months ago

Business

Boeing workers to vote on new union contract and strike action

Boeing workers in Washington and Oregon will be voting on Thursday night on whether to accept a new contract offer that increases wages by 25 percent over the next four years. If…

10 months ago

Business

Workers’ strike causes chaos at Nairobi airport

The Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi, Kenya's main airport and one of the most important in East Africa, was paralyzed Wednesday by a strike of airport workers against a government…

10 months ago

Business

Volkswagen bosses clash with workers over possible plant closures

Volkswagen's management went head to head with some 25,000 employees as leaders defended planned cost cuts that include possible plant closures in Germany and the end to a long-running job protection scheme.…

10 months ago

Business

Workers repair French railways damaged by vandalisms

Workers repair French railways damaged by vandalisms. The high-speed train lines were targeted by “malicious” acts on Friday (July 26), including arson, in what has been described as “coordinated sabotage” to disrupt…

12 months ago

News

Japan slowly opens its doors to foreign workers

Japan is one of the world's fastest-ageing societies, with one of the lowest birth rates. For its economy to thrive, it needs more workers. On June 14, parliament passed an immigration reform…

1 year ago

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‘Killed trying to feed starving kids’: Death of international aid workers sparks outrage

Papers express outrage as seven aid workers are killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak calls for an investigation, with three British nationals amongst those killed. The Israeli…

1 year ago

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India: Front-line workers optimistic about vaccination drive

While vaccine skepticism persists in some sections of the population, most health workers in Delhi think that the vaccination drive is a step in the right direction.…

4 years ago

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workers

Egypt’s female farm workers face dire working conditions

Inside Cambodia’s cyber-scam centres, where workers are victims of human trafficking

Indian workers rescued 17 days after tunnel collapse

Germany tries to woo foreign students and skilled workers

Boeing workers to vote on new union contract and strike action

Workers’ strike causes chaos at Nairobi airport

Volkswagen bosses clash with workers over possible plant closures

Workers repair French railways damaged by vandalisms

Japan slowly opens its doors to foreign workers

‘Killed trying to feed starving kids’: Death of international aid workers sparks outrage

India: Front-line workers optimistic about vaccination drive

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