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ZDNET’s key takeaways HP’s latest Elitebook x360 model is a solid 2-in-1 laptop for business and enterprise users constantly on the move. The device boasts an incredibly long battery, a 1440p webcam, and a booming audio system for excellent video calls. However, it runs rather warm during tough workloads and can demand a steep price. […]
By Robert Godden Many of the world’s largest financial institutions have made bold promises to promote responsible investing and combat human trafficking. Yet behind these commitments lies exploitation much closer to home, literally. Migrant domestic workers sit in front of a luxury fragrance advertisement in Hong Kong, on November 5, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. In […]
By AFP As civil war pounds Myanmar’s economy and drives up prices, garment worker Ma Wai Wai often starts her shift making clothes for international brands on an empty stomach. The orders she and thousands of others churn out for big names including Adidas, H&M and others bring in billions of dollars in export earnings […]
Myanmar reported exports of over US$3 billion, while the EU cited higher figures, with more than half going to the bloc. (EPA Images pic) YANGON: As civil war pounds Myanmar’s economy and drives up prices, garment worker Wai Wai often starts her shift making clothes for international brands on an empty stomach. The orders she and […]
A civil war is devastating Myanmar, but thousands of garment workers in the country still churn out clothing for brands like Adidas and H&M. Photo: Ye Aung THU / AFP/FileSource: AFP As civil war pounds Myanmar’s economy and drives up prices, garment worker Wai Wai often starts her shift making clothes for international brands on […]
The agreement comes about two weeks after union members had voted to authorize a strike once their one-year contract with SEPTA expired Nov. 8. Philadelphia’s mass transit system has reached a tentative contract deal with its largest workers union, averting a potential strike that could have seen thousands of employees walk off the job. Source […]
If in government, Mary Lou McDonald’s party says it would abolish USC on all earnings under €45,000 and increase the entry rate to the 40 per cent rate of tax by €4,000. From January, the entry point will be €44,000 Source link
Workers under the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Administration are set to receive a new minimum wage of N70,000 following the approval of the payment by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike. The development was announced by the Acting Head of the Civil Service for the FCT, Mrs. Grace Adayilo, in a statement released on Tuesday in […]
Boeing will lay off more than 2,500 workers in the US states of Washington, Oregon, South Carolina and Missouri, according to federally required filings posted on Monday by a union official, as part of the debt-heavy US planemaker’s plan to cut 17,000 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce. Nearly 2,200 layoff notices went to […]
Cardinal Timothy Dolan (Picture credit: Reuters) The Archdiocese of New York has announced layoffs affecting 18 administrative staff members as part of efforts to address financial difficulties, partly due to the ongoing sex abuse scandal within the Catholic Church. The job cuts represent a 4% reduction in the workforce.Cardinal Timothy Dolan, in a letter to […]