Entries from Byline Portal tagged with 'Employment'
The Roma Who Live and Beg on the Streets of Paris
by Charlotte Boitiaux, France 24, France - France’s Socialist government on Wednesday announced new measures to help the Roma (Gypsy) community, notably by expanding their access to legal employment. Meanwhile, many of the country’s Roma continue to set up house...
Work in Germany – a Nightmare for Bulgarians
by Katharina Iskandar, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany - With the promise of jobs and income, more and more Bulgarians are being lured to Germany. There, however, they run into race-to-the-bottom wages and illegal accommodation. Frankfurt has become the centre of...
Indignado Generation Finds Happiness Abroad
by Aleksandra Lipczak, Polityka, Poland - Thousands of young people, often educated, are leaving Portugal and Spain. Europe doesn’t need them while Africa and South America receive them with open arms....
Anonymous Applications Help Immigrants and Women
by Renuka Rayasam, Der Spiegel, Germany - Job seekers in Germany still list their birthday, gender and family status, even attaching a picture to their applications. But newly released results of a project to make German job applications anonymous show...
Europe's Youngest State: No Work, No Way out, No Country for Young People
by Mary Fitzgerald, Irish Times, Ireland - Unemployment in Kosovo is at 45 per cent overall, and its population is the youngest in Europe. With no chances to travel and few opportunities at home, what hope is there for the...
How Does Energy Efficiency Create Jobs?
by Casey Bell, Grist, USA - There are also ways we can streamline our energy use and alter our spending patterns to free up additional funds to support higher levels of employment overall, as well as promote a healthier and...
No Reason to Give Up on Clean Energy
by Nicole Lederer, Huffington Post, USA - Making transformations to something as big and as important as our energy system is not something any industry can do on its own -- much less an industry that's competing against one of...
Germany and Austria Open their Doors – At Last
by Michaela Terenzani-Stanková, The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia - Reactions in Austria and Germany to the new freedoms have been mixed: some worry that workers from the east will flood their labour markets; while others rejoice, saying that Austria and Germany...
Chemical Industry Regulation Would Create, Not Kill Jobs
by Kari Lydersen, In These Times, USA - Strict new standards are the most meaningful way to force the industry to invest more in research and development focused more on safe and ecologically-friendly chemicals, as opposed to churning out known...
Young Cubans Unsure Where to Turn for Decent Jobs
by Ivet González, IPS, Italy - In the throes of Cuba's economic "reorganisation," young people are walking a tightrope towards an uncertain employment future. They are finding it increasingly difficult to find jobs that meet both their professional aspirations and...
What’s Behind United States Budget Problems?
by Gail Tverberg, Our Finite World, USA - We see endless fighting between the Democrats and Republicans about the budget, but no real explanation as to what the issues are. My view is that there is a structural imbalance between...
Benefit Cuts Will Hit Women the Hardest
by Janet Davies, Guardian, UK - Housing associations need to find their voice and lobby against inequality, as well as embracing tenant profiling if they're to support those who need it most....
UN: Refugee Camps Have Higher Jobless Rates than Palestine
by Simona Sikimic, Daily Star, Lebanon - The high rates of unemployment have had a devastating knock-on effect on living standards, and per capita product (GDP) fell by 30 percent in OPT in the last ten years alone, largely as...
The Female Saudi Graduates: Smart but Jobless
by Caryle Murphy, National, UAE - Although Saudi laws and regulations based on the Sharia guarantee a woman’s right to work, they stipulate that she should work in an appropriate environment – that is, not mixing with men or being...
Saudi Women Await a Positive Role in Economy
by Reena Amos Dyes, Emirates Business 24/7, UAE - From international legislative commitments to NGOs dedicated to women's welfare, Saudi Arabia's policies and programmes are promising steps towards full participation of women in its labour market. However, with less...
Living With Disability—And Recession
by Jewelles Smith, Women's Media Center, USA - Seeking new employment, always a challenge for someone in my situation, is almost impossible during a recession....
Rethinking Green Jobs on the Rez
by Kari Lydersen, Working In These Times, USA - Native American lands in the west – from the Dakotas to Arizona – are sometimes referred to as the Saudi Arabia of solar and wind potential. Some Native American groups have...
Retraining America's Workforce
by Sara Stroud, Sustainable Industries, USA - With the national unemployment rate continuing to trudge upward and dismal economic news stealing the headlines daily, a record number of Americans are deciding to hit the books....
Peaceful Revolution: Investing in Our Human Infrastructure
by Riane Eisler, The Huffington Post, USA - Over half a million people lost their jobs last month. There's no question we need a job-creation plan. The real question is what kind of plan will most quickly stimulate the economy...
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