Australian PM focused on workplace reform as he marks 100 days in office
Sydney, Australia Reuters Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his government was focused on jobs and workplace reform as the country faces economic challenges in the recovery phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a speech in Canberra to mark 100 days of Labor government, Albanese said his government had a growth agenda that was pro-business […]
No fuel, no hope: Sri Lankans flee crisis in mass brain drain
DIMUTHU ATTANAYAKE, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how the cost of living crisis is fuelling the exodus of Sri Lankan professionals…
Sight-Seeing: A tight job market is a chance for Christians to rethink work
KAREN SWALLOW PRIOR, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says ‘ministry’ is not defined by who signs our payslip…
Essay: Ukraine refugees – six practical steps to rise to the challenge
In an article first published on The Conversation, CHRISTIAN DUSTMANN and IAN PRESTON provide some tips, drawing on lessons from past crises, to help Europe’s response to the wave of refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine….
Essay: The shape of jobs in 2022
MAL FLETCHER, chairman of UK-based thinktank 2030plus, looks at how the coronavirus pandemic has changed the shape of work…
Postcards: “Times are changing” – Spain’s Roma renew fight for rights
LAURA MANNERING, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
Stung by COVID-19, Indian businesses rethink worker benefits
Mumbai, India Thomson Reuters Foundation As Kerala’s industrial heartland cranks back to life post-lockdown, orders are returning to its printing presses, workshops and chemical plants. But to bosses’ dismay, many workers are in no hurry to come back from their villages. “There is a strong reluctance among the workers to return,” said Rajesh Gopalakrishnan, head […]
Pope calls on politicians to create jobs for post-pandemic world
Vatican CityAP Pope Francis called on politicians to create jobs so that economies can relaunch from the lockdowns imposed to combat the coronavirus pandemic. The Pope, speaking after the traditional Sunday blessing, said that ‘’without work, families and society cannot go forward. Let us pray for this, because this will be a problem in the […]
Wow!: Meet the entrepreneurs using fintech to help refugees
THIN LEI WIN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, profiles some of the “generation of refugees” who have set up fintech firms to help other refugees and migrants send money, access paperwork and share information about housing and jobs…
Solar pumps, migrant homes help shield post-coronavirus world
Bangkok, ThailandThomson Reuters Foundation As countries look to revive their economies in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, strengthening climate defences and raising the living standards of vulnerable communities can generate jobs and help guard against future shocks, development experts said. The International Labor Organization has forecast that nearly half the global workforce is at […]