Events for “workers”

Nepal-Tibet floods live: Rescuers race to find 100 workers trapped in tunnels as death toll tops 680

Nepali army rescue teams raced Saturday to reach more than 100 people trapped inside hydropower tunnels, three days after devastating floods struck the site.

Remote work offers flexibility, but at what cost to learning opportunities for young workers?

For early-career workers, remote work can mean fewer opportunities to work alongside experienced colleagues.

STAT+: GLP-1 drugs are almost single-handedly forcing employers to reconsider workers’ health care

Another hospital system sues CVS Health, how Medicaid cuts will change everything, and more

CEOs at these ‘low wage’ S&P 500 companies enjoy lavish salaries while their workers struggle: report

As the wealth gap continues to widen in our K-shaped economy, the gulf between workers and their CEOs is growing too.

What are H-1B visas for skilled workers and what changes are being made?

Business groups and companies say the visas help recruit highly skilled professionals and address a lack of qualified U.S. workers in some industries.

Wage growth is higher in Australia. Could this regulatory fix help Kiwi workers catch up?

With inflation outpacing wage growth, NZ incomes are effectively going backwards. Australia’s collective bargaining rules could offer a remedy.

As California embraces universal transitional kindergarten, the state's other child-care workers are struggling

Last spring, UC Berkeley researcher Anna Powell sat in on a Zoom call as a number of Bay Area child care center leaders discussed, with sympathy and frustration, the difficult position their businesses were in.

There’s rarely accountability for the deaths of aid workers. It’s time that changed – and Australia can help

Israel’s refusal to investigate the killing of Australian Zomi Frankcom relfects a long standing problem of insufficient accountability for aid worker deaths.

The Overtime Tax Break Only Counts the “Half,” Not the “Time-and-a-Half.” Most Workers Are Overestimating It by Double

Nepal rescuers blast hillside in search of hydropower workers as families wait anxiously

Rescuers have resorted to explosives as they struggle to reach trapped workers, as the flooding death toll reaches 939.

More than a third of workers say they’re hoarding expertise because they fear being replaced by the AI agents they’re being asked to train

This spring, Meta told thousands of U.S.

More health workers, stronger systems: Africa’s new ambitious goal

Facing a projected shortage of more than six million health professionals by 2035, African countries are stepping up efforts to strengthen their workforce, with a new decade-long plan announced on Wednesday during a meeting of health ministers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Keralam to launch resting hubs for gig workers in three cities

Move as part of UDF government’s 100-day action plan. Project to be expanded to more places based on response of gig workers to the three hubs in initial phase, says State Labour Minister’s office

Major fruit grower lays off nearly 1,000 workers

Nepal rescue teams seek hundreds of workers trapped in hydropower tunnels by deadly floods

Supported by experts from China and India, Nepal's rescue teams on Monday endeavoured to reach hundreds of workers believed to be trapped in hydropower tunnels blocked by the devastating flood of mud, water and debris that swept through the Himalayan region last week.

Nepal races to rescue trapped workers, as flood death toll surpasses 900

Nepal officials say rescuers focusing on reaching workers in hydropower project tunnels in flood-stricken region.

Why Is the Job Market so Tough for Younger Workers?

AI survey on job losses shows surprising wins for some workers

Do artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT eliminate jobs, create new ones, or both?

All registered workers migrated to VB-G RAM G; e-KYC not mandatory for employment: Centre

The Union Rural Development Ministry says pending e-KYC will not prevent workers from demanding or receiving employment. It urges States/Union Territories to expedite verification

Live updates: Rescuers search for missing workers as death toll rises from devastating China-Nepal floods - CNN

Live updates: Rescuers search for missing workers as death toll rises from devastating China-Nepal floods CNN These men had a hellish escape from Nepal’s flooded hydro tunnels.

Nepal rescuers drill into tunnels in bid to reach trapped workers

Nepali army joins flood rescue efforts at hydroelectric facilities where workers are believed to be trapped in tunnels.

Paralympian, firefighter among injured workers raising alarm about global firm

Fish workers plan protest to demand land rights, reservation

The Union government must withdraw the ‘blue economy policy’ as it subjugates the sea and the coast to multinational companies, leaders of the All India Fish Workers Federation say

Micron workers increasingly support strike over bonus pay — labor union wants profit-sharing scheme, as employees at Samsung, SK hynix enjoy bonuses worth hundr

Micron Taiwan faces a potential strike as support for this labor action is increasing among its workers.

So long to shorts? In Silicon Valley, tech workers are showing less leg

Men in the tech industry are covering up their legs, even as their counterparts in finance are increasingly open to showing them off.

57 lakh active workers await e-KYC under VB GRAM G

Centre had earlier assured that ‘existing e-KYC verified job cards will remain valid until issuance of the new Gramin Rozgar Guarantee Cards’; States repeatedly missed e-KYC verification deadlines

Bathla workers stood down as company struggles to stay afloat

Labor Department to propose expansion of association health plans, which could lower insurance costs for some workers

The agency has submitted a rule proposal to the White House that could allow more workers to get health insurance through association health plans.

AI agents meant to replace Meta workers made “large-scale, disruptive actions”

Earlier this year, Meta created a “plan” to reduce some of its teams by as much as 60 percent to make the company “AI native,” Reuters reported today, citing two people familiar with Meta’s internal affairs.

Apple expands educational program for its supply-chain workers in Vietnam

Apple has announced an expansion of its Supplier Employee Development Fund, a $50 million educational program for workers in its supply chain, in the form of a new Apple Education Center in Vietnam .

Thrissur fireworks tragedy: Centre tells Kerala HC that unit deployed more workers than permitted

This was established from the number of people injured and killed in the Mundathikode explosion in April, says Central government and Deputy Chief Controller of Explosives

T-Mobile is closing retail stores and laying off workers: See a list of locations that will be impacted

T-Mobile is continuing to lay off workers and close retail stores in the U.S.

DRC begins vaccinating front-line healthcare workers against Ebola

Trials for a vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain are ongoing as DRC authorities try to control the Ebola outbreak.

Two German airport workers die of malaria after 'mosquito arrives on plane'

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Goldman Sachs warns the U.S. needs 500,000 more energy workers by 2030 as 41% of the workforce nears retirement

I surveyed workers to see if AI had caused job losses and was surprised by the findings

Artificial intelligence is not having widespread effects on the labor market today.

Israeli settlers targeting Palestinian factories to force workers off land

Settler violence threatens to collapse the fragile Palestinian economy.

Frankfurt Airport workers die after malaria infection

An unusual cluster of malaria cases at Frankfurt Airport infected six employees, two fatally. Mosquitos brought in on an aircraft are thought to have caused the infections.

Two German airport workers die of malaria after 'mosquito arrives on plane'

It is believed the mosquitoes arrived at Germany's busiest airport on a plane, according to German public health officials.

Two German airport workers die of malaria after 'mosquito arrives on plane'

It is believed the mosquitoes arrived at Germany's busiest airport on a plane, according to German public health officials.

German airport workers die from malaria caught from plane-riding mosquito

Four infected employees being treated in hospital; mosquito traps deployed at Frankfurt hub.

Hyundai Settles With Striking Workers Worried Robots Will Take Their Jobs

The agreement is said to include higher wages, a performance bonus, and better benefits

GM Strikes Deal With Canadian Autoworkers

GM and Unifor announced a tentative agreement over the weekend, which promises pay increases and better benefits

Aid workers under fire as drones reshape warfare

The UN is warning that aid workers face a deadly and evolving threat, with armed drones reshaping battlefields worldwide – putting humanitarian teams increasingly in the line of fire.

Workers in China worry over being replaced as they adapt to the growing impact of AI on jobs

Artificial intelligence is beginning to reshape China's job market, supported by state policies that some economists believe might undermine the overall strength of its economy.

Exclusive CCTV captures the violence facing Coles workers

Political controversies make CPI(M) grassroots workers anxious, says FB post of VS’s son

The leadership should come forward and speak openly to the people and defend itself politically, says V.A. Arun Kumar

Reform says it will prioritise young British-born workers for social housing

Labour called the plan "unserious and unworkable" and accused Reform of pushing "gimmicks and division".

UAW Workers Reject Deere’s Contract Extension Offer, Setting Up 2027 Battle - WSJ

UAW Workers Reject Deere’s Contract Extension Offer, Setting Up 2027 Battle WSJ United Auto Workers vote down contract extension with John Deere KCCI Deere seeks early contract extension as UAW members vote Sunday KWQC UAW members vote against contract extension with John Deere K

53,000 Fukushima nuclear plant workers received high radiation doses: report

The workers hit the level of 5 millisieverts per year, a threshold for determining whether those with leukemia are eligible for compensation benefits.

Hyundai Workers Go On Strike For The First Time In A Decade And Robots Are Partly To Blame

Hyundai and Kia employees walked off the line in what was reportedly their first full strike in a decade

One person injured in clash between rival groups of BJP workers

Local BJP leader Arun Biswal alleged that no permission from the party leadership was taken to organise the feast; he also alleged that local fish and mutton traders were subjected to extortion for the feast.

Bihar Congress leaders plan Delhi protest on Sept. 8 seeking removal of in-charge, State chief

In a letter dated August 15, the workers alleged “disorder” in the Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee (BPCC) during the Assembly election and accused the party’s in-charge of acting arbitrarily in the distribution of tickets.

Australia to evacuate sub-Antarctic research base over bird flu fears

Australia said Friday it would evacuate workers from a research station on a remote island over the "psychosocial" risk posed by a potential outbreak of the highly contagious H5N1 avian influenza.

Immigration can bring small overall gains but uneven wage effects

Immigration can produce a small economic gain for the native-born population overall while causing larger shifts in wages between different groups of workers, according to new research co-authored by King's Business School.

Hanson forced to intervene after One Nation MP says party’s migration target ‘not too different’ from Labor’s

David Farley says party wants 100,000 migrant rural workers in addition to the 130,000 migration target it considers the ‘true’ number Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The One Nation MP David Farle

Trump Tariffs On Canada Will Hit Toyota And Honda Hardest

Plus, Volkswagen's union workers in Germany putting up a fight against cuts, Nissan and Honda are still collaborating, and the state of the lithium market.

Nepal rescuers race to reach hundreds feared trapped in hydropower tunnels

Workers thought to be stuck in underground areas at 11 sites after last week’s devastating flash floods Rescue teams are working to reach more than 900 missing hydropower workers, hundreds of whom are feared trapped in the tunnels and underground areas of 12 hydropower projects i

Hundreds feared stuck in hydropower tunnels as flood deaths surpass 950 in Nepal and China

Rescuers raced Monday to free hundreds of workers believed to be trapped in tunnels at hydropower sites that were buried in mud by catastrophic flooding on the Nepal-China border, as the death toll climbed and increasingly desperate families searched for missing loved ones.

Kenya: Passengers stranded amid airport staff strike

Airport workers are staging a work slow-down to protest poor working conditions and a lack of support from relevant authorities.

Inside Meta’s push to put robots to work in data centers

Meta is testing robots that can plug in cables, reset servers, and handle other tasks inside its data centers , according to several current and former workers familiar with the projects.

Krishna Byre Gowda inspects solid waste management system

He directed officials to ensure proper door-to-door collection of segregated waste and instructed sanitation workers to collect waste kept outside residents’ gates instead of waiting for them to hand it over.

TVK and DMK fight it out in the Assembly over ₹10 collected more for a liquor bottle

The collection of the additional sum is the result of years of underpaying shop workers and non-allocation of funds for upkeep of Tasmac shops, says Minister for Prohibition and Excise K. Vignesh

Gen Z is entering work in a confidence crisis. Employers need a new playbook

Nearly half of Gen Z workers, 48% to be exact, frequently or consistently feel they are not enough.

Inside Meta’s Push to Put Robots to Work in Data Centers

The company is testing robots that can swap cables, reset servers, and take on other tasks performed by technicians, fueling concerns among some workers that their jobs could be at risk.

Nepal issues fresh flood warning as 3,000 still missing

Rescuers are trying to reach dozens of hydropower workers trapped in flooded tunnels, but have been hampered by further rainfall.

Waylaying of Keralam CM: K.V. Thomas flays action against Cong. leader

Former Congress leader draws parallel with K. Karunakaran’s handling of a similar incident involving Congress workers

Why Trump wants H-1B skilled worker visas to cost employers more than $100,000

US President Donald Trump is once again trying to impose a $100,000 fee on employers seeking to hire skilled temporary foreign workers through the H-1B visa programme.

Officials urge calm after malaria outbreak kills two staff at Frankfurt airport

Mosquito traps are set up at Germany’s biggest airport, with doctors told to watch for symptoms of deadly disease German health officials are seeking to reassure the public after two workers at the country’s biggest airport died of malaria. &lt

Hundreds missing in Nepal catastrophic flash floods

Massive flash floods in Nepal on Wednesday killed at least 22 people and left hundreds of tourists, workers and others missing after sweeping through communities and bringing travel in parts of the Himalayan country to a halt. China's government across the northern border also la

Turkey says dissolution of Kurdish-led group crucial for Syrian stability

Turkey on Wednesday said the dissolution of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) marked a key step towards strengthening state authority and achieving lasting stability in Syria. Turkey has long regarded the SDF as an extension of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (

India: Assam tea industry faces climate-driven labor crisis

Plantations in Assam produce more than half of India's tea. But rising heat is hurting yields, workers are increasingly leaving for more stable work, and producers are feeling the squeeze of stagnant tea prices.

Construction worker documents moment he survives Nepal mudslide

Footage filmed by a worker shows floodwaters sweeping into Mailung in Nepal, sending workers scrambling for safety.

FamilyMart to expand worker dress code, from hair color to hijabs

The shift to more flexible rules comes as the convenience store chain tries to attract more workers.

Inadequate safety monitoring suspected over fatal train accident

The accident, which saw four workers killed, occurred at Shin-Kanuma Station on Tobu Railway's Nikko Line at around 10:45 a.m. on Aug. 20.

Bill Gates warns ‘there is no plan’ for the ‘upheaval’ AI will cause

Bill Gates warned governments are not adequately preparing for how AI could displace workers, strain social systems and create global risks.

At least 160 killed and hundreds missing after flash floods destroy roads and buildings in Nepal and China

Massive flash floods in a border area of Nepal and China on Wednesday killed at least 98 people and left hundreds of tourists, workers and others missing after sweeping through communities and bringing travel in some areas to a halt.

Another member of Jadavpur University inquiry panel quits

Two panel members step down as ABVP demands NIA probe into August 20 clash; four Trinamool workers arrested after a separate clash at West Bengal State University

VW's future could shape Germany's car industry

Volkswagen bosses face angry workers this week over restructuring plans that could eliminate up to 100,000 jobs and threaten several German plants. DW examines the pressure on Europe's biggest automaker.

Canada's tariffs on US about 'sovereignty to get people on board' with trade war

As its trade war with the US deepens, Canada is imposing tariffs on US goods in retaliation for tariffs introduced in the past few days on its goods. Ottawa has also announced a multi-billion aid package for workers and has called on Canadians to buy local to help domestic indust