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Former Merkel rival aims to become chancellor
News, Sarah Marsh, Published on 24/09/2024
» Squeezed out of top-level politics by his arch-party rival Angela Merkel more than two decades ago, Friedrich Merz is on course to land his first-ever government job as Germany's next chancellor. The conservative Christian Democrat Party (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, which together are topping nationwide polls, last Tuesday agreed to nominate Mr Merz, 68, as candidate for chancellor in next year's federal election.
Should ChatGPT write your CV?
News, Sarah Green Carmichael, Published on 10/07/2024
» Artificial intelligence is already making it easier for workers to put together a job application. The jury's still out on whether it's also making it easier for them to get the job.
Remote work risks making low-wage jobs worse
News, Sarah Green Carmichael, Published on 10/08/2023
» The popular image of the remote worker is often of a highly educated, laptop-toting professional comfortably situated in a large suburban home or in some Instagrammable Airbnb. The reality is different. Of the roughly 10% of employees who say they always work from home, most are lower-paid workers in support roles -- wearing headsets and logging in from their apartments, probably in the cheaper outskirts of a large city. Their numbers are expected to increase in the years to come.
Women are leading Covid recovery
Oped, Sarah Knibbs, Published on 17/03/2023
» Three years after the pandemic was formally declared, the world is now firmly in the recovery stage. But the huge potential contribution of women's leadership is still being undervalued, under-resourced, or overlooked altogether.
Forget lazy 'trend' pieces about working women
News, Sarah Green Carmichael, Published on 10/03/2023
» Every year when International Women's Day approaches, news publications seize the opportunity to run stories about how women are faring in the workplace. The annual observance is a good opportunity to take stock of progress -- or the lack of it -- in gender equality.
Domestic workers have rights too
Oped, Geraldine Ansart, Graeme Buckley and Sarah Knibbs, Published on 12/07/2022
» 'I have many Thai domestic worker friends who are 50 to 60 years old. They have worked since they were in their late teens or early twenties. This is their occupation. They have jobs and employers like other workers do. But the government has excluded domestic workers from receiving social security benefits," said Champa, a migrant domestic worker in Thailand.
The global methane imperative
News, Sarah Vogel and Marcelo Mena, Published on 29/04/2022
» One of the most important achievements of last year's United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow was the Global Methane Pledge, a commitment by more than 100 countries to cut methane emissions by 30% by 2030. Reducing methane emissions is not only among the quickest and most effective ways to stem climate change; it would also go a long way towards improving public health.
Giving kids a fair chance to learn
Oped, Sarah Dubreuil and Somxay Inthasone, Published on 27/04/2022
» Last Saturday marked World Book Day, a day that celebrates reading -- one of the most effective tools of learning for young children during their formative years. Yet many children in Thailand, particularly those coming from poor and marginalised groups, are not given the tools and support they need to read and learn effectively.
La paix est féminine. Peace is feminine
News, Helene Budliger Artieda & Sarah Taylor & Sibille de Cartier & Ulpiana Lama, Published on 19/03/2022
» March is the month of Francophonie. We also just celebrated International Women's Day. This year, these two celebrations are related by one thread -- the call for Peace. La Paix, the French word for Peace, is feminine. This month, we pay tribute to the tremendous contribution of women towards global peace. We also renew our commitment to peace and cooperation.
Human traffickers keep capitalising on Covid-19
Oped, Panudda Boonpala, Sarah Knibbs and Julien Garsany, Published on 18/12/2021
» Migrant workers have made huge changes to their lives and work to adapt to Covid-19. So too have the human traffickers that prey on them.