Do the UK government's welfare-to-work training schemes improve the happiness and well-being of its unemployed citizens? Yes, and especially that of jobless men, says Daniel Sage of the University of Stirling in the UK in ...
Social Sciences
Aug 5, 2014
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Samsung is facing a fresh accusation that one of its China suppliers hired children to meet production targets during a period of high demand from the South Korean electronics giant.
Business
Jul 10, 2014
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Wanted: Highly skilled individual who is also a team player. In other words, someone who knows his or her stuff and also plays well with others.
Social Sciences
Jul 7, 2014
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In the 1960s, scholar Paul R. Ehrlich warned that a looming global population explosion would usher in mass starvation and death by the end of the 20th century.
Social Sciences
Jul 4, 2014
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Samsung said Tuesday an external audit found labor violations at dozens of its suppliers in China including failure to provide safety gear and excessive working hours.
Business
Jul 1, 2014
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Labor trafficking – or recruiting a person for labor through force, fraud, or coercion for involuntary servitude, debt bondage, or even slavery – has been a difficult problem to track among undocumented migrant workers. ...
Social Sciences
Apr 22, 2014
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Satellite city projects across the developing world are putting an increasing number of poor people at risk to natural hazards and climate change, according to a new study from the University of Colorado Denver.
Environment
Apr 10, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Happiness makes people more productive at work, according to the latest research from the University of Warwick.
Economics & Business
Mar 20, 2014
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Houses made out of soil, water and lime are becoming a viable and environmentally-friendly option for remote communities of Western Australia.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 14, 2014
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The new research, which was published in the journal Demographic Research, shows that increasing labor force participation by as little as 1 or 2 percentage points could allow pension ages to be reduced by one year without ...
Social Sciences
Mar 5, 2014
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