In the mid 20th century, people apparently believed that the many innovations, not least in technology, meant that nothing could replace the innovative powers of the young. Today, Europe is facing both the demographic and cultural challenges of an aging population and older workforce.
Two new bilateral agreements have been concluded by trade union centres to promote the migrant workers’ rights in the Middle East and Africa. They reflect the international trade union movement’s resolve to fight for the protection and promotion of migrant workers’ rights across the globe.
The Latvian Parliament voted to support an amendment to the country’s Labour Law to explicitly ban sexual orientation discrimination in employment. Before the decision, Latvia was, according to ILGA-Europe, the only member state of the European Union which failed to comply with provisions of the 2000 EU employment equality directive requiring EU member states to […]
HP has been developing and implementing strategies to be a leader in the advancement of women in the technology business. The programmes seem to be successful, as approximately a third of their global executives are women and they are looking to increase their numbers at all levels of the organisation.
According to a report by the European Commission, 29 per cent of those employed as researchers are women. In the business and enterprise sector, the number is a dismal 18 per cent. Moreover, women are more likely to work in firms with lower R&D expenditures.
Inspectors specialising in monitoring working conditions of immigrant workers have been visiting workplaces for the past year in Finland. They have found shortcomings in the implementation of labour regulations at about half of workplaces where foreigners are employed.
Women with dependent children are less likely than those without to be employed. Based on UK statistics, fifty-six percent of mothers with children under the age of 5 are working. The number jumps to 77 per cent when the youngest child is aged 11 to 15. Conversely, men with dependent children are more likely than […]
“Sex sells” – diese vermeintlich goldene Werberegel ist längst überholt. Das beweist der Seifenhersteller “Dove” bereits seit zwei Jahren.
Stellen Sie sich einen vollbesetzten Stadtbus vor. 82 Sitzplätze hat er normalerweise. Statistisch gese-hen müssten drei Plätze von einem/r muslimischen BürgerIn besetzt werden. Rund 3,3 Millionen Muslime, also vier Prozent der Gesamtbevölkerung, leben derzeit in der Bundesrepublik. Von vier Passagieren ist einer der evangelischen Kirche verbunden, einer der katholischen Kirche und einer glaubt an gar […]
Wenn es um die Einführung des Islamunterrichts geht, ist Niedersachsen bundesweit einsamer Vor-reiter. In dem norddeutschen Bundesland wird islamischer Religionsunterricht im Rahmen eines Schulversuchs angeboten. In Bayern und Nordrhein-Westfalen gibt es Kurse zu “Islamkunde”. Ein steiniger Weg steht bis zur Einführung eines flächendeckenden Religionsunterricht für muslimische SchülerInnen bevor.
