The Pakistani parliament will consider and likely approve a bill that would ease overly strict restrictions applied under Islamic law that make it nearly impossible to prove a woman has been raped. Under the Hadood Ordinance, developed by the former dictator Gen. Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq in 1979, rape victims are convicted of adultery unless they have […]
Three million people a year migrate from developing countries to industrialized nations, a population research group announced 21 August in its annual findings. Almost half of these migrants – 1.4 million people â move to Europe, though the continent is still facing unprecedented population losses from low birth rates. Italy is the worldâs second
Berlin is to make entry easier for high-salary foreigners offered jobs in Germany, a government spokeswoman said in Berlin on August 4, after the existing high-skills plan flopped. Germany offers fast-track work visas to anyone winning a job with annual pay of at least 84,000 euros or offering to employ 10 people.
On 16 August, a Czech district court started dealing with what is probably the first complaint of gender discrimination in the Czech labour market. Filed by economist Marie Causevicova, 51, against her employer, the Prazska teplarenska heating utility company. She accused the company of
Like many industrialised countries, France faces the progressive ageing of its population. In this context, promoting active ageing and policies to foster the employability of the over-50s are priority goals. But the number of people taking part in job-related training in France is low compared to other European countries. Moreover,
According to data released in late July by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, women do 63 percent of household work. While women dedicate an average of almost 16 hours per week to household tasks such as cleaning and preparing food, menâs contributions add up to less than ten hours weekly.
The United Nations says that women migrants who travel to Britain and other developed countries are put at risk of exploitation and abuse because governments âoverlook and ignoreâ them.
On 1 June, the European Commission welcomed the decision by the Council and Parliament to designate 2007 as âEuropean Year of Equal Opportunities for Allâ. The year will aim to make Europeans aware of their right not to be discriminated against, to promote equal opportunities in areas from work to healthcare, and to show how […]
Romano Prodiâs victory in the Italian elections a few moths ago is a positive step in the acceptance of Italian gay, lesbian, and transgender population. The Prodi-led centre-left coalition included five lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people elected as members of the Italian parliament. In this case,
According to the European Commission, Britain has reaped the benefit of fully opening its borders to citizens of new EU member states of Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Slovenia, Malta and Cyprus. The influx of workers from central and eastern Europe has boosted Britainâs economy, relieved skilled shortages and cut […]
