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Mekon River / Xayaboury dam creates 5,600 construction
So far, the US$3.5 billion project has employed more than 7,000 people, up to 80 percent of whom are Lao nationals. Continue reading
Sharp / To cut 11,000 jobs
Kyodo news has reportedly obtained Sharp’s restructuring plan, revealing plans to cut approximately 11,000 jobs worldwide Continue reading
Philips / to cut an extra 2,200 jobs
Philips Electronics announced today that it plans saving measures that will impact approximately 2,200 positions globally. Continue reading
Canada / Oil and gas sector will offer a treasure-trove of job opportunities
Canada’s oil and gas sector will offer a treasure-trove of job opportunities over the next decade, according to the latest labour market report from the Petroleum Human Resources Council Continue reading
India / Educomp cuts 3,500 jobs
Education solutions provider Educomp Solutions on Friday said it has cut 3,500 jobs in the last three months and has also initiated measures to spur growth Continue reading
Anglo Platinum / Job-reduction target cut by 31%
Lowering the headcount to 4,138 at most, less than a target of 6,000 jobs. Continue reading
US / Why Jobs Go Unfilled In Spite of High Unemployment
The U.S. has an unemployment rate over 7 percent, yet as we’ve been traveling around the country, we constantly hear from employers that they can’t fill positions, particularly those that require higher skills. How is that possible? Continue reading
Canada’s Youth / The unemployment rate doubles the average and there is no job economic recovery
Young people today face an extremely challenging labour market. The unemployment rate for those aged 15 to 24 is double that of the national average and job gains since the economic recovery began have been nearly non-existent. Solving this problem, however, is no easy task. Continue reading
A Migrant worker in China / “The money you make sacrificing happy times won’t buy back happy times that have lapsed”
Like many hard-working domestic helpers in Hong Kong, a large number of China’s more than 260 million migrant workers live in cities far from their rural home towns Continue reading
Peru / Unemployment rate rises unexpectedly
The unemployment rate in Peru rose unexpectedly last month, official data showed on Thursday. In a report, INEI Peru said that Peruvian Unemployment Rate rose to a seasonally adjusted 6.0%, from 5.8% in the preceding month. Source: via Peruvian unemployment rate rises unexpectedly – Investing.com.
Vietnam / Youth go straight from graduation to bad jobs
The International Labor Organization (ILO) has warned that low-productive employment among Vietnam’s young population is curbing the youth’s potential and stunting national grown Continue reading
Korea / Unemployment rate unchanged at 3.2 percent in July – The China Post
South Korea’s jobless rate was unchanged at 3.2 percent in July, Statistics Korea said Wednesday, after new employment openings in education and social services offset losses in the manufacturing sector Continue reading
US / Cloud computing projected to add 671,300 jobs by 2020
Cloud computing jobs are multiplying, new data shows, prompting debate over whether the new positions are taking the place of other work or becoming a net positive to employment in general Continue reading
UK / Half of all out of work young people have never had a job finds IPPR
Half of all out of work young people who are not in full-time education have never had a job, according to new IPPR analysis, released ahead of the latest unemployment statistics Continue reading
Rio Tinto in Mongolia / 2000 jobs lost
Job losses from the mining sector continue to flow with a major Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) contractor axing some 2,000 employees at the mining giant’s Oyu Tolgoi gold and copper project in Mongolia Continue reading
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