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Ethnic minority workers earn much less than white counterparts within the same firm – new findings

Ethnic minority workers earn much less than white counterparts within the same firm – new findings: Same role, different wage. AllGo, CC BY-SA Ethnic minorities make up an ever larger share of the UK workforce. Where just over 6% of all workers were from minority backgrounds 20 years ago, now it’s nearly 14%. Yet employees …

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Digital labour platforms subject global South workers to ‘algorithmic insecurity’

Digital labour platforms subject global South workers to ‘algorithmic insecurity’: Protesting food delivery workers in São Paulo, Brazil. Getty Images Digital labour platforms are rapidly transforming the world of work. Many governments in the global south have welcomed platforms that bring businesses, workers and consumers together, creating opportunities to reduce unemployment. But what happens when …

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Unions fight to secure better pay and conditions for workers, but they can also benefit employers

Unions fight to secure better pay and conditions for workers, but they can also benefit employers: Employees and their organisations can gain from union membership, research shows. SFIO CRACHO/Shutterstock Over the past century, unions have successfully campaigned for a minimum wage, holiday and sickness pay, equal opportunity rights, maternity and paternity rights and a two-day …

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Workers’ rights: how a landmark UN decision on safety and health will actually affect employees

Workers’ rights: how a landmark UN decision on safety and health will actually affect employees: The ILO decided a safe and healthy work environment should be a fundamental right at its June 2022 conference. Millenius/Shutterstock In what has been called the “biggest moment for workers’ rights in a quarter of a century”, the International Labour …

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Train strike: UK government’s plan to replace strikers with agency workers failed in 2015 – it still won’t work today

Train strike: UK government’s plan to replace strikers with agency workers failed in 2015 – it still won’t work today: As the UK government faces the prospect of a summer of strikes, it has reintroduced plans to change the law so agency workers can be hired to replace striking workers. While this will not happen …

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People will continue to die of rabies if Kenya doesn’t educate healthcare workers

People will continue to die of rabies if Kenya doesn’t educate healthcare workers: In Kenya, rabies is endemic across the country and has been estimated to cause 2,000 deaths annually. Author provided Rabies – a viral disease spread through an animal bite – has had an effective vaccine for more than a century. Yet people …

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India’s employee hostels are often like prisons – but young women garment workers don’t always see it that way

India’s employee hostels are often like prisons – but young women garment workers don’t always see it that way: Kavitha, 18, earns a living at a clothing factory in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Like many of her colleagues, she lives in accommodation provided by the factory, where she shares a dimly lit …

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Ukraine: abduction of UK aid workers raises safety questions over humanitarian organisations

Ukraine: abduction of UK aid workers raises safety questions over humanitarian organisations: Recent video footage showing British aid worker Paul Urey wearing handcuffs has sparked outrage in the UK. The 45-year-old from Warrington in Cheshire made several comments critical of the UK media’s reporting of the invasion, which his mother dismissed as her son “not …

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Ukraine: aid workers were forced out of Syria – the same thing could happen in this war

Ukraine: aid workers were forced out of Syria – the same thing could happen in this war: In the midst of brutal war, healthcare and humanitarian aid workers represent hope. They travel to areas riven by conflict and ease the suffering of the most vulnerable through moving displays of humanity. Coming from a range of …

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