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Erdoğan vows to protect workers' rights in speech on May Day

The Turkish president told labor and business leaders that safeguarding workers’ rights and strengthening social justice remain central priorities, as...

Daily Sabah - Politics - 1 hour ago

What to know about May Day demonstrations as workers face rising energy costs due to Iran war

Activists worldwide gathered for May Day rallies and street protests Friday, calling for peace, higher wages and better working conditions as many workers grapple with rising energy costs and shrinking purchasing power tied to the Iran war.

CTV News - World - 2 hours ago

Despite growth and pay rises, Greek workers are among the poorest in Europe

Inflation has robbed them of a third of their income since the post-2009 global financial crisis, statistics show.

Aljazeera - World - 2 hours ago

May Day in the age of AI: The new war on workers

As companies pour billions into AI, the fight for workers’ rights is being rewritten as a fight for the right to work.

Aljazeera - Top Stories - 2 hours ago

Ministry of Municipality honours 200 workers on International Workers' Day

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Municipality, represented by the Public Services Affairs Sector, organized an event on the occasion of International Work...

Peninsula Qatar - Top Stories - 2 hours ago

Rallies under way as workers gather for International Labour Day

Labour Day marches are being held as Iran war and rising energy prices threaten the global economy.

Aljazeera - Top Stories - 3 hours ago

Two workers dead after masked man storms US Bank branch in small-town Kentucky

Police are searching for a suspect after two U.S. Bank employees were shot and killed during a robbery at the Berea, Kentucky branch on Thursday.

Fox News - Top Stories - 3 hours ago

Municipality Minister commends workers' role in nation's building on Workers' Day

Doha, Qatar: The Minister of Municipality HE Abdullah bin Hamad bin Abdullah Al Attiyah has expressed appreciation for its workforce in a message mark...

Peninsula Qatar - World - 3 hours ago

Workers around the world demonstrate on May Day, in photos

People across Asia kicked off May Day with large marches and protests as many workers grapple with rising energy costs and shrinking purchasing power tied to the Iran war. Also known as International …

Bay to Bay News - US News - 3 hours ago

Watch : Marcos vows better jobs, worker protection on Labor Day

Watch : Marcos vows better jobs, worker protection on Labor Day

Manila Times - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

On May Day, Gaza's workers find whatever source of income they can

Gaza's economic collapse leaves workers in perilous jobs, with unemployment soaring amid ongoing devastation.

Aljazeera - Top Stories - 6 hours ago

We will protect every worker as economy transforms with AI: Lawrence Wong

We will protect every worker as economy transforms with AI: Lawrence Wong

Channel NewsAsia - Top Stories - 9 hours ago

Worker buried alive in 210-degree tar after 50K-gallon tank ruptures in horrific catastrophe

The worker became trapped in the tar — which sources told Fox26 was roughly 210 degrees Fahrenheit at the time — and eventually died.

New York Post - Top Stories - 9 hours ago

Workers demand P1,200 wage hike, tax relief in Labor Day protests

MANILA, Philippines — Labor groups and human rights organizations staged their annual Labor Day protest in Manila on Friday, calling on the government to raise the minimum wage to P1,200 and to scrap the value-added tax (VAT) and excise tax on fuel amid the ongoing oil crisis.

Manila Times - Top Stories - 9 hours ago

AI disruption will 'open new doors' as NTUC expands training committees to help workers

NTUC secretary-general Ng Chee Meng set out in his May Day Rally speech the labour movement’s plans to spur “collective action” through its new tripartite council.

Channel NewsAsia - Top Stories - 10 hours ago

Trump signs EO creating TrumpIRA.gov, expanding access to retirement savings for over 50M uncovered U.S. workers

Seeking to bridge the retirement gap for over 50 million Americans, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday, establishing TrumpIRA.gov as a centralized federal marketplace.

One America News Network - Top Stories - 13 hours ago

Trump signs executive order expanding retirement account access for workers

The president's executive order will expand retirement account access for workers and will be integrated with the Saver's Match.

CNBC - Top Stories - 17 hours ago

Frontline health workers who developed Long Covid set to have full sick pay restored amid case reviews

Special Leave Scheme which kept the staff, mainly nurses, on full pay had been discontinued at end of last year

Irish Times - Top Stories - 18 hours ago

Actress slammed for 'delusional' advice to unhappy workers during cost-of-living crisis

Emily Blunt is facing backlash after encouraging workers to quit jobs they hate in a "Devil Wears Prada 2" interview, sparking a heated online debate.

Fox News - Top Stories - 18 hours ago

Carney government proposes $6B to hire 100,000 new skilled trades workers -- Benjamin Lopez Steven

The federal government is pushing to build up Canada's skilled trades and tackle youth unemployment by proposing $6 billion over five years to recruit, train and hire up to 100,000 new trades workers under a flagship measure called Team Canada Strong.

CBC News - Politics - 23 hours ago

'86 it': Restaurant workers say the term at center of Comey's indictment is 'everyday lingo'

The term federal prosecutors said constituted a death threat against the president is "everyday lingo" in the restaurant business, one person said.

NBC News - Politics - 1 day ago

Immigration raids upending Chicago's construction industry amid worker shortage, higher costs

President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement has been affecting Chicago’s labor market, notably tradesmen like roofers, framers, concrete layers and landscapers.

Chicago Sun-Times - Politics - 1 day ago

Israeli strikes kill 10 in southern Lebanon, including three rescue workers

ALBAWABA- At least 10 Lebanese civilians, including three civil defense rescue workers, were killed in Israeli air strikes on southern Lebanon on Tuesda

Albawaba - Top Stories - 1 day ago

White House says funds to pay TSA and other Homeland Security workers will 'soon run out'

In a memo late Tuesday to lawmakers, the Office of Management and Budget said money that President Trump tapped to pay Transportation Security Administration and other workers through executive actions will be exhausted by May.

Los Angeles Times - US News - 1 day ago

FILE - Workers use machinery to dig at a rare earth mine in Ganxian county in central China's Jiangxi province on Dec. 30, 2010. (Chinatopix via AP, File)

The U.S. is taking a minority stake in an Oklahoma rare earth miner, the latest government investment in the sector as it seeks to minimize its reliance on imports of a material used prevalently in smartphones, robotics, electric vehicles and many other high tech products.

Military.com - US News - 1 day ago

Nearly half of Gen X workers are forced to delay their retirement plans

Nearly 50% of Gen X employees are pushing back their retirement dates due to rising costs and stagnant wages, according to a new PwC financial wellness survey.

Fox News - Business - 2 days ago

Nearly half of Gen X workers are delaying retirement as rising costs, stagnant wages drain savings

Nearly 50% of Gen X employees are pushing back their retirement dates due to rising costs and stagnant wages, according to a new PwC financial wellness survey.

Fox News - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Google workers urge CEO to refuse AI use in Pentagon classified work

Hundreds of employees at Alphabet's Google have called on CEO Sundar Pichai not to allow the use of the company's artificial intelligence by the...

Daily Sabah - Technology - 3 days ago

As more health workers are killed in Lebanon, fears rise of wider trend

A paramedic’s death reverberates through a community in Lebanon, and raises fears of wider trend.

NBC News - World - 4 days ago

Microsoft Thins the Ranks of Experienced American Workers with Early Retirement Plan

Microsoft has announced a voluntary buyout program for longtime employees in the United States, impacting thousands of older and more experienced workers as the company hopes to trim its payroll without conducting a layoff.

Breitbart - Technology - 5 days ago

The Downgrading of the American Tech Worker

Meta is laying off more workers — and monitoring the ones who are left in order to train AI to maybe replace them.

New York Magazine - Technology - 6 days ago

They Were the Most Sought-After Workers in America. Now They're Unemployable. What Happened? -- Foram Mehta

More than a million laid-off workers like me are scrambling in a job market that no longer wants us.

Slate - Technology - 10 days ago

CEOs are betting AI will augment work rather than displace all workers

Panelists at the Semafor World Economy conference said artificial intelligence can supplement the work that's already done, improving its quantity and quality.

CNBC - Business - 16 days ago

New York City Finally Has a Rest Hub for Delivery Workers

Five years after they began organizing for it, deliveristas have a space to rest and charge their e-bikes.

The Nation - Top Stories - 16 days ago

Waitrose worker sacked for tackling Easter egg thief gets job offer

The Conservatives have urged Waitrose to reinstate Mr Smith but the firm insists he broke rules designed to protect staff from a "serious danger to life".

Sky News - Top Stories - 23 days ago