Thai Navy shows off technology to fight fishing abuses
Thailand's navy on Friday showed off new technology to monitor fishing boats in a renewed effort to crack down on illegal fishing, forced labor and corruption in the seafood industry.
View ArticleIt matters who you know—referral networks in the labor market
Half of all workers say they found their current job through a friend or social acquaintance, but "job-referral networks" may help perpetuate inequality, according to new research from the University...
View ArticleWill universal basic income ever become an American reality?
Finland is on the verge of launching a two-year experiment in which a randomly selected group of 2,000 unemployed people—from white-collar computer programmers to blue-collar construction workers—will...
View ArticleIs student debt responsible for 'boomeranging' among young adults?
While student loan debt has reached an all-time high, with the average college graduate owing $30,000 in student loans, it does not increase young adults' risk of "boomeranging" or returning to their...
View ArticleAge at immigration influences occupational skill development
The future occupations of U.S. immigrant children are influenced by how similar their native language is to English, finds a new study by scholars at Duke University and the U.S. Naval Postgraduate...
View ArticleUS regulators accuse Google of underpaying female workers
Government investigators looking into how Google pays its employees have accused the tech giant of shortchanging women doing similar work to men.
View ArticleGoogle refutes charges, says there is no gender pay gap
Google said it's "taken aback " by the government's claim that it doesn't compensate women fairly.
View ArticleStudy identifies effects of EU expansion on labor, research
Rather than a brain-drain, the 13-country European Union (EU) expansion initiated more than a decade ago triggered a brain-reconfiguration—the rising circulation of knowledge through the increased...
View ArticleSaving costs with cover crops
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have found a cost-saving strategy for cotton growers in Alabama who use cover crops.
View ArticlePersonality factors are best defense against losing your job to a robot
Worried robots will take your job? Researchers say people who are more intelligent and who showed an interest in the arts and sciences during high school are less likely to fall victim to automation.
View ArticleThe social media economy benefits few, new book suggests
Fashion bloggers and Instagrammers seem to enjoy a coveted lifestyle, with jet-setting to exotic locales, couture clothing furnished by designers and countless other caption-worthy experiences.
View ArticleImmigrants on Temporary Protected Status more civically engaged
U.S. immigrants from El Salvador, Nicaragua and Honduras on Temporary Protected Status, despite its in-between and temporary nature, generally do better than undocumented immigrants in educational...
View ArticleGlobal warming could result in losses for the European wine industry
Slight increases in temperature in Mediterranean regions from global warming could potentially result in labor, productivity and economic losses for the European wine industry, an article in the...
View ArticleSurvey reports employment characteristics for more than 200 fields of study
The National Science Foundation's National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics has more than doubled the sample size of its 2015 Survey of Doctorate Recipients in order to examine employment...
View ArticleJudge: Govt. asked Google for too much data in gender case
An administrative law judge has ruled that Labor Department officials investigating gender pay bias had asked Google for data in a way that's too broad and intrusive on employee privacy.
View ArticleJob gains for Americans with disabilities add to strength of labor market
Sustained job growth for Americans with disabilities contributed to the upward trend in the labor market, according to today's National Trends in Disability Employment - Monthly Update (nTIDE), issued...
View ArticleLabor market effects of trade liberalization
Economists have long touted the benefits of free trade between individuals and countries as a pillar of human progress and a foundational principle of global society. While most experts argue that free...
View ArticleAug 2017 Jobs Report: Labor Day job numbers remain upbeat for Americans with...
As we celebrate Labor Day, the job news remains upbeat for Americans with disabilities, according to today's National Trends in Disability Employment - Monthly Update (nTIDE), issued by Kessler...
View ArticleFailure to find a job can land women back in prison
Los Angeles incarcerates more people than any other city in the world, at a fiscal cost of more than $75,000 per person annually. But University of California, Riverside sociologist Susila Gurusami...
View ArticleThe right women for the job
Work in America has changed dramatically in the last century from Henry Ford's moving assembly line to automation today, but arguably the largest change is women. Women's participation in the labor...
View ArticleWorkers at iPhone supplier in China protest unpaid bonuses
Hundreds of workers streamed through dark streets, blocking an entrance to an Apple iPhone supplier's factory in eastern China to protest unpaid bonuses and factory reassignments, two witnesses and...
View ArticleNew tool can help job searchers better position themselves in market
With the decline of manufacturing, the U.S. economy has increasingly shifted toward knowledge-based production: industries focused on implementing new ideas surrounding technology, product design,...
View ArticleAmazon workers in Germany, Italy stage Black Friday strike (Update)
Workers at a half dozen Amazon distribution centers in Germany and one in Italy walked off the job Friday, in a protest timed to coincide with "Black Friday" to demand better wages from the American...
View ArticleUntrustworthy memories make it hard to shop ethically
Imagine a shopper, Sarah, who is concerned about child labor and knows about groups like the Fair Wear Foundation that certify which brands sell ethically produced clothing. Hours after learning that...
View ArticleThe gig economy may strengthen the 'invisible advantage' men have at work
Martin Schneider often got things done faster than a female colleague, Nicole Hallberg, who worked at the same small employment services agency. He figured this was because of his extra experience.
View ArticleJeans made with child labor? People choose willful ignorance
Many consumers have found a way to cope with the knowledge that products they like have been made unethically: They simply forget they ever knew it.
View ArticleChina's birthrate dropped despite allowing 2-child families
The birthrate in China fell last year despite the country easing its family planning policies and allowing all couples to have two children, a result parents say of the stresses of urban life.
View ArticleWorkers at Apple supplier complain of unsafe conditions
For the second time in three months, Apple is facing questions about working conditions at its Chinese suppliers.
View ArticleFactories get more business when they treat workers right
For years, academics have debated if relaxing labor and environmental standards attracts or repels international business. Now a new study finds that manufacturers that adhere to basic labor and...
View ArticleVenture fund invests in startups to improve labor practices
Companies like Apple and Walt Disney as well as Walmart's philanthropic foundation are investors in a $23 million venture fund aiming to use tools like artificial intelligence and blockchain technology...
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