The world's biggest temporary staffing agency said Thursday August 9th that that it saw revenue growth last quarter as uncertainty in key European markets helped drive demand for short-term workers.
The Swiss Government announced on September 28th that it has incorporated into law the International Labour Organization's updated protocol to eradicate coerced labour.
Only a fourth of the world's workforce have stable contracts, leading to growing job insecurity, a report from the Geneva-based International Labour Organization said on Tuesday.
Progress on gender equality in the workplace remains inadequate 20 years after governments around the world signed the Beijing declaration on women’s rights, the Geneva-based International Labour Organization said on Friday.
Wages in developed countries are flatlining and even falling in some places, holding down economic growth after the financial crisis and increasing the risk of deflation, the Geneva-based International Labour Organization said on Friday.
New figures show the unemployment rate in Switzerland rose to 4.4 percent in the second quarter of this year — a slight increase over the same period last year.
The United Nation's Geneva-based labour agency on Tuesday denounced "premature" austerity measures brought in by governments around the world during the financial crisis, saying they have hurt the world's most vulnerable people.
Workers in developing countries are increasingly moving to better jobs and joining the middle class, but 839 million workers still earn less than $2 a day, the Geneva-based International Labour Organization said.
Global unemployment climbed by five million people in 2013 to 202 million despite green shoots in the world economy, signalling a jobless recovery, the Geneva-based International Labour Organization said on Tuesday.
Inequality is on the rise in most advanced economies, the Geneva-based International Labour Organization lamented on Monday, decrying surging executive compensation and large companies hording profits rather than investing.
<p><span lang="EN-GB">With unemployment on the rise in Switzerland, the country's main employers' association is calling for the implementation “emergency measures” to help make businesses more competitive again. </span><strong><span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></strong></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US">Swiss trade union Travail Suisse has called on the government to loosen immigration laws and allow more workers into the country in order to fill future labour market gaps in sectors such as education, healthcare and engineering</span><span lang="EN-US">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Zurich cantonal police say they will refuse to issue fines for up to three months, in a protest against working conditions.</span></p>
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