http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/15008-labor-issues.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/15008-labor-issues.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2092612-eu-survey-reveals-gays-live-fear.html THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Across Europe, gay couples are scared of publicly engaging in even the most basic expression of their affection: Holding hands. Released Friday, the largest ever EU survey of hate crime and discrimination targeting members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in the 27-nation bloc and Croatia showed many of... Fri, 17 May 2013 13:42:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2092612-eu-survey-reveals-gays-live-fear.html 2013-05-17T13:42:58Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2092960-4-month-strike-psa-peugeot-citroen-plant-ends.html PARIS (AP) — A four-month strike at a car factory north of Paris has come to an end, although the workers say they will still fight a plan to close the plant. PSA Peugeot Citroen said Friday that it had signed an agreement with the CGT union to end the strike, which started in January. The CGT called the strike "suspended." Peugeot said around 130 of the ... Fri, 17 May 2013 13:10:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2092960-4-month-strike-psa-peugeot-citroen-plant-ends.html 2013-05-17T13:10:34Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2090950-house-immigration-group-reaches-deal.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of House members announced a deal Thursday on sweeping immigration legislation, a breakthrough that could boost chances for one of President Barack Obama's top second-term priorities. It came after months of secretive talks among the four Republican and four Democratic House members had seemed to stall in recent days e... Fri, 17 May 2013 00:27:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2090950-house-immigration-group-reaches-deal.html 2013-05-17T00:27:37Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2089870-greek-strikes-halt-air-travel.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Flights in Greece were halted for four hours Thursday as the country's two largest labor unions staged work stoppages to protest austerity measures and a government decision to cancel a teachers' strike. Flights resumed after being grounded between 12:00 and 4:00 p.m. (0900-1300 GMT), when air traffic controllers joined the protest c... Thu, 16 May 2013 17:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2089870-greek-strikes-halt-air-travel.html 2013-05-16T17:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2090120-slovenia-govt-confirms-union-agreed-wage-cuts.html LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia's government has formally approved an agreement it reached with trade unions to cut public sector wages by up to 4.8 percent as part of budget austerity measures the country needs to avoid an international bailout. The agreement, which was confirmed Thursday, is expected to save 108.6 million euros ($141 million) this y... Thu, 16 May 2013 12:58:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2090120-slovenia-govt-confirms-union-agreed-wage-cuts.html 2013-05-16T12:58:01Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2090088-residents-shout-protest-refinery-china.html KUNMING, China (AP) — More than 2,000 people in southern China unfurled banners and shouted "Protest! Protest!" on Thursday to oppose plans for a petroleum refinery, in a large environmental rally that local authorities allowed to go forward in order to let the public vent frustration. The gathering in downtown Kunming — the second one in the city this mo... Thu, 16 May 2013 11:53:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2090088-residents-shout-protest-refinery-china.html 2013-05-16T11:53:49Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2088528-trade-group-slams-safety-pact-bangladesh.html NEW YORK (AP) — The largest U.S. retail-industry group on Wednesday criticized an international pact aimed at improving factory conditions in Bangladesh's garment industry, saying it was a "one-size-fits-all" approach promoted by special interests. The National Retail Federation's statement came as more global retailers signed on to the pact backed by abo... Thu, 16 May 2013 01:11:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2088528-trade-group-slams-safety-pact-bangladesh.html 2013-05-16T01:11:28Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2085986-chains-grapple-with-to-improve-safety.html NEW YORK (AP) — While several more global clothing chains on Tuesday were announcing that they agreed to a historic pact to improve factory conditions in Bangladesh, U.S. retailers were scrambling to come up with their own safety plans. A total of more than a dozen brands this week announced plans to sign a five-year, legally binding contract that require... Tue, 14 May 2013 23:04:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2085986-chains-grapple-with-to-improve-safety.html 2013-05-14T23:04:39Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2083736-bangladesh-honors-dead-building-collapse.html DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Thousands of mourners gathered Tuesday at the wreckage of a Bangladeshi garment factory building to offer prayers for the souls of the 1,127 people who died in the structure's collapse last month, the worst tragedy in the history of the global garment industry. The Islamic prayer service was held a day after the army ended a nearl... Tue, 14 May 2013 20:59:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2083736-bangladesh-honors-dead-building-collapse.html 2013-05-14T20:59:32Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2083988-fitch-upgrades-greeces-credit-rating.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Debt-hobbled Greece got a new morale boost Tuesday, with Fitch ratings agency upgrading its sovereign credit grade, a day after the country's European creditors backed the release of a new rescue loan payment. However, the one-notch upgrade from CCC to B- still leaves Greece's government debt six levels deep in junk status — that is,... Tue, 14 May 2013 18:14:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2083988-fitch-upgrades-greeces-credit-rating.html 2013-05-14T18:14:17Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2084340-slovenia-government-unions-agree-wage-cuts.html LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia's government and trade unions on Tuesday reached a tentative agreement to cut public sector wages by up to 4.8 percent as part of budget austerity measures the country needs to avoid an international bailout. The deal is expected to save 108.6 million euros ($141 million) this year and 182.6 million euros in 2014 for de... Tue, 14 May 2013 14:55:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2084340-slovenia-government-unions-agree-wage-cuts.html 2013-05-14T14:55:07Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2083550-croatia-airlines-strike-pay-cuts.html ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia Airlines pilots and flight attendants went on strike Tuesday over planned salary cuts and layoffs that are part of efforts to restructure the loss-making state carrier ahead of the country's European Union entry. The indefinite strike canceled some 25 international and domestic flights scheduled for Tuesday. Most of the pass... Tue, 14 May 2013 13:04:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2083550-croatia-airlines-strike-pay-cuts.html 2013-05-14T13:04:27Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2083734-amazon-workers-germany-stage-strike.html BERLIN (AP) — A union representing workers at Amazon in Germany says members are striking in a push for higher wages from the online retailer. The ver.di union said Tuesday it is urging Amazon to adopt wage agreements similar to those governing retail and mail-order workers. The union says those agreements include Christmas bonuses and extra pay for worki... Tue, 14 May 2013 11:19:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2083734-amazon-workers-germany-stage-strike.html 2013-05-14T11:19:35Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2083328-hrw-sex-workers-china-subject-to-police-abuse.html BEIJING (AP) — Police in China frequently beat, torture and arbitrarily detain suspected sex workers, often with little or no evidence that they engaged in prostitution, a rights group said Tuesday in a report that called on the government to discipline abusive officers. Officers sometimes detain women only on the basis of their carrying condoms, thus det... Tue, 14 May 2013 06:48:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2083328-hrw-sex-workers-china-subject-to-police-abuse.html 2013-05-14T06:48:50Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2081774-big-retailers-safety-accord-bangladesh.html NEW YORK (AP) — Some of the world's largest retailers have agreed to a first-of-its-kind pact to improve safety at some of Bangladesh's garment factories following a building collapse that killed more than 1,100 workers in the country last month. The move comes just days shy of a deadline imposed by workers' rights groups that said they would hold street ... Mon, 13 May 2013 23:34:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2081774-big-retailers-safety-accord-bangladesh.html 2013-05-13T23:34:46Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2081262-search-ends-bangladesh-death-toll-1127.html SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Several of the biggest Western retailers embraced a plan that would require them to pay for factory improvements in Bangladesh as the three-week search for victims of the worst garment-industry disaster in history ended Monday with the death toll at a staggering 1,127. Bangladesh's government also agreed to allow garment workers t... Mon, 13 May 2013 23:27:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2081262-search-ends-bangladesh-death-toll-1127.html 2013-05-13T23:27:42Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2081336-greece-uses-emergency-power-striking-teachers.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Greek government said Monday it will use emergency powers to prevent protesting teachers from disrupting university entrance exams this month. Civil servants' unions retaliated by calling a 24-hour strike for Tuesday. It is the third time this year that the conservative-led coalition government has used the emergency civil mobili... Mon, 13 May 2013 17:31:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2081336-greece-uses-emergency-power-striking-teachers.html 2013-05-13T17:31:18Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2081378-spain-portugal-demand-quick-action-bank-union.html MADRID (AP) — The leaders of Spain and Portugal on Monday demanded that the 17-nation eurozone speed up efforts to create a banking union and complained that credit is frozen in their countries, preventing economic growth and crucial job creation. Many banks are lending at relatively high rates because they are worried about the weak economy. Those higher... Mon, 13 May 2013 14:02:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2081378-spain-portugal-demand-quick-action-bank-union.html 2013-05-13T14:02:24Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2076204-greek-anti-austerity-strike-threatens-school-exams.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A union representing teachers at Greek state high schools on Friday called a series of strikes to start next week over new austerity cuts, in action that threatens annual university entrance exams. The Greek Federation of Secondary Education State School Teachers, OLME, voted to hold a 24-hour strike on May 17 and rolling strikes the... Fri, 10 May 2013 15:19:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2076204-greek-anti-austerity-strike-threatens-school-exams.html 2013-05-10T15:19:57Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2073634-spain-education-sector-hit-strike-cuts.html MADRID (AP) — Thousands of students and teachers staged a strike across Spain on Thursday to protest government austerity measures and a planned new education reforms. The stoppage affected all levels of education and union pickets were placed at many schools and universities across the country. Organizers claimed a 65 percent turnout by teachers for the ... Thu, 09 May 2013 14:29:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2073634-spain-education-sector-hit-strike-cuts.html 2013-05-09T14:29:04Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2072062-soldier-faced-harassment-muslim.html RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Sgt. 1st Class Naida Hosan is not a Muslim — she's a Catholic. But her name sounded Islamic to fellow U.S. soldiers in Iraq, and they would taunt her, calling her "Sgt. Hussein" and asking what God she prayed to. So before deploying to Afghanistan last year for her second war tour, she legally changed her name — to Naida Christian Nov... Wed, 08 May 2013 21:47:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2072062-soldier-faced-harassment-muslim.html 2013-05-08T21:47:57Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2070928-wideroe-crew-strike-grounds-flights-norway.html OSLO, Norway (AP) — The Norwegian airline Wideroe says its cabin crew has gone on strike after labor negotiations broke down, grounding all aircraft and stranding 11,000 passengers in Norway and northern Europe. The airline says 312 flight attendants went on strike Wednesday to get their pension program in line with Wideroe's pilots, who are able to deter... Wed, 08 May 2013 10:31:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2070928-wideroe-crew-strike-grounds-flights-norway.html 2013-05-08T10:31:56Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2070350-bangladesh-garment-disaster-death-toll-reaches-761.html DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The death toll from a collapsed building housing five garment factories rose to 761 on Wednesday as authorities started disbursing salary and other benefits to the survivors in the country's deadliest industrial disaster. According to a control room at the scene, rescue workers recovered more bodies out of the wreckage of the eigh... Wed, 08 May 2013 04:36:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2070350-bangladesh-garment-disaster-death-toll-reaches-761.html 2013-05-08T04:36:36Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2067838-bangladesh-garment-accident-death-toll-passes-700.html DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Hundreds of survivors of last month's collapse of a building housing garment factories in Bangladesh protested for compensation Tuesday, as the death toll from the country's worst-ever industrial disaster passed 700. The police control room overseeing the recovery operation said the death toll stood at 705 on Tuesday afternoon as ... Tue, 07 May 2013 08:29:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2067838-bangladesh-garment-accident-death-toll-passes-700.html 2013-05-07T08:29:22Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2066352-fifa-proposes-tougher-sanctions-discrimination.html Teams face being thrown out of competitions or even relegated if their players, officials or fans are found guilty of racism or discrimination under strict proposals put forward by FIFA on Monday. The world governing body's new anti-racism task force also wants an official at stadiums with the specific job of identifying acts of discrimination, and for co... Mon, 06 May 2013 17:09:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2066352-fifa-proposes-tougher-sanctions-discrimination.html 2013-05-06T17:09:02Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2055520-world-angry-workers-unite-day.html ISTANBUL (AP) — Workers around the world united in anger during May Day rallies Wednesday — from fury in Europe over austerity measures that have cut wages, reduced benefits and eliminated many jobs altogether, to rage in Asia over relentlessly low pay, the rising cost of living and hideous working conditions that have left hundreds dead in recent months. ... Wed, 01 May 2013 18:29:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2055520-world-angry-workers-unite-day.html 2013-05-01T18:29:17Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2055490-day-strike-disrupts-transport-greece.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Ferry and train services in Greece have ground to a halt as unions hold a strike for May Day. And hundreds of people are gathering for planned rallies in central Athens Wednesday. The country's main labor unions are protesting soaring unemployment, which is the highest in the 27-country European Union, and the austerity measures the ... Wed, 01 May 2013 08:01:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2055490-day-strike-disrupts-transport-greece.html 2013-05-01T08:01:43Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2054866-shoppers-face-hurdles-finding-ethical-clothing.html NEW YORK (AP) — The building collapse in Bangladesh that killed hundreds of clothing factory workers last week put a spotlight on the sobering fact that people in poor countries often risk their lives working in unsafe conditions to make the cheap T-shirts and underwear that Westerners covet. The disaster, which comes after a fire in another Bangladesh fa... Wed, 01 May 2013 02:58:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2054866-shoppers-face-hurdles-finding-ethical-clothing.html 2013-05-01T02:58:29Z