New Technology, New Jobs – Educating The Future Smart Grid Workforce
By Karen Stewartson, Government Technology— Not only is Massoud Amin a scholar and educator, he’s also considered the “father of the smart grid.” This Q&A from Government Technology with University...
View ArticleMore Than 2,000 Chinese Employees Riot At Foxconn iPhone Factory
About 2,000 Chinese employees of Foxconn Technology Group, which makes the Apple iPhone, reportedly rioted into the early hours of Monday, 24 September 2012, forcing the plant where they work to shut...
View ArticleJob Search Engine Indeed.com Bought By Japan’s Recruit Co.
Recruit Co. Ltd., a firm that once brought Japan’s government to its knees in a 1988 scandal, has purchased popular job search engine Indeed.com. Both Indeed and Recruit Co. are privately held...
View ArticleU.S. Public Concerned About China’s Economic Power, Policy Experts Differ
Pew Global Attitudes Project— With China a key foreign policy issue in the 2012 presidential contest and both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney promising to “get tough” with China. However, the American...
View ArticleSigns Point To No Or Slow Growth In Global Job Markets In 2013
A global economic storm is raging, putting a dark cloud over job growth. Several recent reports from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and other observers of the global and U.S. job markets and...
View ArticleTrends Still Murky But Positive U.S. Jobs Numbers Drive Dow To 5-Year High
Good news on the U.S. jobs market led to a rally for the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The U.S. unemployment rate in September fell from 8.1% to 7.8%, the lowest since January 2009. More Americans...
View ArticleDeepening Economic Doubts In India
Pew Global Attitudes Project- The economic euphoria in India during the last few years, inspired by the country’s seemingly inevitable march toward double-digit growth, has suddenly soured. Although...
View ArticleAs China’s Wages Rise, Is The Cheap Manufacturing Era Ending?
ILO News– Wages in China more than tripled between 2000 and 2010, leading to speculation about whether the era of cheap Chinese labor is over. The figures relate mainly to state-owned enterprises,...
View ArticleThe Global Economy in 2013: “Fragile and Timid Recovery”
The global economy faces fewer headwinds in 2013 compared with last year and will likely grow a modest 3.5%, participants at the 43rd World Economic Annual Meeting were told in Davos, Switzerland. But...
View ArticleWanted Local Workforce For The Global Oil And Gas Industry
ILO News— Wanted: A local workforce for a global industry. Global demand for crude oil and natural gas is growing, leading to a surge in investment and increasing worldwide demand for skilled workers....
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