Labor

Labor Party wins Saint Lucia’s general election

Published on: July 27, 2021
13:45

Castries, Jul 27 (Prensa Latina) The Saint Lucia Labor Party (SLP), led by Philip Pierre, has won the general elections in that country and thwarted the efforts of outgoing Prime Minister Allen Chastanet for his re-election, it was reported on Tuesday.

Jobless benefit claims are on the rise again in U.S.

Published on: July 23, 2021
07:14

Washington, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) Jobless benefits unexpectedly rose to 419,000 in the United States, in spite of the domestic economic recovery and an improved labor market, the Labor Department reported.

UK Young Labor calls for the end of US blockade against Cuba

Published on: July 17, 2021
10:24

London, Jul 17 (Prensa Latina) Young Labor of the UK Labor Party on Saturday expressed its solidarity with the Cuban people and government in the face of destabilizing attempts financed and promoted from abroad, and also called for the end of the US blockade against Cuba.

Global labor migration rises by 5 million

Published on: July 1, 2021
07:13

Geneva, Jul 1 (Prensa Latina) The number of global migrant workers has jumped to 169 million, a 3% rise since 2017, according to the latest estimates from the International Labor Organization (ILO).

Cuba denounces impact of the blockade in ILO conference

Published on: June 15, 2021
13:34

Havana, Jun 15 (Latin Press) At the International Labor Organization Conference on Tuesday, Cuba denounced the impact of the United States blockade imposed for almost six decades that limits the potential and the entrepreneurship of business people.

International Organizations call to recover labor market

Published on: June 15, 2021
07:20

Santiago de Chile, Jun 15 (Prensa Latina) International bodies on Monday warned about slow recovery of labor market in Latin America and the Caribbean, hard hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a report published by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the International Labor Organization (ILO).

Diaz-Canel highlights childhood protection programs in Cuba

Published on: June 12, 2021
11:28

Havana, Jan 12 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Saturday highlighted his country's child protection programs against any kind of exploitation, a principle established in the national legal system.

Child labor figure rises to 160 million, as Covid puts more at risk

Published on: June 11, 2021
07:39

United Nations, Jun 11 (Prensa Latina) For the first time in two decades, the number of children being put to work has risen – to 160 million worldwide, representing an increase of 8.4 million over four years – while millions of other are at risk due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new UN report launched on Thursday.

Russian economy is recovering despite Covid-19 impact

Published on: June 4, 2021
13:36

Moscow, Jun 4(Prensa Latina) The Russian economy is gradually recovering despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, President Vladimir Putin noted on Friday at the plenary session of the Saint Petersburg International Economy Forum.

Fewer unemployment application assistance in US

Published on: May 14, 2021
08:24

Washington, May 13 (Prensa Latina) Unemployment assistance applications dropped 473,000 past week, lowest figure since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Labor Department reported.

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