Archive for category Workers’ Rights and Responsibilities

Pope urges business leaders to serve human dignity and the common good

Posted by on Wednesday, 22 January, 2014

http://ncronline.org/blogs/francis-chronicles/pope-urges-business-leaders-serve-human-dignity-common-good


Canadian jobs programs threatened by budget

Posted by on Tuesday, 21 January, 2014

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canada-job-grant-endangers-programs-for-vulnerable-workers-ontario-warns/article16424956/


UN: weak global economy preventing job growth

Posted by on Tuesday, 21 January, 2014

http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp/http%3Cspan%20class=%27pullme%27%3EIt%20has%20become%20increasingly%20clear%20that%20disasters%20are%20setting%20back%20efforts%20in%20development%20%E2%80%93%20they%20can%20cripple%20the%20economy,%20destroy%20infrastructure,%20and%20plunge%20more%20people%20into%20poverty%3C/span%3E://www.unisdr.org/www.unama-afg.org/news/_pc/_english/2008/http%3Cspan%20class=%27pullme%27%3EIt%20has%20become%20increasingly%20clear%20that%20disasters%20are%20setting%20back%20efforts%20in%20development%20%E2%80%93%20they%20can%20cripple%20the%20economy,%20destroy%20infrastructure,%20and%20plunge%20more%20people%20into%20poverty%3C/span%3E://www.unisdr.org/html/www.iaea.org/story.asp?NewsID=46966&Cr=labour&Cr1=


Union boss defends suggestive photo

Posted by on Monday, 20 January, 2014

http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/01/20/quebec-union-boss-defends-photo-of-him-chumming-around-with-business-leaders-in-virgin-islands/


CA Prime Minister Harper criticizes CA foreign worker program

Posted by on Friday, 17 January, 2014

http://www.vancouversun.com/Harper+takes+temporary+foreign+worker+program/9398719/story.html


Ontario expands online post secondary offerings

Posted by on Wednesday, 15 January, 2014

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ontario-to-launch-central-hub-for-online-postsecondary-classes/article16299333/


CA provincial and federal jobs programs questioned

Posted by on Saturday, 11 January, 2014

http://www.torontosun.com/2014/01/10/lousy-jobs-data-should-make-premiers-and-prime-ministers-nervous


CA Prime Minister Harper hails opening of northern road to resources

Posted by on Thursday, 9 January, 2014

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/stephen-harper-hails-start-of-inuvik-s-road-to-resources-1.2488439


United Nations said to be “too Christian”

Posted by on Thursday, 2 January, 2014

http://www.worldbulletin.net/?aType=haber&ArticleID=126058


Despite progress, UN fears growth of slums

Posted by on Tuesday, 10 December, 2013

http://www.thestate.com/2013/12/09/3150074/un-predicts-near-doubling-of-city.html