Entrenched ideas of employment rights among the French workforce are pushing some businesses to shy away from having people work longer days. This is in spite of Sarkozy’s move in July to make a 35-hour workweek a "reference week" rather than a hard-and fast rule. The law also allows an annual maximum of 235 working […]
BABY BOTTLE TOOTH DECAY
Baby Bottle Tooth Decay ( B B T D ) is the term adopted in 1986 by the Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Oral Health Coalition to describe the decay of primary maxillary incisors that occurs due to prolonged bottle feeding in young children. BBTD is commonly found in children who are given a bottle of […]
Time to Act Now on China’s Devastating Currency, Trade Practices
Posted by James Parks to AFL-CIO NOW China’s continued undervaluation of its currency is a major, overriding trade issue, which requires immediate action, says a coalition of union and business leaders. And a new report released today shows China’s trade practices cost 2.3 million good U.S. jobs, including 366,000 last year alone. AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Richard […]
Global economic shocks may push 16mn people into poverty
Top UN experts on Latin America and the Caribbean have warned that global economic shocks could throw some 16 million people of the Americas into extreme poverty, threatening important gains toward achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the region. Concluding a two-day meeting at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the regional directors of […]
Obama pledges ‘unshakeable commitment’ to Israel’s security, but who will guarantee Palestineâ
US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama ended his trip to Israel on Thursday morning with a surprise visit to occupied al-Qud’s (Jerusalem’s) Western Wall, before heading for Berlin. On Wednesday, Obama pledged his “unshakeable commitment to Israel’s security,” after a day of meetings with the Zionist State’s most senior leaders. But who will guarantee Palestine’s […]
HP Captures No. 1 Position in Asia Pacific
HP has announced that it took the No. 1 position in overall UNIX Server revenue in Asia Pacific (inc. Japan) in CYQ1, 2008 according to industry analyst firm IDC (1). HP captured 31.7% revenue market share of the Asia Pacific UNIX Server market in CYQ1, 2008. UNIX server revenues for HP in Asia Pacific (inc. […]
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