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New York declares flu emergency

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New York (AFP) Jan 13, 2013 - New York's governor has declared a health emergency over a flu epidemic that has hit more than 19,000 people in the state, and in an exceptional measure cleared pharmacists to immunize infants and children.
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Work less to pollute less? What contribution can or must working time reduction play in reducing carbon emissions?

Work less to pollute less? What contribution can or must working time reduction play in reducing carbon emissions? | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it

New report from the European Trade Union Institute makes the case for radical working time reduction to achieve Europe's ambitious 2050 greenhouse gas targets.


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The great transformation in the global labour market

The great transformation in the global labour market | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it

The global expansion of higher education allows work traditionally reserved for the West to be done more cheaply and just as well in emerging nations, write Phillip Brown and Hugh Lauder. The result is that the wages and working conditions of western employees no longer set the global benchmark.

 

Brilliant article in Eurozine on the global war for labour which will put even more pressure on Western wages, working conditions and employment. Must-read piece.


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