Workers
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Bodies Of Workers Of Canadian Mining Companies Found After Being Taken By Mexican Cartel
The bodies of at least four workers of a Canadian mining company abducted by alleged cartel members were found in Sinaloa, according to a new report. At least four bodies…
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Mexican Navy Dismantles 10 Criminal Camps as Search for Missing Sinaloa Workers Drags On
More than a dozen workers in Sinaloa have been missing for three weeks after an armed group allegedly linked to organized crime kidnapped them at their job site in the…
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Nike Axes 775 Warehouse Jobs As Robots Replace Workers — Joining GM and Tyson in Automation Wave
Nike has confirmed it will eliminate 775 jobs at its distribution centres in Tennessee and Mississippi, with the sportswear giant explicitly citing ‘advanced technology and automation’ as the driving force…
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Hundreds of US Fast Food Workers at Risk as Popeyes Franchisee Teeters on Bankruptcy
A significant franchise operator of one of America’s most recognisable fried chicken brands has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, throwing the futures of hundreds of employees and more than 130…
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ICE Arrests Minnesota Restaurant Workers After Dining With Them
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, who ate at a family-run Mexican restaurant in Minnesota, were later involved in the arrest of its workers the same evening, a sequence that…
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PDD, owner of Temu, fires dozens of workers after fistfight with China officials
PDD Holdings fired a government relations team in Shanghai following a fistfight between employees and Chinese regulators who were performing checks at the e-commerce company, according to people familiar with…
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Singapore: 12 Migrant Workers Arrested in CNB Drug Raid at Woodlands Dormitory
Twelve migrant workers were arrested for suspected drug-related offences during a multi-agency raid at a Woodlands dormitory on Thursday, November 27. The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) said on Friday, November…
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Salary Sacrifice Pension Perks Capped: What UK Workers Need to Know After Budget Change
Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget announcement has confirmed a significant change to the way salary sacrifice pension contributions will be treated in the United Kingdom. From April 2029, workers who use…
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UK Increase Minimum Pay of Low Income Workers, Business Leaders Worry About Its Effects
Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a generous pay rise for millions of low-income workers in the UK as part of the government’s goal of improving the country’s living standards, but business…
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What Is B-Heard? Zohran Mamdani Wants Social Workers and Not Cops to Respond to 911 Calls but a Similar Plan Is Already Flopping in the Big Apple
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is pushing to replace police officers with social workers for responding to 911 calls — but a similar initiative is already running in New York City, and…
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Trump Backs H-1B Visas Citing Shortage of Workers With ‘Certain Talents’ in High-Skill Fields
President Donald Trump said the United States lacks workers with “certain talents” needed in key industries, defending the H-1B skilled worker visa program even as his administration imposes new financial…
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Starbucks workers to strike in 40 cities, targeting ‘Red Cup Day’
[NEW YORK] Unionised Starbucks baristas are launching a wave of walkouts on Thursday (Nov 13), a work stoppage they say could grow to become their biggest strike to date. Workers…
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Ex-Prince Andrew Once Had 40 Sex Workers Brought to His Luxury Hotel in Thailand on Taxpayer-Funded Trip, Biographer Claims
Disgraced Prince Andrew allegedly once arranged for around 40 sex workers to be brought to his luxury hotel in Thailand during an official visit funded by taxpayers, according to claims…
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Union for 800K US Workers Demands Congress End Brutal Shutdown
The largest union representing federal government employees in the United States has issued an urgent call for Congress to end the ongoing government shutdown, now entering its fourth week. The…
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Government Shutdown Chaos: Trump Blamed After ‘Failed’ Senate Vote Leaves Federal Workers in Limbo Over Pay
The paychecks stopped, but the work did not. For hundreds of thousands of ‘excepted’ federal employees deemed essential, the US government shutdown means reporting for duty without knowing when they…
