Saleem Samad – AHN News Correspondent Dhaka, Bangladesh (AHN) – After a five-year hiatus, a revived regional dialogue on human rights of migrant workers worldwide resumed in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Tuesday. Ministers from Asian labor-sending countries are holding three days of business about endorsing protections for migrant workers, Human Rights Watch, Migrant Forum [...]
Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines (AHN) – Philippine Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz hinted Monday that there might be no wage hike announcement on May 1 when the country observes Labor Day. Instead the government may grant non-cash benefits to Filipino workers. Baldoz said the non-cash benefits the government is studying include [...]
Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Philadelphia, PA, United States (AHN) – The Philadelphia Orchestra plans to file for Chapter 11 protection to restructure its finances in the face of a $14.5 million deficit. The orchestra’s board of directors decided over the weekend to declare bankruptcy despite opposition from musicians who have been in talks [...]
Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – The number of first-time applicants for jobless benefits unexpectedly rose for the week ending April 9 by 27,000 to 412,000. Analysts had expected the number to remain in the 380,000 range. Some analysts now say the jump in claims signals uncertainty over recovery [...]
Kareem Shaker – AHN Sports Reporter Dallas, TX, United States – Dallas Cowboys All-Pro linebacker DeMarcus Ware recently decided to pass on receiving $60,000 in lockout pay from the NFL Players Association’s lockout fund as a show of “unity” from one of Dallas’ player representatives. “I think it builds a unity,” said Ware told ESPNDallas.com, [...]
AHN Sports Staff Cleveland, OH, United States (AHN Sports) – NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will join several Cleveland Browns executives Thursday to entertain questions from a group of lockout-hit season-ticket holders. Browns VP of ticket sales and service Chris Gallagher confirmed Wednesday Goddell along with team GM Tom Heckert and president Mike Holmgren has set [...]
Linda Young – AHN News Writer London, United Kingdom (AHN) – Unemployment fell by 17,000 in the United Kingdom to 2.48 million during the three months ending in February. That brought the unemployment rate to 7.8 percent, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It marked the first time since last fall that unemployment [...]
Windsor Genova – AHN News News Writer Los Angeles, CA, United States (AHN) – Two veteran motorcycle policemen were awarded Monday $2 million by a jury who found their Los Angeles Police Department commanders guilty of requiring them to issue 18 traffic violation tickets per day. Howard Chan and David Benioff of the LAPD West [...]
Jojo Doria – AHN Sports Contributor St. Paul, MN, United States (AHN Sports) – There is a new twist in the month-old impasse between the NFL’s owners and players after it was reported that mediation could resume during the league lockout. According to the Washington Post, both sides might head back to the negotiation table [...]
Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News London, England, United Kingdom (AHN) – More than 890,000 British workers are expected to benefit from a recommendation from the Low Pay Commission to hike the national minimum wage beginning October. The new rates, which ministers have approved, are $9.96 (GBP 6.08) per hour for adult workers and $8.16 (GBP [...]
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