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Working for Health: Five year action plan for health employment & inclusive economic growth adopted
The World Health Assembly today adopted a joint ILO OECD WHO five-year action plan aimed at working with countries and key stakeholders to make progress towards expanding and transforming the health and social workforce.
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President Trump orders review of U.S. visa program for bringing high-skilled foreign workers into the country | U.S. Chamber of Commerce statement
The Trump Administration has issued a new Executive Order on government procurement and H1-8 visas, which will place stricter conditions on qualifications for foreign workers and review the effectiveness of "Buy American" provisions in public procurement.
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Politics: Employment Commissioner: 2016 European Semester to focus on divergence, unemployment, ageing
In terms of living conditions, our Member States have been drifting apart instead of moving closer together...economic growth and social fairness must go hand-in-hand...We want to prioritise investment without forgetting human capital and related social investment, said EU Commissioner for Employm...
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HN interview with Commissioner Jourová:some EU member states lose 5% of GDP per year due to low employment of women
Originally, the European Commission planned to have equal participation of women and men in the EU’’s labor market by 2020. Nowadays, 2081 seems to be a more likely date. Some EU member states lose 5% of GDP due to low participation of women in the economy, says European Commissioner for Justice, ...
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