twib.news

Society Iceland

4. November 2024

Shorter Work Week: Good for Employers and Employees!

Since Icelandic employees have adopted shorter workable hours, including a four-day week, with no loss in pay, the Nordic Island nation has observed faster economic growth than most of its European counterparts.

Society

Society Germany

12. June 2024

A Promise to Improve Labour Rights Globally

As Europe’s largest economy and importer of clothing, Germany could become an actor of change in labor law due to its new law enforcing companies to actively prevent, minimize, and eliminate human rights violations across the workforce in Pakistan and worldwide.

Society

Society Sub-Saharan Africa

30. November 2023

Embracing Gender Equality for a Better Social and Economic Tomorrow

A growing number of Sub-Saharan African countries are taking concrete measures to achieve legal gender equality, profoundly and positively impacting women’s empowerment and opening up new avenues for them to pursue their professional aspirations.

Society

Society The World

16. September 2023

Working Mothers Don’t Have to Stop Breastfeeding, Thanks to Global Support

Breastfeeding rates are improving all around the world thanks to policies and programs designed to facilitate the essential bonding activity between mothers and children, most notably in the workplace.

Society

Society Canada

24. July 2023

Great News, Working Parents: We’re Reducing Your Childcare Fees Here!

Canada has introduced reduced-cost childcare programs in an effort to ease the burden on working parents.

Society

Society Bangladesh

6. July 2023

See Better, Live Better: Community Workers Give Out Glasses to Those in Need

An army of community health workers is roaming Bangladesh to help near-sighted adult citizens by dispensing reading glasses to give them back their eyesight, well-being, and capacity to earn a living.

Society

Society United States

3. April 2023

Once Among the Most Deadly Occupations, Now Much Safer

Construction, an occupation that once used to be among the most dangerous in the world, has steadily gotten safer over the course of the 20th century.

Society

Society The World

20. February 2023

Less People Living in Poverty Across the Globe

Since 1991, the number of working poor - employed people who live on less than $1.90 per day, which is considered to be the international poverty line - has decreased substantially.

Society

Society Sierra Leone

12. February 2023

Gender Equality Win: “For So Long We Haven’t Been Fair to You”

Sierra Leone has passed a ground-breaking law that greatly improves women’s rights, betting on the female population to thrive on a professional level and contribute to the country’s prosperity in a safe manner.

Society

Society China

10. February 2023

Finally: More Rights for Women at Work Here

Passed and amended last year, China’s new law reducing gender discrimination and sexual harassment in the workplace is now in effect, thus giving a fair chance for women to have a happier and healthier professional life.