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Lonmin has spent 1.6 billion dollars in cash since 2008 and lost 98% of its value since 2012. The takeover will reportedly see 12,600 of Lonmin’s 35,000 jobs cut over three years…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB227529
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Pakistan's divestment drive.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB208565
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The strike was prompted by unions' rejection of the 27% ceiling the government attempted to impose on wage rises. With this ceiling, real wages will suffer further given existing…
Beneath this short-term decline, however, lies a different long-term trend. Especially in developed economies, women’s workforce participation has steadily increased, partly due…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276508
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The disruption at Sibanye-Stillwater’s gold mines reflects wider turmoil in the gold mining sector, including a 13th consecutive month of production decline in October. Meanwhile…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB240617
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Slow cuts to global steel overcapacity.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB209725
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EU measures of poverty in a context of rising unconventional employment.
Strong economic growth has provided the resources that have supported increased job creation. However, the rise in employment rates, particularly among women, is also the result…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272093
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Since Buhari's All Progressives Congress (APC) party won the elections on March 31 with 54.5% of the vote, it has been at pains to dilute high popular expectations of its lofty…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB199788
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As the need for cheap and low-skilled labour falls, wage differentials between Africa and other regions will cease to be a major draw for multinational firms and foreign…