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US teacher protests also imply other challenges

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UNITED STATES

Education-related protests in the United States, and their wider political, economic and industrial implications.

Private education’s rise in Poland looks to continue

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POLAND

Private schooling in Poland appears to be a growth industry. This development, often blamed on the educational reforms implemented by the current Law and Justice (PiS…

Workforce localisation will accelerate in Saudi Arabia

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SAUDI ARABIA

However, more than half of employed Saudis work in the public sector, with their pay absorbing about 45% of the state budget. Increased employment of Saudi nationals in…

Pandemic deepens long-term risks to US women workers

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UNITED STATES

Women, especially those from minorities, are more likely to have dropped out of the labour force or moved to part-time or precarious employment. Jobs recovery has also been slower…

Immigration benefits may be squandered in Chile

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CHILE

Economic and social impacts of immigration.

Peru teachers' strike ends, but will not be the last

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PERU

However, the government and the strikers failed to reach agreement on the key topic of institutionalising periodic evaluations of teachers’ competence. Marilu Marten’s future as…

Philippines budget will help state and business

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PHILIPPINES

The budget was submitted on August 15 and is President Rodrigo Duterte's first. It is mildly expansive, focusing on the new administration's priorities of infrastructure, law and…

Afghan aid flows will resume, bypassing the Taliban

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AFGHANISTAN

The Taliban government has allowed UN agencies to start paying salaries directly to teachers and healthcare workers. It initially stalled on this, but has now conceded for fear of…

Hungarian businesses are in hiring mood again

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HUNGARY

Overall labour market figures have improved considerably in the past decade, and the traditionally low employment rate has now risen above the EU average. However, the…

Clientelism will not avail Greek ruling party in 2019

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GREECE

The agreement settles the Macedonian ‘name dispute' that has bedevilled bilateral relations since the mid-1990s. Foreign, not social, issues have taken centre stage in politics…