More than 160,000 migrant workers in Shenzhen will receive government-subsidized vocational training starting April, city officials said early this week. The subsidies range from 100 to 800 yuan (14-111 U.S.dollars), confirmed Liu Xionghua, vice chief of the training department of the Shenzhen Municipal Labor and Social Security Bureau. Continue reading ‘China: training subsidies for migrant workers’
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China: training subsidies for migrant workers
Published February 28, 2008 asia , governments , workers Leave a CommentTags: chinese workers, migrants, vocational training, workers education
US: who knew NAFTA had so many enemies?
Published February 28, 2008 america , global , governments 4 CommentsTags: clinton, democrat candidates, free trade, nafta, Obama, us election
I passed on watching the debate last night (it’s just not that interesting, frankly) but, after hearing that NAFTA was attacked by both candidates, I had to go back and read the transcript. My conclusion: neither Sen. Clinton or Sen. Obama understand the issue of trade, or they will be unwilling to make the break from so-called “free trade” that we need. Continue reading ‘US: who knew NAFTA had so many enemies?’
