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Corporate America is talking about immigration more than ever

Detroit news 24 Mar 2025
Foreign-born workers make up almost 20% of the US labor force, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and they play an outsized role in key industries such as construction, transportation and hospitality.
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Wietkov Pressures Egypt by Highlighting Economic Struggles to Justify Gaza Displacement

Watan 24 Mar 2025
As of the end of the 2023–2024 fiscal year, Egypt’s labor force numbered around 31.4 million people, with a marginal 0.1% increase over the previous quarter.
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Couple sentenced to 375 years collectively for forcing Black children to work 'as slaves'

Usatoday 24 Mar 2025
Lantz was convicted of human trafficking of minor child, use of minor child in forced labor, child neglect (creating a substantial risk of serious bodily injury or death), and child abuse resulting in bodily injury.
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Applying AI in the construction sector

The Manila Times 24 Mar 2025
A global labor shortage confronts ... Moreover, labor costs continue to rise as demand outstrips supply ... As a result, AI and automation help maintain productivity levels despite the shrinking labor force.
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As a Dreamer, I've worked hard. Without Congress acting, I could lose everything | Opinion

Austin American-Statesman 24 Mar 2025
Similarly, TPS has provided relief to hundreds of thousands of immigrants in our country, including 380,000 TPS-eligible people in the labor force who are working in industries that face ongoing labor shortages.
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The future of jobs too uncertain to make wrong bets

Arab News 24 Mar 2025
As societies and economies confront this complex landscape, it is crucial to understand the forces ... Finally, despite decades of progress, significant gender gaps in labor force participation persist.
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Under Pressure to Raise Wages, Japan’s Smaller Firms Get Creative

Wall Street Journal 24 Mar 2025
The biggest pay increase in 34 years promised by major Japanese companies is forcing smaller firms with smaller budgets to get creative to stay competitive in the labor market ... .
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Bumble Bee sued by deep-sea crew who say they were forced into 'fishing boat slavery'

Lodi News Sentinel 24 Mar 2025
The fishermen claim Bumble Bee violated U.S. human trafficking laws by importing seafood that was caught using forced labor ....
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Over 50% of Indian children face sexual abuse, UN informed

Kashmir Media Service 24 Mar 2025
According to Kashmir Media Service, a delegation from an NGO named PRATYEK informed the UN’s 58th session about millions of Indian children, forced to bonded child labor, prostitution and sexual ...
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Trump announces 25% tariff on countries buying Venezuelan oil

The Daily Tribune - Bahrain 24 Mar 2025
... Tren de Aragua gang, were flown from the United States to a maximum security prison and forced labor camp in El Salvador on March 16, when Trump invoked wartime powers to expel alleged gang members.
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California doesn’t exempt veterans’ retirement from taxes. Is this the year that changes?

Visalia Times Delta 24 Mar 2025
But among the broader group of veterans aged 35 to 64, about 96% of those still in the labor force in California were employed, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Employer-educator partnerships are key to Maine’s workforce future

Bangor Daily News 24 Mar 2025
While unemployment is low across the state, this does not necessarily mean that labor force participation is high, with older workers dropping out of the workforce altogether and young job-seekers ...
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1930s tech bros wanted to merge the US, Canada and Greenland

Asiatimes 24 Mar 2025
Technocrats aimed to regulate consumption and production based on energy efficiency, rather than market forces ... much of the need for human labor, reducing work hours while maintaining productivity.
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Taiwan could send thousands more immigrants to Arizona if this happens | Opinion

Azcentral 24 Mar 2025
Trump speech highlights $165 billion TSMC deal for Arizona plant ... TSMC or Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co ... 16 Dispatch Podcast ... From 2020 to 2022, the labor force in Hong Kong shrunk by 140,000 people, according to the Migration Policy Institute.
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Anthony Albanese makes huge call on WFH as figures reveal how much workers are losing ...

The Daily Mail 23 Mar 2025
More than 36,000 public servants will be axed if the opposition takes power while Labor vows to keep work-from-home entitlements, saying it saves people $5,000. The Liberals have attacked Labor for ...
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