Minister of Labor of the Czech Republic Petr Nečas, due to the economic crisis, excluded from the 'green cards' issuance system a number of vacant jobs that were previously expected to be available…
Guest workers who lost their jobs as a result of the global financial crisis will have their tickets home paid by the Czech authorities. Moreover, according to France Presse, anyone who agrees to…
In 2008-2009, the number of unemployed worldwide could increase by 50 million people, reports the International Labour Organization (ILO) in its press release. ILO representatives described the…
The number of unemployed worldwide could increase by 25 million by 2010 due to the financial crisis, said Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development…
The European Parliament has obliged the authorities of EU member states to strictly limit citizens' working week to 48 hours from 2012. This was reported by The Guardian on December 18.
The George W. Bush administration unveiled new rules for hiring immigrants, reports The New York Times. The authorities intend these rules to simplify the hiring of seasonal agricultural workers.
The European Commission urged Germany to fully open its labor market to citizens from new EU member states. No EU country has had a bad experience with this, EU Commissioner for Employment, Social…
British authorities plan to reduce the number of labor migrants from non-EU countries by 30%, by compiling a strict list of professions where there is a labor shortage, according to a statement from…
In 2009, the quota for labor migrants in Russia will double compared to the previous year and amount to about 3.7-3.9 million people. This was reported by RIA Novosti citing a statement by Deputy…
The lower house of the Czech Republic's parliament has passed a new version of the employment law, which provides for a reduction in the duration and amount of unemployment benefits. In addition…
The German government has confirmed its decision to postpone until 2011 the opening of borders for labor migrants from Eastern Europe, despite a labor shortage in the country. At the same time…