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People Refuse to Retire

People around the world object to mandatory retirement upon reaching a certain age, the Financial Times reports citing a study conducted by the international banking group HSBC.

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Guest Workers of the Sky

February 2005 truly became a black month for our aviators. On February 3, a passenger Boeing 737 crashed in the mountains of Afghanistan, with 104 people on board, including five Russians – crew…

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Guest Workers of the Skies – 2

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Champignon Masters

We are sitting in a noisy café of the Kyiv shopping center “Globus”. Green tea is getting cold in the cups. Sveta smiles, looking at the bustling crowd scurrying around us. And I secretly examine…

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Is it easy to earn money in Poland?

After joining the European Union, Poland was expected to shock other EU countries with the number of officially registered unemployed – in 2003, its unemployment rate already reached 18.7%. But it…

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Work in the land of a thousand and one nights

The United Arab Emirates... A land of golden sands, a boundless sea, fantastic hotels and oil sheikhs. A land where, according to rumors, every newborn baby gets a sum with five zeros deposited into…

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«Nobody pays taxes. There are enough extortions as it is»

The story of Belarusian guest worker Andrei Belykh (surname changed) is somewhat reminiscent of a Cinderella story. He started as an unskilled laborer, and now he himself can easily be called an…

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Ostarbeiters to Receive Second Tranche by Year-End

By the end of the year, the 'Understanding and Reconciliation' fund will begin paying the second tranche of compensation to former forced laborers of the Third Reich. This was announced by the head…

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Law to Determine Ukrainians' Right to Change Name

A draft law establishing a uniform procedure for citizens to change their name, surname, and patronymic has been submitted to the government of Ukraine. The draft document was developed by the…

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The "Green Card" Has Been Beaten

Less than five years after Germany introduced a system for employing highly qualified specialists from non-EU countries, the first holders of the German green card are leaving the country. This is…

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German unemployed seek happiness abroad

While foreigners from all over the world come to Germany hoping to find work here, about 110,000 Germans go abroad for the same purpose every year, reports Deutsche Welle.

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Where in Europe are wages higher?

The highest wages in Europe are paid in Denmark, and the lowest - in Moldova. Such data are contained in a report published by the Federation of European Employers, an independent organization…

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