Tag: employment
Three UDS students win GH¢45,000,00 business support fund
Three students of the University for Development Studies (UDS) have each received GH¢15,000.00 to implement their business ideas to help create jobs to reduce...
Two PCs missing in Keta parliamentary debate
Two out of three aspirants vying for the parliamentary seat in Keta failed to show up for a debate organised in their honour.
The Inter-Party...
Motorcycle taxis are a source of air pollution — Muntaka Chasant
Mr Muntaka Chasant, an Environmentalist advocating for clean air, said harmful gases and particles from motorcycles contribute to environmental pollution in...
Beirut’s Migrant Workers Persist in the Shadow of the Blast
The twin explosions in the Port of Beirut on August 4 exacerbated Lebanon’s deepening economic crisis, stranding thousands of destitute migrant workers without work...
Asenyansu to get a US$10 million ethanol factory
Mr Sun Qiang, a Chinese Entrepreneur at Aframagya has disclosed of plans to establish a US$10 million ethanol factory at Asenyansu to help create...
Employment barometer in Germany continues to rise in September: ifo
Germany's ifo Institute announced on Monday that its employment barometer climbed from 95.4 points in August to 96.3 points in September as an increasing...
Government will ensure employment security for communication sector workers
Mr Ignatius Baffour Awuah, Minister for Employment and Labor Relations has said Government would ensure job security for workers of the communication sector.
He said...
Swedish criminal networks infiltrate public employment service: report
The Swedish Public Employment Service said that people with links to organized crime have infiltrated the agency to learn the business from the...
South Korea’s employment keeps falling for 6 months over COVID-19
South Korea's employment kept falling for six straight months through August amid the continued economic fallout from the COVID-19 outbreak, statistical office data...
South Korea’s employment keeps falling for 6 months
South Korea's employment kept falling for six straight months to August amid the continued economic fallout from the COVID-19 outbreak, statistical office data showed...
Kenya to promote digital economy to boost employment rates
Kenya plans to promote the digital economy in order to boost employment opportunities in the country, a government official said on Monday.
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COVID-19 Impact: Pilot survey detects over 11,000 job losses
A pilot survey, which covered 878 establishments detected 11,657 job losses across all sectors of the economy, Mr Ignatius Baffour Awuah, the Minister of...
Employment barometer in Germany continues to climb: ifo
German companies were "scaling back their layoff plans" and the ifo Employment Barometer climbed from 93.2 points in July to 95.4 points in...
Rwanda’s unemployment rate surges to 22 percentage
The unemployment rate in Rwanda increased from 13.1 percent in February to 22.1 percent in May, according to a national survey released here on...
U.S. stocks fall after Fed minutes
U.S. stocks finished lower on Wednesday after the minutes from the Federal Reserve's July meeting showed concerns about economic outlook.
The Dow...
President Akufo-Addo cuts sod for Gold Processing Plant at Aboso
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cut the sod for the construction of a Gold Processing Plant at Aboso in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal Assembly...
Impact of Digitalisation on Africa’s Energy Sector in a Post COVID World
COVID-19’s negative repercussions on Africa’s economies have highlighted the importance of achieving energy security to be capable of enduring pandemics and realising a post-crisis...
China sees stable recovery of employment
By Li Jie
A total of 5.64 million new urban jobs were created by China in the first half of 2020, achieving 63 percent of...
South Africa’s Minister of Employment and Labor Thembelani Nxesi tests positive for COVID-19
South Africa's Minister of Employment and Labor Thembelani Nxesi has tested positive for COVID-19, the government announced on Friday.
The minister received...
AGL creates 153 jobs for host communities
Abosso Goldfields Limited (AGL) has so far offered employment for one hundred and fifty three people from January this year to date.
The beneficiaries; drawn...
Developing Ghanaian SMEs; The E-Commerce Solution
One of the most significant backbones of Ghana’s economic and social development for a very long time has been small and medium scale enterprises...
Ghana takes measures to address observed child labour in cocoa industry
The Government, on Friday, announced measures to address perceived issues of child labour in the cocoa industry, despite the inaccuracies in a report of...
SW China’s Chengdu boosts consumption, employment with flexible city management measures
By Wang Mingfeng
As noon approached on May 30, Kuixinglou Street, a popular food street in Chengdu, capital of Southwest China’s Sichuan Province, gradually got...
Government gives financial clearance for tertiary employment
Dr Mathew Opoku-Prempeh, the Minister of Education said government has given financial clearance for over 6,178 staff to be recruited into the tertiary institutions...
South African president optimistic about further easing COVID-19 restrictions
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday expressed optimism that South Africa would soon advance to level-three restrictions over COVID-19 earlier than previously announced.
The work done...
Sustainable future for Ghana’s fishing sector
Fishing makes a substantial contribution to Ghana’s economy and employment, sustaining the livelihoods of at least three million people, including half a million women.
...
Ghana Employers’ Associations lauds invaluable role of workers
The Ghana Employers’ Association (GEA) has extended its warm felicitations to all workers on the occasion of the May Day celebrations in Ghana.
A statement...
GNA workers lauded for their efforts
Mr Henry Adomako Oduro, the Chairman of Communication Workers Union of the Ghana News Agency (GNA), on Friday, lauded the role and tireless efforts...
COVID-19 triggering losses in employment – TUC
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has said the COVID-19 pandemic is triggering losses in employment in the country.
Dr Yaw Baah, TUC, Secretary-General, said an...
Liberian Girls And Young Women Too Can Write Codes
..., Design Websites, And TOW Cable Wires;Encouraging Girls To Persue Careers In ICT.
Much has been said about the shortage of females in the ICT...