Water Supply

Iraqi City of Basra Seethes Over Water Crisis, Unemployment

BASRA, IRAQ - The brackish water pouring from the taps of homes in Basra has caused stomach ailments and skin rashes for thousands in the southern Iraqi city once famous for its network of freshwat

Publication Date: 
11/09/2018
Big News Network
Tags:
Water Supply, Drinking Water, Iraq, Drinking Water Scarcity, Unemployment, Water Quality, Health Effects
Economy

Long-term unemployment in Brazil on the rise, says study

Brazil lacks 27.6 million jobs and long-term unemployment is rising, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) said on Thursday.

Publication Date: 
17/08/2018
Xinhua
Tags:
Economy, Unemployment, Brazil
Agriculture

Museveni launches new agriculture model

President Yoweri Museveni on Sunday launched a new agriculture model that will increase productivity and alleviate the prevailing high unemployment across the country.

Publication Date: 
14/08/2018
New Vision (Uganda)
Tags:
Agriculture, Farmers, Unemployment, Uganda, UNDP, Africa
Environment

Environment, skill ministries ink pact to train technicians

The ministries of skill development and environment today signed a pact for up-skilling of refrigeration and air-conditioning technicians for the benefit of the environment and better employment op

Publication Date: 
03/08/2018
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environmental Security, Energy Efficiency, Unemployment, Industry, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environment
Climate Change

The employment impact of climate change adaptation

This publication highlights the fact that around one third of jobs in the G20 countries rely directly on the effective management and sustainability of a healthy environment.

Publication Date: 
01/08/2018
International Labour Organization
Tags:
Climate Change, Extreme Weather Events, Unemployment, Workers, Climate Adaptation, India, Global
Industry

Migration to brick kilns in India: an appraisal

This note expounds on migration to brick-kilns in India, based on estimates from the National Sample Survey (NSS) 2007-08 employment- unemployment and migration survey, and a review of field studies.

Publication Date: 
30/07/2018
Shamindra Nath Roy, Eesha Kunduri
Centre for Policy Research
Tags:
Bricks, Industry, Migration, Unemployment, India, Workers
Energy

Solar energy sector sees 76% rise in job searches: Report

With the government focusing on growing the renewable energy sector in the country, the solar energy sector has seen a 76 per cent growth in job searches since 2014, according to a report.

Publication Date: 
05/06/2018
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Unemployment, Biomass, Energy Technology, Energy
Poverty

Making growth work for the poor : a poverty assessment for the Philippines

The report emphasizes the importance of breaking the cycle of inequitable investment in human capital and lack of well-paying job opportunities that trap the poor in poverty, generation after generation. Children from poor households start life at a disadvantage.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2018
The World Bank
Tags:
Poverty, Economic Development, Unemployment, Philippines, GDP, Natural Disasters, Agriculture, Education, Health
Economy

Sri Lanka development update, June 2018: more and better jobs for an upper middle-income country

Recent policy measures have contributed to macroeconomic stability. However, with significant risks stemming from both domestic and external fronts, the balance of risks is tilted towards downside. To sustain growth,

Publication Date: 
01/06/2018
The World Bank
Tags:
Economy, Economic Development, Poverty, Unemployment, Sri Lanka, GDP
People

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding rehabilitation of mule operators operating between between Katra and Vaishno Devi shrine, Jammu & Kashmir, 23/05/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gauri Maulekhi Vs. State of Jammu & Kashmir & Others dated 23/05/2018 regarding finalizing and implementing the Rehabilitation Scheme for people engaged in carrying pilgrims to the Vaishno Devi shrine on horses and mules, which have now been prohibited.

Judgement Date: 
23/05/2018
Tags:
Religious Places, Animal Cruelty, Rehabilitation, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Unemployment, Jammu & Kashmir

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