(2022-11-15). China's surveyed urban unemployment rate at 5.5 pct in October. ecns.cn China's surveyed urban unemployment rate stood at 5.5 percent in October, flat from the September level, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Tuesday.
(2022-11-15). Who can afford capitalism anymore? and Why are prices rising? indybay.org When the state now debates the need to create relief packages for employees, pensioners, unemployment benefit recipients, trainees and families, this is official confirmation that the result of wage labor is also poverty. The majority of citizens, however, find themselves in a dual role in the market economy: as workers & as King Customer, they are supposed to buy, to return the money.
(2022-11-14). Nation to strive for world free from hunger. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping said on Saturday that China will work with all countries to make greater contributions to building a world free from hunger and poverty.
(2022-11-14). "These living conditions are without dignity": University of California academic workers begin powerful strike across 10 campuses. wsws.org On Monday, 48,000 academic workers throughout the entire University of California (UC) school system will launch a powerful, indefinite strike. Workers are protesting poverty wages and the soaring cost of living in one of the most expensive parts of the world.
(2022-11-14). New Report Highlights Serious Gender Gaps in G20 Countries' Climate Policy. commondreams.org While the G20 is convening in Indonesia and nations continue climate talks in Egypt, we hope they will heed the calls from civil society for an effective response to both the climate crisis and global gender inequality.
(2022-11-14). Global Climate Talks Spark Action Against Investment Treaties Favoring Fossil Fuel Corporations Over People and Planet. inequality.org