FIFA-gate fallout and unpaid internships

Here are the stories we're following in the week of June 1, 2015.

This content was published on May 31, 2015 - 12:00

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FIFA scandal prompts new legislation

On Wednesday, members of the Swiss parliament will gather to discuss revisions to laws targeting corruption in private enterprises – including sports organisations. The new regulations would make bribery and corruption punishable by a three-year prison term. The initiative comes as a result of last week’s arrests of several FIFA officials and the charges of corruption within the organisation.

Art market paints a murky picture

Talking of fishy business, as global prices for works of art continue to smash records, attention is focusing on the opaque workings of a market that escapes money laundering laws and where cash payments flourish and often little is known about vendors and buyers. A look behind the scenes of auction houses and Geneva’s free ports.

Unlocking investment for sustainable growth and jobs

Economics Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann and Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch, director of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), will this week represent Switzerland at the ministerial council meeting of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris. The annual event, which will bring together 34 OECD member countries, is on the topic “Unlocking Investment for Sustainable Growth and Jobs”.

Keeping it simple

Interlaken will play host to 1,350 Swiss entrepreneurs, politicians, scientists and media specialists next week for the Swiss Economic Forum. This edition will run from 4-5 June under the banner “Simplify – Mastering Complexity”. Ratan Tata, chairman of the Indian Tata Group, will be among the keynote speakers while young Swiss entrepreneurs and start-ups will be honoured at the SEF Award ceremony.

Internships – the new slavery

Interns have become the new face of precarious employment: young, overqualified graduates moving from one internship post to the next – often unpaid – in the hope of securing their first regular full-time job. Interns, students and young professionals are trying to fight back and draw attention to their cause under a new movement, “Pay Your Interns”. This week, swissinfo.ch takes a look at the issue in Geneva.

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Swiss take in asylum seekers at home

This content was published on May 27, 2015 After months of delay, a project to house asylum seekers with Swiss families has finally got off the ground. Around 300 families have offered to share their roofs. swissinfo.ch visited the first case near Morges to find out more.

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