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Children’s lobby raises its voice

This content was published on Nov 7, 2005 The Child Rights Network said legal loopholes made it difficult to combat violence, poverty and discrimination. The network, which is made up of 40 youth organisations, called for a series of measures to close loopholes and ensure the implementation of international children’s rights. Switzerland was the 190th country to ratify the UN convention in 1997.…

Reaching out to extremist youth

This content was published on Nov 7, 2005 The spokesman for Action Children of the Holocaust says that by dealing with these problems the pressure group has helped more than 40 far-right and far-left extremists abandon militancy. The Basel-based group was, as the name suggests, founded by children of Holocaust survivors. Over the past 15 years, its members have been involved in a…

Jobless figures rise slightly

This content was published on Nov 7, 2005 This meant that the number of people out of work was at its highest level last month since May 2004. A total of 144,066 people were registered with their local unemployment office at the end of October, according to the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco). This was 1,338 more than in the previous month.…

Italians leave their mark on Switzerland

This content was published on Nov 6, 2005 Although they are acknowledged to have had a significant influence on Swiss economic, social and cultural life, they are not yet fully integrated. “Switzerland would not have achieved its present economic position without the contribution of the Italian labour force,” said Claudio Micheloni, the Italian-born general secretary of the Forum for the Integration of Migrants.…

Swiss unions celebrate and pledge to fight on

This content was published on Nov 5, 2005 The organisation’s president Paul Rechsteiner stressed the importance of trade unions in a world of “rampant neoliberalism”. At the opening of the conference Rechsteiner told trade-union members and big names from culture, science and politics – including Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey – that much had been achieved over the years but many areas of…

Property market should open for foreigners

This content was published on Nov 2, 2005 The cabinet called on parliament on Wednesday to scrap the so-called Lex Koller legislation, designed to limit the number of foreign residents owning property in the country. In a statement, the cabinet said the legislation was outdated, and scrapping it would boost the economy. The proposal is now subject to a consultation process. Interested parties…

Test house gets all shook up

This content was published on Nov 2, 2005 The test house – built before earthquake protection standards were introduced – proved to be more resistant to vibrations than expected. We are on the upstairs floor of a typical Swiss house in Monthey, canton Valais. This mountainous area is the most at risk from earthquakes in Switzerland. Nobody lives here anymore. The windows are…

Cool, competent, but not necessarily wiser

This content was published on Oct 31, 2005 Respondents said they were prepared to take on new responsibilities, but felt they owed little to society. Few were interested in politics. Titled “Cool, competent and not a bit wiser”, the Swiss Federal Survey of Adolescents by Zurich University asked more than 20,000 people to provide a self-assessment of their abilities in a broad range…

Making a better world through trade

This content was published on Oct 30, 2005 Ghillani’s philosophy is that economic activity should not be an end in itself, but an instrument to make the world a better place. swissinfo: Six months ago your role as head of Max Havelaar ended abruptly. Looking back, how do you view the events that led to your dismissal? Paola Ghillani: I had six fantastic…

Ypsomed chairman named Master Entrepreneur

This content was published on Oct 28, 2005 It is only the second time in the eight-year history of the Swiss Entrepreneur of the Year competition that the jury has granted the distinction. The first businessperson recognised by the competition’s jury was Louis Max Widmer, founder of the skin care and cosmetics company that bears his name, in 2003. Michel, who is 57…

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