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Foreigners strongly represented in top, menial jobs

This content was published on Nov 23, 1999 Foreigners working in Switzerland tend to get either top or menial jobs, according to a new survey. There are also considerable differences in salaries, not only in comparison with the Swiss but also among the foreigners themselves. Just over 970,000 foreigners — two-thirds of the total number in Switzerland — have jobs according to the…

“Living with Death” in Geneva

This content was published on Nov 22, 1999

President Dreifuss attends Balzan prize ceremony

This content was published on Nov 16, 1999 Swiss President Ruth Dreifuss praised the work of four Europeans Tuesday who received SFr500,000 each during the 1999 Balzan prize award in Berne. The prize is presented annually to mark achievements in the fields of the humanities and social science, art and literature, physics, mathematics, natural science and medicine. It’s awarded by the Swiss-Italian Balzan…

“Last Minute” exhibition breaks taboos

This content was published on Nov 15, 1999

WWF warns about genetically-modifed trees

This content was published on Nov 12, 1999

Swatch launches appeal to save the “bug”

This content was published on Nov 11, 1999

Switzerland warns of time factor in Kosovo reconstruction

This content was published on Nov 5, 1999

Swiss authorities urge more action over world hunger

This content was published on Nov 4, 1999 The Swiss government’s aid agency Thursday sounded the alarm about world hunger, saying that despite international pledges, there were now more undernourished people than three years ago. Taking stock of efforts to help those in need, the Agency for Cooperation and Development said that results are falling well short of the targets set at a…

Researchers chart path toward modernised welfare state

This content was published on Nov 1, 1999 The Swiss National Science Foundation is launching a major research project which is aimed at modernising social security programmes that are increasingly cash-strapped due to an ageing population and mounting benefit payments. Swiss and international researchers involved in 30 to 40 projects are addressing such issues as the working poor, insurance models for old age…

Swiss aid benefits 1.2 million Hurricane Mitch victims

This content was published on Nov 1, 1999 Switzerland’s emergency and reconstruction aid for the victims of last year’s Hurricane Mitch benefitted 1.2 million people in over 170 villages, the authorities said Monday. The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation said that 95 projects were put in place swiftly to benefit those most in need in the Central American countries. The bulk of…

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