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Union leader calls for more action

This content was published on May 2, 2000 Writing in the “Bund” newspaper of Berne, Daguet, from the Swiss Metalworkers and Watchmakers Union, says that unions have to be more prepared for conflicts and for closer co-operation. “Switzerland is the richest country in the world if you read the Swiss economic press. But the reality in which we live shows the other side…

Food for thought from Geneva Internet band

This content was published on May 2, 2000 The Bliss comprises Scottish vocalist Angela Higney and Italian keyboard player and computer programmer, Piero Calvi. Angela works for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, while Piero’s day job is at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Over the past couple of years they have enjoyed worldwide success…

The fruits of our ancestors labour

This content was published on May 2, 2000 The unassuming apple-peeler is part of a new concept that Ballenberg, Switzerland’s largest open air museum, has launched this year. Of the many reassembled historic farmhouses, one large building from canton Aargau has become the ‘hands-on’ house. Visitors are not only allowed to see exhibits, but to use them, play or work with them. In…

Swiss contribution to car industry goes on show

This content was published on May 2, 2000 The exhibition looks at the work of the coach-building yards which were such an important industry in Switzerland in the 1930s and 1940s. Their names – Beugler, Gangloff, Worblaufen, Reinbold and Christe – are well known to aficionados of vintage cars. But why did they achieve such fame? “From the very start of the automobile…

Government gives green light to killing of protected predator

This content was published on May 2, 2000 The Federal Environment Agency has given the go-ahead to kill a wolf in canton Valais, following a request from the cantonal authorities. The species is protected under Swiss law, but an exception has been made because this wolf has been preying on livestock. The Federal Environment Agency approved a request by canton Valais to kill…

Most Swiss people want a professional army

This content was published on Apr 30, 2000 A majority of Swiss people would like to see the army scaled down to a professional service. According to a “SonntagsBlick” newspaper survey, the Swiss are calling for a leaner and cheaper military than the defence minister, Adolf Ogi, has in mind. Overall, 53 per cent of Swiss people want to see the professionalisation of…

Geneva learns to cope with relocation fever

This content was published on Apr 30, 2000 In what is the biggest ever relocation to Geneva, Procter and Gamble is moving over 1,000 staff to its new offices in the city. They will join the more than 300 who are already employed in Geneva. Most are coming from the P&G offices in Brussels, Frankfurt and London, which will now become research centres.…

Swiss-based missionaries bring relief to world’s poor

This content was published on Apr 30, 2000 Land-locked Switzerland is the last place one would expect to find a medical charity which operates a fleet of floating hospitals. But the non-governmental organisation, Mercy Ships, has a base in the Swiss city of Lausanne. Mercy Ships is made up of international medical experts and volunteers who sail around the world to help the…

This week in business

This content was published on Apr 29, 2000 The week will start off quietly as the Swiss bourse stays closed on Monday, along with other major European markets, for the first of May celebrations. Company results and shareholders’ meetings are expected to dominate the rest of the week. On Tuesday, the Swiss construction chemicals group, Sika, is set to reveal its final numbers…

Trade Union’s May Day call for minimum wage

This content was published on Apr 29, 2000 The Swiss Trades Union Federation is using May Day to renew its call for a minimum salary of SFr3,000. The federation president, Paul Rechsteiner (pictured), said hundreds of thousands of workers are at the lower end of the salary scale and are suffering. “About one in eight salaries is below the SFr3,000 level. That means…

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