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Protection of domestic workers set to increase

This content was published on Jun 9, 2010 But their plight may be changing. Delegates at the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva are currently finalising talks on a new international legal instrument to radically improve the protection of domestic workers, both young and old. “I started working when I was seven,” Evelin, a Peruvian teenage domestic worker told an audience in Geneva…

Tax-cheat data bought by Germany

This content was published on Jun 9, 2010 The state’s finance minister confirmed on Wednesday that €185,000 (SFr255,000) had been paid for the CD on Tuesday evening – half by the government, the rest by the country’s 16 states. The data, which had already been analysed, would now be passed onto the relevant states and the due taxes imposed, said Hartmut Möllring. He…

Most young cannabis smokers give up by 22

This content was published on Jun 9, 2010 Most young people who use just cannabis either switch to tobacco (28 per cent) or give up totally (49 per cent). The aim of the Lausanne University Hospital study was to determine how the smoking habits of the 16-22 age group developed. One of its purposes was to find out whether cannabis users turned to…

Media cry foul over UBS vote

This content was published on Jun 9, 2010 The deal was blocked in parliament after wrangling by two parties over banking regulation and capping managers’ bonuses. Economists immediately implored politicians to accept the deal for the good of the country. It was a theme picked up by the Tribune de Genève. “There is something pathetic about hearing economic circles begging the elected representatives…

Swiss economy negotiates difficult path

This content was published on Jun 8, 2010 The economic climate looks brighter for Switzerland than most of Europe, with an upturn for manufacturers and consumer sentiment still high. But the struggling euro and a surging housing market give some cause for concern. On Tuesday, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco) revised its prediction for gross domestic product (GDP) growth this year…

Stark warning over UBS deal failure

This content was published on Jun 8, 2010 The House of Representatives on Tuesday rejected the deal, a settlement reached between the US and Switzerland last year requiring the handover of confidential client data to save the Swiss bank UBS from legal action. The deal will now go once again before the Senate before returning to the House of Representatives, where a final…

Positive results for winter tourist season

This content was published on Jun 8, 2010 Provisional figures published by the Federal Statistics Office confirm an increase of 0.5 per cent during the winter (from November 2009 to April 2010) compared with the same period the year before. It said there were 15.9 overnight stays, an increase of 86,000. The figures come despite the weakness of the euro and continuing global…

Seco sticks to forecast of slow upswing

This content was published on Jun 8, 2010 In its Summer 2010 forecast, Seco’s group of experts said that growth for 2010 was slightly better than anticipated, but that it saw increased risks for 2011. “While the growth prospects for 2010 are even slightly better than anticipated until now (1.8 per cent instead of 1.4 per cent), the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) forecast…

Support for petition to show Fifa yellow card

This content was published on Jun 7, 2010 The online petition by Swiss Labour Assistance wants to “Show the yellow card” to football’s Zurich-based governing body, Fifa. Among the petition’s demands are for fair wages and conditions for construction workers and staff at the World Cup, a ban on demolition of impoverished areas and shantytowns and unrestricted freedom of the press during the…

Jumbo-sized problem for Zurich police

This content was published on Jun 7, 2010 Sabu managed to break free on Sunday night when her keeper wasn’t watching, headed off to Lake Zurich and took a dip in the water, before stunning onlookers as she strolled down the Bahnhofstrasse, the city’s priciest shopping street. Trailed by her keepers and police with blue lights and sirens, she continued towards the railway…

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