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UN Geneva staff take part in work stoppage

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This content was published on Feb 26, 2018 United Nations staff in Geneva took part in a half-day strike on Monday afternoon to protest wage cuts.

UN’s Geneva staff planning a strike over pay cuts

This content was published on Feb 25, 2018 “We have tried other forms of protest in vain before,” said Ian Richards, head of the Staff Coordinating Council at United Nations Office at Geneva, on Sunday. “They left us no choice.” According to Richards, the exact number of participants in Tuesday’s strike and the effect it could have is not yet known. “But we…

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Lake Geneva region attracts most cross-border workers

This content was published on Feb 23, 2018 Switzerland continues to attract large volumes of cross-border workers, notably in the Lake Geneva region and around the city of Basel.

Glencore accused of ‘slavery’ like conditions by DRC union

This content was published on Feb 22, 2018 A few days ago, representatives of industriALL met with around 80 workers at the Kolwezi cobalt mines operated by Glencore in DRC. They complained of conditions that amounted to “no less than slavery” insudtriALL said in a press statementExternal link on Thursday. The workers mentioned regular threats of dismissal, poor health and safety practices, occupational…

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Swisscom reports job cuts, data breach

This content was published on Feb 7, 2018 “By the end of 2018, Swisscom expects to have a headcount of around 17,000 FTEs [full-time employees] in Switzerland, around 700 fewer than at the end of 2017,” said a company statementExternal link released on Wednesday. Swisscom has raised its cost savings target to CHF100 million ($106.4 million) a year due to increasing competition from…

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This content was published on Jan 31, 2018 Are you having an office affair? Avoid emails: your boss may read them!

Are Swiss strikes on the rise again?

This content was published on Jan 30, 2018 Although strikes were non-existent for years in Switzerland, the head of the biggest labour union says they are making a comeback.

Swiss court condemns €8 per hour wages of Polish workers

This content was published on Jan 29, 2018 A court in Geneva has ruled against a Polish subcontractor that underpaid its seconded employees working on a Geneva building site.

Jobless in Switzerland need more education, say social groups

This content was published on Jan 15, 2018 Two leading Swiss organisations for social action and further education have called for big investment in training opportunities for the unemployed.

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