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Number of jobless falls again

This content was published on Aug 6, 2010 The figures show that there were 142,330 people registered as unemployed, 2,143 fewer than at the end of June. The number of those looking for employment was also down and stood at 205,604 or 3,666 fewer than the previous month. The majority of jobless are registered in cantons Zurich, Vaud, Geneva, Bern and Aargau. Seco…

Salary demand launched for next year

This content was published on Aug 2, 2010 Travail Suisse, an umbrella organisation with about 170,000 members in various sectors of industry, said it was unfair to let only managers benefit from the economic growth. The group said employees deserved higher wages as working conditions had become tougher and productivity had been increasing. An expected increase in salary deductions for social security insurances…

Workers’ rights “progress” thanks to World Cup

This content was published on Jun 21, 2010 Vasco Pedrina, who has been working closely with construction unions in South Africa, says the ongoing labour protests by World Cup stewards and stadium staff are the reflection of the vitality of the country’s worker movements. Pedrina is vice-president of the Building and Wood Workers’ International union and secretary of Switzerland’s largest trade union, Unia.…

Foreign graduates allowed to job hunt

This content was published on Jun 12, 2010 Both parliamentary chambers have decided to allow foreign graduates to stay on for six months after their studies. Currently, foreigners attending Swiss universities must return home after the final bell rings. That’s a missed opportunity, according to supporters of the motion, which passed the Senate on Monday with a vote of 28 to eight. “Switzerland…

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…

Foreign workers prove themselves in tough times

This content was published on May 27, 2010 The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco) and its partners gave good marks to Switzerland for its eight-year participation in agreements that have allowed freedom of movement between Switzerland and the EU and European Free Trade Association. During that time, well trained workers from the EU and Efta countries helped fill vacancies left open by…

Swiss bakers on a roll in Boston

This content was published on May 24, 2010 Today her family runs a successful Swiss bakery and catering business near Boston in the United States. “We really like living here, but we are Swiss at heart and the same goes for our product,” Helene and Thomas Stohr told swissinfo.ch during a visit to their bakery in Reading, Massachusetts. The bakery itself is actually…

Initiative encourages workers to stay at home

This content was published on May 18, 2010 However, it could also be the start of a full workday for people whose jobs and employers allow them to telecommute. May 18 is Switzerland’s first national Home Office Day. Launched with the blessing of Transport Minister Moritz Leuenberger, the idea is to give office workers some flexibility while giving the environment a break. “I’m…

Minimum wage initiative gathers pace

This content was published on May 17, 2010 The assembly of delegates of the Swiss federation of trade unions agreed on a text calling for a minimum wage of SFr22 ($19.5) per hour at 2011 rates. This would apply to everyone except apprentices, trainees, family businesses and voluntary workers. The federation named a range of sectors where low-wage jobs are found: cleaning, textiles,…

“Percurso do Chocolate” na Cailler

This content was published on Apr 28, 2010 O fabricante suíço de chocolates Cailler, cuja fábrica está localizada em Broc, na região do Gruyère, inangurou no início de abriu um novo “Percurso do Chocolate”. swissinfo esteve por lá e mostra algumas imagens desse passeio verdadeiramente “delicioso”.

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