What is wrong with Kazakhstani education?Serik Irsaliev of the MInistry of Education shared the findings of an international study that looked into the Kazakh education system.
One million strike in Britain over pay and cuts: unionsMore than one million public sector workers went on strike in Britain Thursday over pay and spending cuts by the government imposed as part of its austerity programme, trade unions said.
China workers strike over Japanese boss' war denialAround 1,000 Chinese workers went on strike after their Japanese boss denied Tokyo had invaded China and said its 1930s actions were to "help" the country escape colonial rule, state-run media reported.
02 July 2014 14:35
40 Indians in northern Iraq 'uncontactable'Forty Indian employees stranded in violence-hit Iraq are "uncontactable", the foreign ministry said Wednesday, with a newspaper reporting the construction workers have been kidnapped.
Fast-food workers strike in US for pay, union rightsFast-food workers in Miami and New York went on strike Thursday to demand pay hikes and the right to unionize in a protest also observed in other cities around the world.
17 May 2014 00:25
Five MSF aid workers freed in SyriaFive aid workers from Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) who were kidnapped in Syria in January have been freed, the medical charity said.
16 May 2014 14:57
Brazil's WWII 'rubber soldiers' win compensationBrazil's congress adopted a law Wednesday to compensate workers who say they were never paid properly after being recruited to Amazon rubber plantations to help the Allies during World War II.
15 May 2014 14:45
One dead, 100 hurt in anti-China riot in VietnamAnti-China riots at a steel plant in Vietnam left one Chinese worker dead and 100 injured, officials said Thursday, as unrest triggered by an escalating territorial dispute spreads across the communist country.
15 May 2014 13:50
Samsung promises compensation over cancer claimsSamsung Electronics promised on Wednesday to pay compensation to a number of employees who claim they contracted cancer from working at the company's semiconductor plants.
14 May 2014 15:01
48-hour strike begins on London UndergroundWorkers on London's Underground train system began a 48-hour strike at 9:00 pm (2000 GMT) on Monday, threatening chaos for commuters and hitting football supporters attending Arsenal's match with Newcastle.
29 April 2014 11:41
Most back to work after China shoe factory strikeA nearly two-week strike at a huge shoe factory in southern China appears to have ended after the Taiwan-backed company agreed to meet some of the workers' demands, including raising their living allowance and benefit payments.
