The Economist: The logical floor
Moderate minimum wages do more good than harm. They should be set by technocrats not politicians. (14 Dec) - ON BOTH sides of the Atlantic politicians are warming to the idea that the lowest-paid can be helped by mandating higher wages. Barack Obama wants to raise America’s federal minimum wage by 40% from $7.25 to $10.10...
Qatar migrant workers ‘treated like animals’
Qatar World Cup workers' hell - builders treated like slaves, stripped of rights. (18 Oct) - Qatar's construction sector is rife with abuse, Amnesty International (AI) has said in a report published as work begins on Fifa World Cup 2022 stadiums. Amnesty says migrant workers are often subjected to non-payment of wages,...
Singapore: No sleep for the Lion City’s universities
(21 Nov) - In the space of just a few generations, Singapore has transformed itself from an impoverished colonial outpost into a country with a higher per capita gross domestic product than the US. Something similar appears to be happening to its academy. Singapore’s two strongest research universities have leapt from the...
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- WP brokeback with PAP on The Nation has rejected multi-party Parliamentary representation
- WP brokeback with PAP on The Nation has rejected multi-party Parliamentary representation
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