Seamus O'Regan says workers and businesses need "long-term solutions" and the inquiry commission will present its findings next spring. Seamus O'Regan says workers and businesses need 'long-term solutions' to disputes Federal Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan says he has appointed an Industrial Inquiry Commission to dig deeper into the underlying causes …
Read More »Union takes step to represent Amazon warehouse workers in Laval, Que.
A Quebec-based union is trying to represent hundreds of Amazon.com Inc. workers at a warehouse in Laval, Que., a first of its kind in Canada if they succeed. CSN filed application with Administrative Labour Tribunal to represent 200 workers A Quebec-based union is trying to represent hundreds of Amazon.com Inc. …
Read More »Honda expected to announce multi-billion dollar deal to assemble EVs in Ontario: sources
Honda is expected to announce a multi-billion dollar deal to build electric vehicles and their parts in Ontario, government sources confirmed to CBC News. Premier Ford calls it the 'largest deal in Canadian history' Concluding what Ontario Premier Doug Ford is calling the "largest deal in Canadian history," Honda is …
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Celebrated on 22 April each year since its inception in 1970 to raise awareness about environmental issues, Earth Day has become a massive movement that unites people from over 193 countries. In the Philippines, it’s actually Earth Days — yep plural — as the whole month of April is considered …
Read More »Earth Day imperative: Large-scale systems to regulate, eliminate single-use plastics
Filipinos join today’s observance of Earth Day, a practice that was launched in 1970 in the United States, with a rally for clean air and water. In 1990, this became a global movement, when an estimated 200 million people in 141 countries manifested solidarity in protecting the environment. At the …
Read More »Philippines, US launch annual joint military drills
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Division Artillery, 25th Infantry Division, load a M119A3 Light Towed Howitzer 105mm during a combined arms live-fire exercise during Balikatan 2022 on Colonel Ernesto Rabina Air Base, Tarlac province, Philippines, March 31, 2022. Balikatan is an …
Read More »Three phreatic eruptions at Taal — Phivolcs
At least three steam-driven eruptions are recorded at Taal Volcano on Saturday, April 20, 2024. Screengrab from Phivolcs Main Crater Observation Station Three short-lived phreatic or steam-driven eruptions were recorded on Sunday in Taal Volcano, which remains under Alert Level 1. the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. …
Read More »15 Palestinians killed across West Bank in Israeli forces raid, settler violence: health officials
Israeli forces killed 14 Palestinians during a raid in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, while an ambulance driver was killed as he went to pick up wounded from a separate attack by violent Jewish settlers, Palestinian authorities said. Israeli military said a number of militants were killed or arrested. …
Read More »Mariveles power plants prioritize workers’ safety
Two power generators in Mariveles, Bataan have identified safety at the workplace as a paramount concern. GNPower Dinginin Ltd. Co. (GNPD) and GNPower Mariveles Energy Center Ltd. Co. (GMEC) on Thursday launched what they described “safety culture revolution” in work areas. “We are making the safety of our workers a …
Read More »PH first to sign rapid response to crisis pact with WB
DISASTER RESPONSE. World Bank Group managing director Anna Bjerde (left) and Finance Secretary Ralph Recto sign the Rapid Response Option agreement on April 20, 2024 in Washington, DC. The Philippines is the first country to sign the agreement with the World Bank. (Photo courtesy of DOF) MANILA – The Philippines recently signed the …
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