As concern over redundancies emerges as one of the main challenges facing French President François Hollande’s new government, his minister of industry and growth held talks with Unilever over the planned closure of its factory in southern France.
In Algeria, the government holds strong despite the tumult elsewhere in the region. However, some people are still suffering many of the grievances that sparked the Arab Spring. Our team went to meet young people struggling to find a job. Meanwhile, an NGO hits out at NATO over civilian deaths from air strikes during the conflict in Libya. Finally, could high speed rail be going off track in Morocco? Critics say a plan to bring TGV-style trains to the country is a waste of money.
The debate about growth in Europe is in full swing - with more and more talk of growth, rather than austerity. In Germany, many say growth can only be found through structural reform - such as labour market reforms passed by Gerhard Schröder's government a decade ago. These so-called Hartz reforms are widely credited with gradually reducing unemployment - but many say they have caused problems as well, with low paid part-time jobs becoming the norm.
A day after his triumph in the presidential election runoff François Hollande faces a lengthy to-do list as he prepares to take up his seat at the Elysée Palace. Top of the agenda is the unenviable task of trying to fix France’s ailing economy.
The European Union published figures on Wednesday showing unemployment in the eurozone rose to 10.9 percent in March. Spain remained the nation with the highest jobless rate, at 24.1 percent.
The International Labour Organisation said Monday that austerity measures were driving up jobless figures around the world and predicted global unemployment would hit 202 million people in 2012.
The Socialist candidate is trying to get his preferred subjects to the top of the agenda - but will his moves to restart the French economy really work?
Jobs and the economy are top of François Hollande's agenda - as he tries to make his voice heard amid Sarkozy's rush for far-right National Front voters.
The mystery surrounding the fall from grace of Chinese politician, Bo Xilai, deepens as his wife is suspected of murdering a British businessman. Next, fears of a Tsunami sent waves of panic around the rim of the Indian Ocean- has the trauma of 2004 meant safety lessons have been learnt? Finally, hitting the roads in India is a risky business, even more so without a helmet- we find out why many women choose not to don safety gear, illegally.
The number of registered job seekers in Spain hit a new high in March, the government said Tuesday, as ongoing lay-offs saw another 40,000 people lose their jobs. The country’s unemployed rate rose to almost 23 per cent.
