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The Colored Marines Employment Benevolent Association (CMEBA) was organization that united black maritime cooks and stewards who were seeking employment in Seattle.  In the process it challenged the racism of the all-white, Maritime Cooks and Stewards Association of the Pacific (MCSAP). The CMEBA
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PRESIDENT of the Automotive Dealers Association (TTADA) Visham Babwah is calling on Government to delay plans to liberalise the fuel industry. He said the timing is wrong and would further devastate the economy which has taken a covid19 beating. Babwah views the liberalisation as another for
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Atlanta’s unemployment rate is dropping
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Ruzivo helping students catch up with their studies during school holidays - NewsDay Zimbabwe
Following major disruptions to this year’s educational calendar due to a national lockdown imposed in January to curb the spread of COVID-19, The post Ruzivo helping students catch up with their studies during school holidays appeared first on NewsDay Zimbabwe.
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Amazon Australia Rejects Underpaying Staff – The Omaha Star
Unions have accused Amazon Australia of trying to cover up exploitation of delivery drivers and warehouse workers. The post Amazon Australia Rejects Underpaying Staff appeared first on Zenger News.
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Further clashes loom at SABC over 600 jobs on the line | Fin24
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Stars Align To Keep US Gas Prices Elevated – The Omaha Star
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Employ Prince Georges Awarded $175K to Strengthen Post-Pandemic Workforce
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Zimbabwe: Agric Wage Negotiations Head for Deadlock
[Zimbabwe Independent] ONGOING agricultural sector wage negotiations could be headed for a deadlock, amid reports workers have demanded a 250% hike while employers have said they cannot afford it under the current economic circumstances.
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UIF Covid-19 scheme paid over R800 000 to people who were dead, underaged or in prison | Fin24
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Labour official, HR experts on mandatory COVID tests, vaccinations - Barbados Today
A longstanding trade unionist has hinted that any legal move to make testing or vaccination of workers mandatory could receive major pushback if the majority of workers do not want to go that route, and he has suggested full engagement of all players before a decision is to be taken. And with no
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Facing Scrutiny, Companies Revisit DEI Principles | The Plug
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COVID-19: OECS Leaders Reaffirm Principle Of Vaccine Sharing - St. Lucia Times News
OECS  leaders at a meeting last week re-affirmed the principle of sharing vaccine supplies amongst the Member States where necessary, according to the Communiqué of the 70th Meeting of the OECS Authority. The reaffirmation came as the authority  discussed reports on the region’s response to the
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FedEx job fair extends opportunity with help of community partner - TSDMemphis.com
A Friday afternoon job fair powered by FedEx extended a financial lifeline to job seekers in the Hickory Hill community. “A gentleman from FedEx actually approached me about the employment opportunities now available,” said Bishop Linwood Dillard of Citadel Deliverance Church God in Christ, where
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US, Bahamas crime link | Killers, drug dealers, desperate head north on dangerous seas
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Africa desperately short of COVID vaccine: ‘This IS INSANE’ - TheGrio
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WITH thousands left reeling from sudden layoffs and redundancies in Jamaica and across the Caribbean as businesses try to weather the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, a call is being made for an unemployment insurance scheme, a living wage policy and legislation to protect contract
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Zanu PF Mash Central factions face off - NewsDay Zimbabwe
BY MOSES MATENGA THE fight for the Zanu PF Mashonaland Central chairmanship has turned nasty, amid reports that the incumbent Kazembe Kazembe’s The post Zanu PF Mash Central factions face off appeared first on NewsDay Zimbabwe.
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Ethiopia: AU Launches Investigation Into Tigray Atrocities
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OneTen, a Coalition of Major Corporations, Vows to Hire 1 Million African Americans in High-Paying Jobs - Milwaukee Community Journal
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