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Health problems including joint issues are part of the job, Chi said, adding he had to stay home for seven months last year due to amyotrophy and paralysis in his left arm. As a result, Hao and their eldest son had to support the entire family on their own. … [Read more...] about Odd jobs keep Hanoi couple awake, in pocket

Delivering a speech at the meeting, Chairwoman of the National Assembly Committee for Social Affairs Nguyễn Thúy Anh, who presided over the meeting, recalled actions by Vietnamese parliamentarians in response to COVID-19, including reviewing and approving the bailout package for those affected by the pandemic, encouraging people to adhere to recommendations against the pandemic, while conveying citizens’ needs and demands during the pandemic to authorised agencies. … [Read more...] about Female parliamentarians play important role in securing jobs, income for women workers

It said to remain viable in an uncertain landscape it would operate a smaller fleet and reduced network in coming years, having already announced a review of its Airbus SE A380 planes for a possible S$1 billion ($731.21 million) in impairments. … [Read more...] about Singapore Airlines to cut 4,300 jobs due to pandemic, most in its history

Hanoi (VNA) – Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than one in six young people have stopped working, while those remaining in employment have seen their working hours decrease by 23 percent, according to the International Labour Organization (ILO). The ‘ILO Monitor: COVID-19 and the world of work, 4th edition’ shows that young people are being disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. It also shows the substantial and rapid increase in youth unemployment seen since February is affecting young women more than young men. A ‘shock’ to young people The latest analysis updates the estimates for the reduction in working hours in the first and second quarters of 2020, compared to the fourth quarter of 2019. An estimated 4.8 percent of all working hours were lost during the first quarter (equivalent to approximately 135 million full-time jobs, assuming a 48-hour working week). The number of jobs lost in the second quarter was at 305 million. … [Read more...] about ILO: COVID-19 causes loss of 305 million of jobs in the second quarter

“My parents have passed away, so I did not choose to return to my hometown but instead to a new land where no one knows who I am and I do not know them. If I go back to my hometown, I will get many questions from my relatives and neighbors about my decision, which they might think crazy,” Ngoan said. … [Read more...] about Former graphic designer quits job to pursue her passion: making wooden fish