The country is locked in a demographic crisis. But the figures also showed rising education and urbanization levels.
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Mexican Factories Accused of Labor Abuses, Testing U.S.M.C.A.
The A.F.L.-C.I.O. and other groups are seeking to make use of a new enforcement mechanism in the updated North American trade deal.
How Social Class Affects Covid-Related Layoffs Worldwide
In the most egalitarian countries, poor and less educated adults were more protected from job losses.
A Graying China May Have to Put Off Retirement. Workers Aren’t Happy.
Most Chinese workers retire by 60. But with the population aging and pension funds running low, the government says that must change.
Domestic Workers in the Gulf Open Up About Labor Conditions on Tiktok
Foreign employees in wealthy households — most of them women — have been using the video-sharing app to bring abuses to light.
Once Crippled by the Pandemic, Airlines See a Fast Recovery Coming
As demand for tickets recovers, airlines are calling back workers, adding flights and planning for a summer they say could be normal.
A Bleak Forecast for Canada’s 600,000 Energy Industry Workers
A report forecasts that up to three quarters of their jobs may vanish in a low carbon future and suggests a better approach to retraining.
H&M and Other Brands Face Backlash From Chinese Consumers
Under pressure to renounce cotton harvested in a Chinese region marked by gruesome repression, they face a backlash from nationalist Chinese consumers.
Women, 86 Percent Absent From Jordan’s Work Force, Are Left Behind
“As long as women are absent from the labor market, they are absent from the public sphere,” one advocate said.
Greensill Capital: The Collapse of a Company Built on Debt
Greensill Capital promised a win-win for buyers and sellers, until it all fell apart, igniting concerns about opaque accounting practices.