At COP26, delegates address the need to curb emissions and mass consumption to save the planet while the reality of today’s throwaway society is all too apparent nearby.
Tag: Workplace Hazards and Violations
Biden’s Vaccine Mandate Temporarily Blocked, Foreshadowing Uphill Battle
A stay granted by a federal appeals court in Louisiana could signal an uphill battle for the administration in getting the entire American work force vaccinated.
Nigeria Building Collapse Kills at Least 5 With Many More Trapped
As many as 100 workers were feared trapped at a construction site in Lagos, where building collapses are common, with contractors using shoddy materials and regulations often not enforced.
Tensions Rise with Next Phase of NYCs Vaccine Mandate
Last-minute shots brought thousands more workers in the Police, Fire and Sanitation Departments into compliance.
Covid Hit U.S. Meat Plants Far Harder Than Thought, Report Says
The industry had three times as many Covid infections in the pandemic’s early months as previously believed, a select committee says.
World’s Health Care Workers Near Breaking Point, W.H.O warns
The agency’s leaders also urged wealthy nations to take the lead in transferring doses of vaccines to the global South.
At Axel Springer, Allegations of Sex, Lies and a Secret Payment
A high-flying German media giant is ahead on digital media but seems stuck in the past when it comes to the workplace and deal-making.
‘Every Day Is Frightening’: Working For Walmart Amid Covid
As offices debate the merits and logistics of reopening, a parallel sphere of workers like Peter Naughton, a Walmart cashier, seem to inhabit another world. Often their jobs just got really hard.
Pentagon Asks Personnel to Report Any Symptoms of Mysterious Ailments
The episodes, known as Havana syndrome, have left spies, diplomats, soldiers and others with brain injuries.
At Least 14 Dead in Fire at North Macedonia Covid Hospital
Twelve others, all patients, were being treated for injuries in what the country’s health minister called a “terrible accident.”