Are we living in a
#goldenage of
#stupidity?
Across the economically developed countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (
#OECD), Pisa scores, which measure 15-year-olds’
#reading,
#maths and
#science, tended to peak around 2012. While over the 20th century
#IQ scores increased globally, perhaps due to improved access to education and better nutrition, in many
#developedcountries they appear to have been declining.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/18/are-we-living-in-a-golden-age-of-stupidity-technology
Are we living in a golden age of stupidity?
From brain-rotting videos to AI creep, every technological advance seems to make it harder to work, remember, think and function independently …
Africa: Developed Countries Failing On Climate Change Financial Commitments - Mowe: [Ethiopian Herald] - Developed countries are not fulfilling their commitments to provide sufficient financial support for climate change action, according to Ethiopia's Ministry of Water and Energy (MoWE).
http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TMV3JN #ClimateChange #Sustainability #ClimateAction #FinancialCommitments #DevelopedCountries"The term
#neocolonialism was first used after World War II to refer to the continuing dependence of former colonies on foreign countries, but its meaning soon broadened to apply, more generally, to places where the power of
#developedCountries was used to produce a colonial-like
#exploitation."
The Guardian: Pakistan and Bahamas join push for global pact to phase out fossil fuels…
#Pakistan and the #Bahamas have joined a growing bloc of climate-vulnerable countries seeking to broker a global pact to phase out fossil fuels in an equitable way… #climatechange #climatecri…
VOA Asia: Big polluters, small island states clash on climate change…
A landmark hearing at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, the United States argued that human rights law is not relevant to nation states' legal obligations over climate change... #climitechange #parisagreement #globalwarming #humanrights #icj #smallislanddevelopingstates #developedcountries #pollution #law #environment Source:
https://formuchdeliberation.wordpress.com/2024/12/05/voa-asia-big-polluters-small-island-states-clash-on-climate-change/
VOA Asia: Big polluters, small island states clash on climate change…
A landmark hearing at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, the United States argued that human rights law is not relevant to nation states’ legal obligations over climate change&#…
Useful Ecology: https://www.aurianneor.org/useful-ecology/
#air, #aurianneor, #cars, #china, #climatechange, #co2, #coal, #cost, #destroytheworld, #developedcountries, #developingcountries, #development, #developmentaid, #diplomacy, #ecofascists, #ecology, #ecosystems, #ecoterrorism, #factories, #fossilfuels, #healthy, #humanity, #invest, #meat, #money, #multinationals, #nononsense, #ozone, #pollution, #rich, #russia, #taxes, #unbreathable
World’s biggest economies pumping billions into fossil fuels in poor nations
G20 countries spent $142bn in three years to expand operations despite a G7 pledge to stop doing so, study finds
#LetterOfTheWeekStrengthen
#employment laws to protect retrenched staff
"The recent high-profile
#retrenchment exercise at Lazada has exposed a weakness in
#Singapore’s labour & workplace
#laws – these laws r geared twds supporting companies, not employees .. Britain & Australia .. hv workplace laws tt protect employees who r retrenched .. common practices in many
#developedcountries .. Singapore shld update its
#EmploymentAct to give more legal protection to employees"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/letter-of-the-week-strengthen-employment-laws-to-protect-retrenched-staff 
Letter of the week: Strengthen employment laws to protect retrenched staff
After nearly three years in a senior leadership role at a global company in the creative industry, I was recently retrenched. The reason was “financial challenges” and not “an indication of my contributions or performance”. I was informed that I would not be getting any severance benefits because there are no labour laws in effect that protect employees. I was specifically told that the Ministry of Manpower gives only broad recommendations _ with any severance done purely out of goodwill, not because of legislation. Sadly, my contract did not include any provision for retrenchment benefits either. A friend urged me to speak with the Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management, which referred me to the Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices. Both officers who spoke with me were sympathetic, but ultimately said they could only point my company to the best practice and could not enforce anything. My story isn’t the only one. The recent high-profile retrenchment exercise at Lazada has exposed a weakness in Singapore’s labour and workplace laws _ these laws are geared towards supporting companies, not employees. I have worked in Britain and Australia _ both these countries have workplace laws that protect employees who are retrenched. These are common practices in many developed countries. As a country that has ambitions to be a hub for companies in the region, Singapore should update its Employment Act to give more legal protection to employees. If we are unable to give adequate protection to employees and strike a fair balance in the employment relationship, I worry about how competitive we will be on the global stage. Shawn Low Read more at straitstimes.com.
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