Larry NeufeldSubstituting Homeownership For Pensions Undermines Solidarity #pensions #homeownership #inquality https://www.readthemaple.com/substituting-homeownership-for-pensions-undermines-solidarity/
Going off grid is a financial win for some, but it’s a threat for poorer families and the environment #poverty #inquality #electricy #energygrid #RenewableEnergy #solarpower https://theconversation.com/going-off-grid-is-a-financial-win-for-some-but-its-a-threat-for-poorer-families-and-the-environment-240615?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=bylinetwitterbutton
Look for some pocket change in the world's billionaires pockets and this would be taken care of: The world’s developing countries need around $500 billion of climate finance per year, a new UN report shows #inquality #ClimateDamages #ClimateChange https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-13/world-s-poor-nations-need-500-billion-of-climate-cash-per-year?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=twitter
Want to fight gender inequality? A review of data from 118 countries shows that development aid works #inquality #research #economy #gender #economicdevelopment #Ethiopia #Rwanda #Bangladesh #WomensRightsAreHumanRights https://theconversation.com/want-to-fight-gender-inequality-a-review-of-data-from-118-countries-shows-that-development-aid-works-237108?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=bylinetwitterbutton
BNN | Business News UkraineUkraine Proposes Draft Law to Enhance Employment Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities
#Inquality #Equility #Labor #LaborLaw #Disabilities #Ukraine
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A Broken Record: #UN is urging dramatic climate action as latest report points towards alarming trends of catastrophic temperature rise.
all because of lack of necessary action from world leaders.
UN urges dramatic climate action as records keep tumbling
With global temperatures soaring and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reaching unprecedented levels, dramatic climate action is needed to steer the world away from runaway climate change and align it to the objectives of the Paris Agreement, a major UN report has found.
Paul Houle👉🏽 Study: Tipped restaurant workers in Chicago compensated at rates below minimum wage
https://phys.org/news/2023-10-restaurant-workers-chicago-compensated-minimum.html
#economics #restaurants #fairness #equality #inquality #labor
Study: Tipped restaurant workers in Chicago compensated at rates below minimum wage
A new study co-written by a team of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign labor researchers assessing the state of food service and bar employment in the city of Chicago found that more than three-quarters of tipped workers surveyed were compensated at an hourly wage rate of less than the standard Chicago minimum wage but higher than the sub-minimum wage allowed for employees who rely on customer gratuity to supplement their paychecks.
TheGentYYC“A tax of up to 5 percent on the world’s multi-millionaires and billionaires could raise $1.7 trillion a year, enough to lift 2 billion people out of poverty.”
https://www.ipsnews.net/2023/01/inequality-reaches-highest-peak-ever/
Dick Smiths Fair Go Supporters@NeikoCat
We always wondered whether #gatedCommunities were a good solution to #extremeInequality and #gentrification.
#overdevelopment #slumlords #landlords #inquality #tenementSlums #slums #apartments #landSpeculation #speculateThis
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