Monthly Archives: January 2016

Social media stops young people learning to drive Peter Orszag Published: January 20, 2016 – 11:45PM In the US, young adults are much less eager to get their driver’s licences than they once were and that trend may be echoed … Continue reading →

Young Australians gloomy about job prospects and most are averse to risk Only 13% of young Australians report being ‘very optimistic’ about their future and only 4% say they want to launch a startup. Young Australians are pessimistic about finding … Continue reading →

WORKERS have such poor literacy and numeracy skills they can’t do simple sums, type on a computer or give clear ­directions in a worrying trend employers have revealed is hampering their business. The problem has been exposed by an Australian … Continue reading →

Target and Kmart sell $2 school uniforms, but at what cost? Eryk Bagshaw Published: January 17, 2016 – 7:33AM Major Australian retailers Kmart and Target have come under fire for selling $2 school uniforms while factory workers are paid below … Continue reading →

Cardijn’s consecration to the workers Bangkok, 25 May 2003 Centenary of Cardijn’s Commitment to the Working Class 24 May 1903: A telegram informs Joseph Cardijn, then a 20 year old seminarian in Belgium preparing his final exams in philosophy, that … Continue reading →

When I was forced to not buy—against my strongest impulses at times—I was surprised how nothing changed. Not my health, happiness or inner harmony, writes Assya Barrette. By Assya Barrette Source: Quartz, 25 AUG 2015 – 10:35 AM  UPDATED 25 AUG 2015 – 11:46 AM A few months … Continue reading →

A new study has said millennials, representing a third of the US population, favor labor unions, big business and banks but have a declining interest in news media and religious organizations, according to Pew Research Center. The new study found … Continue reading →

Workers should have the right to choose their superannuation fund Sally Loane Published: January 11, 2016 – 9:00PM Thousands of young Australians have been enjoying the annual summer rite of passage – working in retail or hospitality – and many … Continue reading →

The Productivity Commission has made some good recommendations on stopping forced labour, but also some that are less positive. Mark Zirnsak and Heather Moore via The Age Published: January 11, 2016 – 12:00AM And so the stories of the exploitation … Continue reading →

Unions and workers need to be part of the solution Tim Kennedy Published: January 7, 2016 – 9:00PM The final report of the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption was released just as 2015 was drawing to an … Continue reading →