Amazon is enticing workers with college fees. What's the catch?To attract workers, Amazon has said it will offer free college tuition for more than 750,000 of its hourly employees. But what does the fine print say? |
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WHO employees took part in Congo sex abuses in Ebola crisis, report saysThe probe follows a Thomson Reuters Foundation and The New Humanitarian investigation in which over 50 women accused aid workers of demanding sex in exchange for jobs |
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EXPLAINER-What is 'green land grabbing' - and why is it surging in Brazil?To get around requirements for farms to set aside a portion as a natural reserve, owners are illegally acquiring public land or indigenous territory and trying to chase off residents |
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Thai airport workers seek compensation for lost lunch breaksThe complaint is the latest dispute involving Thai airport staff during the COVID-19 pandemic and comes amid a crackdown on labour unions in recent years |
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Household robots to speakers: Here are the privacy questions to keep in mindConsumers buying gifts like smart speakers and wearable health monitors should keep in mind how, and when, the devices collect data, says digital rights expert Alexis Hancock |
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Women across Latin America march in favor of abortion rightsEvery year, thousands of women in Latin America die from unsafe abortions at a time when teenage pregnancies and sexual violence continue to increase in the region |
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China's Belt and Road plans losing momentum as opposition, debt mount -studyAccording to a new study, 35% of Belt and Road projects were struggling with corruption, labour violations, environmental pollution and public protests |
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India unveils new rice variety to cut down on use of water, labourThe new varieties could cut water use by at least 50-60%, with farmers only needing to irrigate the field once to moisten the soil before sowing the rice directly |
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Drug distributors strike 1st opioid settlement with Native American tribe for $75 mlnThe Cherokee Nation says its territory was flooded with addictive painkillers leading to abuse and overdose deaths |
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