After a childhood of privation, Zhang Xin educated herself abroad and rode China’s real-estate boom to become a billionaire.
Skilled electricians, plumbers and factory workers are in demand, but job openings have dropped. Electric Avenue, a ...
Every summer, millions of Indians in informal work lose incomes to extreme heat, as IndiaSpend reported in February 2026.
Over the past year, the vast majority of new jobs have gone to women. One economist says to help men find work, we need to embrace ways to "make girly jobs appeal to manly men." ...
Industrial policy must align with employment strategies. Ministries must coordinate to design training programs linked to ...
In places like Indonesia, plastic refuse is often burned in unregulated low-tech furnaces that pose grave health risks.
A Dhaka court on Monday placed Md Iman Ullah Prakash on a three-day remand in a case filed over the fire at a gas lighter ...
55 people were arrested for violence during wage protests at IMT Manesar, with serious charges against 11. Police are ...
They aren’t famous, and didn’t necessarily get rich, but their products made domestic labor easier and safer.
In our Meaning of Life series, Kerry Rodgers of Belfast Operatic Company discusses usually being the only woman in the ...
The 2026 World Press Photo Contest documents our fragility, resiliency, and the best and worst of humanity. More than 3,700 ...