Amazon Raises US Warehouse Starting Pay to US$20 an Hour
Amazon is raising starting pay for full-time US operations workers by US$1 to US$20 an hour, matching Costco, and adding...
September 21, 2026Topic
compensation
Kano–Katsina Rail Nears Opening With Land Claims Unsettled
Nigeria says the Kano–Katsina railway is 80% complete for a December opening, while 3,252 enumerated landowners along the route remain...
September 14, 2026
Kenya’s Mau Evictees Get US$1,550 Each, Ruto Says
Kenya's Ruto says 13,000 Mau Forest evictees each received Sh200,000 (about US$1,550), about US$20 million in total, and the evictions...
August 27, 2026
Brazil’s Chamber and Senate presidents and Economy Minister sign pact to pass Income Tax reform
Brazil's Chamber and Senate presidents and Economy Minister sign pact . Brazil income tax reform coverage and expert analysis from...
September 24, 2021
Vale Workers at Brumadinho Want R$5 Billion in Compensation
Representatives of workers who were victims of the break of the Feijão Dam, in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, owned by mining...
April 12, 2019
Mining Giant Vale Fined Over R$11B for Dam Burst in Brazil
In the wake of the Brumadinho dam disaster and while firefighters are still looking for more than 300 people missing...
January 28, 2019
Brazil’s Government Cuts Social Programs to Subsidize Fuel
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The federal government of Brazil announced yesterday (Thursday, May...
June 1, 2018