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My Whole Foods nightmare: How a full-time job there left me in poverty
2014-12-09 08:27:13| Grocery - Topix.net
Despite the corporate talk of "team" and "love," here's what working there was really like -- and why I had to quit After years of organizing in secret, building bonds over beer and supporting co-workers when issues have arisen with management, team members at a Whole Foods Market in San Francisco disrupted the normal workday and demanded a $5 an hour pay increase last month. More than 20 employees beckoned store management to the floor and presented a petition signed by more than 50 of the store's workers calling for more paid time off, better health and retirement benefits as well as steady, consistent schedules.
Childcare costs 'a route to poverty'
2014-12-01 01:47:12| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The cost of childcare in Scotland is a "route to in-work poverty" for many parents, according to a report.
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Report: Global warming could undercut efforts eradicate poverty
2014-11-24 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: Climate change could undermine efforts to defeat extreme poverty around the globe, the World Bank warned Sunday. In a new report on the impact of global warming, the bank said sharp temperature rises would cut deeply into crop yields and water supplies in many areas and possibly set back efforts to bring populations out of poverty. "Climate change poses a substantial and escalating risk to development progress that could undermine global efforts to eliminate extreme poverty and promote shared...
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Young and workers at risk of poverty
2014-11-24 12:58:27| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The elderly and the unemployed used to be most at risk of poverty, but a new report claims it is now the young and those in work who are most vulnerable.
Global warming could undermine poverty
2014-11-24 02:06:45| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AAP: Climate change could undermine efforts to defeat extreme poverty around the globe, the World Bank says. In a new report on the impact of global warming, the bank said sharp temperature rises would cut deeply into crop yields and water supplies in many areas and possibly set back efforts to bring populations out of poverty. "Climate change poses a substantial and escalating risk to development progress that could undermine global efforts to eliminate extreme poverty and promote shared prosperity,"...
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