Peace, security, and demographic collapse / Paz seguridad y colapso demográfico (original)
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MP: Due to labor shortages, Ukraine is bringing in migrant workers from Asia
Large enterprises with foreign investment in Ukraine have begun importing workers from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and other countries due to a severe labor shortage.
MP: Due to labor shortages, Ukraine is bringing in migrant workers from Asia
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Kyiv Independent: War-hit Ukrainian employers expand recruitment in South Asia
Read More »China’s Naval Power Surpasses US – US Geopolitical Reach Exceeds its Industrial Grasp
US geopolitical reach exceeds its industrial grasp
By Brian Berletic
In order to contain China, the US must maintain military and economic primacy over China. Nevertheless, its ability to do this has come into question in recent years due to the continual rise and growing strength of China, and the demonstrated growing weakness of the US itself.
Going to war? Good news! The United States is 13 years behind in ammunition production, NYT reports
America’s $52 Billion Plan to Make Chips at Home Faces a Labor Shortage + manufacturing chips in the US could make smartphones more expensive
America’s $52 Billion Plan to Make Chips at Home Faces a Labor Shortage
Another possible fix would be to keep people in the workforce longer, by raising the age at which workers can begin collecting Social Security or tapping into their pensions or 401(k)s. Yet Harry Holzer, a former US Department of Labor chief economist now at Georgetown University, says that neither feels politically feasible right now. Immigration has been a toxic issue in American politics for years, and Social Security has long been an untouchable entitlement. “None of that is doable,” Holzer says, which means “our labor force growth is going to continue to be modest.”
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How manufacturing chips in the US could make smartphones more expensive
Morcos says a top concern of his is the narrowness of the CHIPS Act. Without bringing related device manufacturing back to the U.S., such as device batteries, sensors, cameras, antennas, and hundreds of other components, the manufacturing process could require the most critical component to be produced stateside, then shipped overseas to be assembled with hundreds of other components into a device that is then shipped back to the U.S. for the American consumer.
Work longer, for less pay, and you still won’t be able to afford the latest smartphone or laptop?! 🤷🏼♀️
Pledging “pain,” Federal Reserve declares war on the working class
In his speech Friday at the Federal Reserve’s annual summit in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell made one thing clear: America’s financial oligarchy is determined to make the working class bear the cost of the deepening economic crisis.
Pledging “pain,” Federal Reserve declares war on the working class
UK: Compulsory vaccination for health workers will do more harm than good
HEALTH Secretary Sajid Javid’s decision to make Covid vaccination mandatory for NHS staff risks doing more harm than good.
Compulsory vaccination for health workers will do more harm than good
At least they get the mandatory vaccines right. American Socialists, not so much. 🤷🏼♀️
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White House Expands Vaccine Mandate To Cover 80 Million Workers
By Tyler Durden | Zero Hedge | November 4, 2021
The White House has just released new policies requiring all companies – big and small – to coerce their workers into accepting the vaccine, or face termination, as the Biden Administration continues to up the pressure on all working Americans to get vaccinated before Jan. 4.
White House Expands Vaccine Mandate To Cover 80 Million Workers
As White House tries to finalize vaccine mandate, dozens of groups seek last-minute meetings
Companies like Walt Disney and industry groups have sought more clarity, while others have sought to slow the process
As White House tries to finalize vaccine mandate, dozens of groups seek last-minute meetings
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