PSI Asia Pacific Youth Network

Young people are one of societys most important assets, a powerful source of energy, creativity, and innovation, young people can make crucial contribution to the public services, well-being of the societies in the changing environment of globalisation in the services sector they live in, just recognised and appreciated them as part of the important societies as other
 
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Archive for November, 2008

posted in 27 Nov, 2008 by admin  

Supporting Core Labour Standards – Unveiling the two faces of the Asian Development Bank

By Ms. Tan Sze Wei, PSI AP Young Workers Representative (APYN Coordinator)
Drawing a parallel to British economist, John Maynard Keynes’s Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren, Jeffrey D. Sachs, celebrated economist and Special Advisor to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon asked in his book, The End of Poverty, “Will we have the good judgment to use our […]

posted in 17 Nov, 2008 by admin  

Paintball Games: Trade Union finds new ways to attract young member

There is a need to attract more young workers actively involved and joining trade union movement. Trade unions need to adapt new organizing ways and adjust their services: a first step in attracting young people is working with them to find out what they need. One initiative introduced by AUPE (Amalgamated Union of […]

posted in 13 Nov, 2008 by admin  

Unionization Substantially Improves the Pay and Benefits of Younger Workers

The report, “Unions and Upward Mobility for Young Workers,” found that young unionized workers - those age 18 to 29 - earned, on average, 12.4 percent more than their non-union peers. In addition, young workers in unions were much more likely to have health insurance benefits and a pension plan.
“Unions make a big difference for […]

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