Tag: Demography
Fewer jobs and less pay: Chinese migrant workers continue to face uncertainty after country reopens
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube China’s three years of strict pandemic controls have seriously hurt businesses across the country, leaving thousands of migrant workers unemployed or stuck at home. China began dropping its pandemic-control measures in early December 2022, but the economic recovery has been slow since the country’s reopening, and the job market remains bleak for migrant workers. Support us:…
Pope Francis says world suffering a 'famine of peace' – BBC News
Pope Francis has said the world is suffering from a “famine of peace”, in his annual Christmas Day message from the Vatican. He called for a end to the “senseless war” in Ukraine, condemning what he said was the use of “food as a weapon” of war. Ukraine shipped about 30% of the world’s wheat and prices have jumped since the Russian invasion in February….
Somalia on brink of catastrophic famine after worst drought in decades – BBC News
Hundreds of thousands of people are facing hunger and the threat of starvation in Somalia, due to drought, crop failure and decades of conflict. It’s one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crisis, with many blaming the drought on climate change. The situation is made worse by the conflict with Al Shabab, Islamist insurgents who pose a threat in much of the country and prevent…