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80% of Americans think the federal minimum wage is too low, new poll finds
A new poll from Amazon/Ipsos found that 2 out of 3 respondents with an opinion on the topic support…
Ayelet Sheffey,Juliana Kaplan
A wonky theory could explain why the minimum wage is stuck at $7.25 an hour
Raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour failed in 2021. The reason why may be Nobel-winning economi…
Hillary Hoffower,Nick Lichten…
3 staffing agents in rural markets reveal how worker shortages have upped the competition for employers — and which jobs are hardest to fill
"What used to be a one-strike-and-you're-out policy has become very forgiving," Greg Sulentic, who …
Ingrid Cruz
Rural India is seeing faster economic recovery than urban, this report shows why
Reverse migration expected to give a positive uptick.
Around 23 crore Indians pushed into poverty due to pandemic in last one year, says report
As the pandemic and the eventual lockdowns wreaked havoc on the economy and livelihoods, around 23 …
Progressive economists have left rural America behind. Here's how small towns and farmlands can win the next economic revolution.
America's rural populations have been ignored by urban progressives, exploited by corporations, and…
Paul Constant
Rural poor, farmers' progress to be government's priority :Budget 2021
According to the Economic Review 2020-21, while the industry and services sectors are projec…
Rural voters have turned their backs on the Democratic party - a Wisconsin political organizer describes which progressive economic policies can win them back
Bill Hogseth says Democrats need to fight for small businesses and independent farms and against co…
Paul Constant
Here’s how a free skill training course uplifted a daily-wage worker out of poverty
According to a 2014 United Nations report, India has the world’s largest youth population of 356 mi…
Despite lockdown, Chhattigarh's rural economy strong: Govt
State Panchayat and Rural Development Minister T SSingh Deo had instructed to start works extensive…
PTI
I quit my $65,000-a-year job and went tree planting in rural Canada. I came back a different person.
The author moved to Canada for a job she ended up hating. She decided to spend a season planting tr…
Tess Harold
Technology plugged the leaks in India’s ₹60,000 crore rural employment guarantee scheme
The origins of ‘food for work’ programs trace back to Kautilya’s Arthashastra — a Indian documents …
PIL in SC seeks full wages for MGNREGA workers for lockdown period
"By the order dated March 24, issued under... the National Disaster Management Act, and binding on …
PTI
Ex-Hry sarpanch of 'selfie with daughters' fame waging anti-Covid battle
"We have created 150 WhatsApp groups in rural areas. We regularly keep a tab on vital information o…
PTI
Fresh lockdown directives: Industrial units in rural areas to function from Apr 20
The permitted activities from April 20 are aimed at ensuring agricultural and related activities re…
PTI
US rural hospitals are facing a financial crisis
For example, several smaller rural and community hospitals that lacked the staff to care for more s…
Nicky Lineaweaver
TUs urges FM to hike income tax ceiling, minimum wages, pension
New Delhi, Dec 19 () Trade unions urged the government to provide minimum wage of Rs 21,000, minimu…
PTI
Why Trump helped open a Louis Vuitton workshop in rural Texas
The luxury brand could be the next business to experiment with loose associations with Trump. Since…
Ellen Cranley,Ellen Cranley
India's rural distress just went from bad to worse
The concern for the Indian government is both economic and political. Farmers in fi…
India's wage growth significantly trails economic growth, says the ILO
This sluggish wage growth has contributed to a rise in inequality and exacerbated the economic…