May 27 Watch How Do Low-Skilled Workers Fit Into Equation of Immigration Reform? How Do Low-Skilled Workers Fit Into Equation of Immigration Reform?… Continue watching
May 01 Watch European Arguments Over Austerity Echoed in Washington Debate on Budget Cuts European capitals filled with May Day demonstrators protesting austerity measures aimed at lowering government debt. In Athens, Greek union workers went on strike against proposed layoffs of public employees. Meanwhile outcry was turned towards soaring unemployment in Spain. Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch North Korea Bars South Korean Workers From Jointly Owned Factories North Korea prevented South Korean employees of the Kaesong Industrial Park from getting to work Wednesday. The complex is a rare example of economic cooperation between the two countries. Gwen Ifill reports on entreaties from South Korea and the U.S. Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch Dangerous Conditions Remain in Bangladesh After Workers Died in Factory Fire The families of 112 garment workers in Bangladesh mourned the loss of their loved ones from a fire in November at a fashion apparel factory outside the capital of Dhaka. Hari Sreenivasan reports on the protests sparked by locked emergency… Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch Citigroup Plans to Lay Off 11,000 Employees in Financial Crisis Scale Back Citigroup Plans to Lay Off 11,000 Employees in Financial Crisis Scale Back… Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch Michigan Crop Loss Lays Off Farm Workers video with interviews and b-roll… Continue watching
May 24 Watch Man vs. Machine: Will Human Workers Become Obsolete? Part of his series on Making Sen$e of financial news, Paul Solman has been showcasing the future of technology from a recent conference run by a California think tank -- things such as 3-D printing of prosthetic legs and iPhone… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch How Many Manufacturing Jobs Can U.S. Realistically Maintain? As President Obama and GOP presidential candidates talk about reviving the U.S. manufacturing sector in hopes of creating jobs, how realistic is that goal in the face of continued outsourcing and machines filling jobs once held by humans? Ray Suarez… Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch Stubbornly High Jobless Rate Offers Little Hope to Unemployed The U.S. jobs report for October brought news of slow improvement for the American economy, but also continued worries that the stubbornly high unemployment rate isn't changing fast enough. Jeffrey Brown discusses the report with Catherine Rampell of The New… Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch For Undocumented Workers, It’s Not-so-Sweet Home Alabama Farmers, Workers Cope With Impact of Ala. Immigration Law… Continue watching