by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 19, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Pension & Social Security, Risk Management
Around 20,000 workers are part of the group of port workers’ unions, and all of them would join the strike. The immediate impact of the strike might not be grave, but if it goes on for more than two to three days, the ramifications would be severe, said Sathya...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 26, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Risk Management
The H5N1 strain of bird flu has killed or caused the culling of hundreds of millions of poultry globally in recent years and has increasingly been spreading to mammals, including cows in the United States and, in some cases, also to humans Finland plans to offer...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 24, 2024 | International News, Policy, Regulation, Risk Management
South Korea has made efforts to improve its safety record after several past accidents, many of which have been blamed on negligence. Each year dozens of workers are killed in industrial accidents, which prompted parliament to pass a law aimed at punishing the...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 19, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Features, Health, Risk Management, Workplace/Employee Benefits
Anna Walnycki, a principal researcher on IIED’s human settlements team, said the alarming rise in extreme heat events in India due to climate change is significantly impacting health, wellbeing and productivity of all, especially those living in low-income and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 23, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Risk Management, Workplace/Employee Benefits
Workers, especially the world’s poorest, are more vulnerable than the general population to the dangers of climate extremes such as heatwaves, droughts, wildfires and hurricanes because they are often the first exposed or exposed for longer periods and at greater...
