Bitter harvest: Malaysian oil palm farmers face labor crunch
By M. Jegathesan IJOK, Malaysia—Overripe palm oil fruits hang untouched in trees while others lie rotting scattered around a plantation, ...
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Labor shortage makes Greek olive harvest a family affair
By Alexandros Kottis KALAMATA, Greece"•Nestled amid ancient ruins overrun by vegetation, Nikos Argirakis’ estate in Greece’s main olive growing region ...
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Japan’s labor shortage prompts regular hiring
Japan’s tightest labor market in decades shows signs of reversing a long shift toward the hiring of temporary workers. The ...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.