Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic Affairs Michael Sfraga is traveling from October 16 – 20 to Reykjavik, Iceland, to attend the 2024 Arctic Circle Assembly and to meet with partners to discuss Arctic security, cooperation, and other regional issues. As the first ever U.S. Ambassador to the Arctic, this visit builds on strong U.S. engagement with Allies and partners in the region, supporting mutual strategic and global goals. For media inquiries, please contact SAR-Events@state.gov Source_link
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Employer failed to use safety measure that stops machine from starting during maintenance MACON, GA – Federal safety inspectors found a Macon tire manufacturing facility with a history of safety and health violations could have prevented the fatal injuries sustained by a 57-year-old maintenance worker in April 2024. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigated the fatal incident at Kumho Tire Georgia Inc., which occurred on April 10, 2024, when a worker was fatally injured after the machine they were working on unexpectedly started. OSHA cited Kumho Tire Georgia after an investigation found the company bypassed safety procedures meant to…
The United States is providing another significant package of urgently needed weapons and equipment to our Ukrainian partners as they defend against Russia’s ongoing attacks. This additional assistance, provided under previously executed Presidential Drawdown Authority from Department of Defense stocks, is valued at $425 million. It includes munitions for National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS); RIM-7 missiles for air defense; Stinger anti-aircraft missiles; Air-to-ground munitions; Ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS); 155mm and 105mm artillery ammunition; cluster munitions; High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs); Javelin, AT-4, and other anti-tank systems; Tube-Launched, Optically-Tracked, Wire-Guided (TOW) missiles; light tactical vehicles;…
Training offered on standards for federally funded construction, service contractsWASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Wage and Hour Division will offer online seminars for contractors, contracting agencies, unions, workers and other stakeholders on prevailing wage requirements in fiscal year 2025 for federally funded construction and service contracts.In the division’s ongoing effort to increase awareness and improve compliance, the division will host two-day seminars with sessions on the Davis-Bacon Act, Service Contract Act and other related topics. Participants can choose among the sessions offered either of the two days. Seminars are scheduled on Nov. 13-14, 2024, and from March 18-19, June 25-26…
Joint statement from civil society and human rights organisations on UK Foreign Secretary’s visit to China October 16, 2024 We, the undersigned, representing civil society and human rights organisations across the UK, urge British Foreign Secretary David Lammy to use his official visit to Beijing and Shanghai to raise concerns about the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance (SNSO) in Hong Kong: in particular, its extraterritoriality clauses, which allows the law to be wielded as a threat against Hong Kongers in the UK under the British National (Overseas) (BNO) visa scheme, an act which can credibly be described as transnational repression. Given…
Everyone has a right to food. World Food Day, marked annually on 16 October, is being celebrated in more than 150 countries and over 50 languages. Stay tuned throughout the day as we take you to Rome for the main event at 10am local time at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), with messages from the UN Secretary-General, Pope Francis and more alongside events around the world. UN News app users can follow here. Source link
In a speech delivered during a debate on African development, Assembly President Philémon Yang addressed the continent’s progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the African Union’s (AU) related framework, known as Agenda 2063. “There has never been a better time to accelerate progress towards peace, prosperity and sustainable development,” he stated. Special challenges Mr. Yang highlighted the recent adoption of the Pact for the Future which acknowledges the special challenges faced by the most vulnerable countries, in particular African States, in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. He stressed that despite Africa’s vast energy and agricultural resources, many…
The text of the following joint statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and of the Italian Republic at the inaugural U.S.-Italy Space Dialogue. Pursuant to their shared goal of advancing bilateral space cooperation as declared by their leaders, the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Italian Republic held their first bilateral Space Dialogue in Rome, Italy on October 10-11, 2024. The convening of the inaugural U.S.-Italy Space Dialogue follows the commitment from Prime Minister Meloni and President Biden to strengthen space cooperation in July 2023. The Vice-President on…
NEW YORK – An administrative law judge has ordered a Pennsylvania-based federal contractor to pay $85,284 in back wages for failing to pay prevailing wages, fringe benefits and overtime pay owed to workers employed on multiple federal construction projects, after an investigation and litigation by the U.S. Department of Labor.A decision by the department’s Office of Administrative Law Judges found that JRW Service Group LLC and its owner, Jason Winters, violated the Davis-Bacon Act by classifying and paying six workers as laborers improperly when they did the work of carpenters, pipefitters and other trades at three worksites for the U.S. General Services Administration…
BERLIN/PARIS — The European Commission is working on a new budget fund to compensate farmers for any negative impact from the EU-Mercosur agreement, hoping the cash pot will help overcome French resistance to the trade deal. The plan, confirmed by four officials, comes as the EU and the South American bloc aim to finalize the landmark agreement at the G20 leaders’ summit in Rio de Janeiro Nov. 18-19. Crucially, the compensation fund is already being welcomed by France, the biggest opponent of the Mercosur deal, which harbors concerns its farmers will suffer from a glut of South American imports such…