Southeastern Europe experienced a record number of days with”strong” heat stress, meaning the perceived temperature, which takes into account factors like wind speed and humidity, was 32 C or above, on 66 days — or two-thirds of the three summer months. The average for the region is 29 days. Some areas of Greece and Turkey dealt with these conditions every single summer day, reaching what’s called “very strong heat stress” of perceived temperatures above 38 C for around two months. Regions in “much of southern and eastern Europe” also experienced very strong heat stress, and small parts of Spain and Turkey…
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service today signed a memorandum of understanding with Albany State University designed to enhance career readiness and employment opportunities for veterans and military-affiliated students at historically Black colleges and universities.The memorandum of understanding marks the beginning of this unique collaboration, which will give veterans – including Albany State alumni who have served, ROTC cadets, military spouses and servicemembers currently on active duty, in the reserves or the National Guard – access to career resources and support from VETS job training programs. They also will gain access to apprenticeships, internships…
The United States announcing a new $920 million Foreign Military Financing (FMF) direct loan to Romania today. Romania is a valued U.S. partner and Ally, and this significant loan agreement will further strengthen NATO’s Eastern Flank. Romania is undertaking a major military modernization program, including purchases of U.S. defense equipment such as Abrams main battle tanks and coproduction of ammunition. Romania is a leader in NATO, working closely with Allies to advance Black Sea security and providing critical assistance to Ukraine, including the transfer of a Patriot strategic air defense system and training Ukrainian F-16 pilots. The U.S. government is providing…
ESTERO, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor announced its Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs and Western Global Airlines Inc. have entered into a conciliation agreement in which the employer will pay $84,727 in back wages and interest to resolve alleged gender-based pay discrimination at the company’s Estero facility. A routine compliance review of Western Global Airlines initially raised concerns about base pay and bonuses for female managers, support professionals, technicians and administrators. The agency determined the employer’s actions violated Executive Order 11246, which prohibits federal contractors from discriminating in employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.Western Global Airlines…
European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, announced a new funding package worth €146 million to strengthen basic services and livelihoods for Afghans, with a particular attention to women, children and vulnerable populations – including internally displaced persons, refugees, minorities and returnees. The package addresses the growing needs of the Afghan population, especially as the women and girls’ rights have been undermined at alarming rates. Commissioner made the announcement at the side event “Three Years On: Supporting Afghan Women’s rights”, organised on the margins of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly that takes place in New York on 24-28 September.Commissioner…
The following is the text of a joint statement by the Governments of Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Begin text: The Governments of Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States note with deep concern the announcement by South Sudan’s leaders of an extension of the country’s transitional period by two years. This announcement demonstrates the persistent and collective failure of South Sudan’s leaders to create the conditions necessary to hold credible and peaceful elections in accordance with an established, publicly agreed-upon timeline. Responsibility for this failure is shared by all parties in the transitional government. As South…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the publication of the AI & Inclusive Hiring Framework, a new tool designed to support the inclusive use of artificial intelligence in employers’ hiring technology and increase benefits to disabled job seekers. Published by the Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology, the framework will help employers reduce the risks of creating unintentional forms of discrimination and barriers to accessibility as they implement AI hiring technology. Funded by the department’s Office of Disability Employment Policy, the initiative will also help workers and job seekers navigate the potential benefits and challenges they may face when…
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, thank you very much, Mr. President. And welcome, President Zelenskyy. We meet more than two and a half years since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, shredding the core principles of the United Nations Charter – sovereignty, territorial integrity, and independence. Every day since, Russia has waged a war of aggression – the textbook example of a threat to international peace and security that this council was created to prevent and address. The question before us today is not what will Russia do. We already know that. Putin will continue to wage his unjust war. The question…
Court order resolves department’s allegations of overtime, recordkeeping violationsCHICAGO – A federal judge has ordered Mariusz Lekarczyk, the owner and operator of four Chicago-area We Wash Hand Wash and Car Detail Centers, and We Wash Car Care Center Inc. to pay $799,566 in back wages and damages to 110 employees and $110,990 in penalties to the U.S. Department of Labor, as part of a consent judgment and order obtained by the department. On September 19, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago ordered Lekarczyk and his company to pay the back wages owed by May 1,…
Today, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, the European Union (EU) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced they are developing new financing mechanisms to accelerate access to health products, including safe, effective and affordable contraceptive and maternal health medicines. These will allow more women living in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to better meet their needs. The announcement followed a meeting between Nadia Calvino, President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), Jutta Urpilainen, European Commissioner for International Partnerships and Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. One new mechanism under discussion is…