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More incentives needed to keep Hong Kong elderly in workforce amid growing poverty: experts
04 Oct 2024 01:19 GMT
… the workforce to tackle growing poverty among the elderly, experts have … lift older residents out of poverty.”
Oxfam Hong Kong revealed that more … million people were living in poverty in the first quarter of …
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'Extremely volatile': Region cannot afford new Lebanon crisis, warns Oxfam
03 Oct 2024 20:27 GMT
… ,” Ayoub warned.
According to Oxfam, the spread of hostilities into … about how organisations like Oxfam will continue to support … much of the population in poverty.
Ayoub stressed that not … and healthcare workers, according to Oxfam.
On Friday, a major …
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Hong Kong wealth gap more than doubles in five years: Oxfam
02 Oct 2024 16:09 GMT
… vowed to conduct "targeted poverty alleviation" after Chinese … in elderly people living in poverty, with the latest figure … in poverty as of the first quarter of this year, Oxfam … to gauge poverty levels, effectively scrapping the poverty line as …
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Hong Kong’s wealth gap widens as almost 23% of households living in poverty, Oxfam study finds
02 Oct 2024 14:08 GMT
… marking a poverty rate of 20.2 per cent, Oxfam Hong Kong … said on Wednesday in its latest poverty report … 81.9 times, Oxfam found.Hong Kong poverty line in 2024 first … current administration hoped to tackle poverty by directing resources to …
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Census data: More Mainers struggle to meet basic needs
07 Oct 2024 07:30 GMT
… lead for the nonprofit Oxfam America, said while poverty rates have increased … wealthiest households, reinvesting in anti-poverty tax credits and raising the … Virginia still face higher poverty levels.
Disclosure: Virginia Poverty Law Center contributes …
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Gaza is in ruins after Israel's yearlong offensive. Rebuilding may take decades
07 Oct 2024 04:35 GMT
… entire population is living in poverty. Even those with means would … still intact.
The international charity Oxfam said it applied in December … still has not entered Gaza, Oxfam said.
The destruction of sewage …
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'My Time Is Important, Too!': Child-Free Worker Called 'Lazy' for Saying 'No' to Coworker Who Always Asks Her to Cover Shifts Because of Her Kids
07 Oct 2024 07:07 GMT
… policy action. New data from Oxfam underscores the crisis of low … , Oxfam, a global organisation dedicated to combating inequality and eradicating poverty and …
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Are small farmers being left behind?
07 Oct 2024 03:19 GMT
… rural areas.
A report by Oxfam India highlighted that small farmers … practices have contributed to rural poverty and increased inequality. Similarly, in …
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Kenya’s Gen Z insurgency, the strike wave and the struggle for Permanent Revolution—Part 3
06 Oct 2024 18:00 GMT
… have worsened. According to the Oxfam charity, despite economic growth since … .6 million people fall into poverty due to health expenses each …
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Adams, Patel & Hino: Economic instability in Kenya: Why it is time to reset international engagement
06 Oct 2024 03:28 GMT
… corruption.
Youth discontent and poverty
Analysts have long warned … trapped in mediocre jobs. Poverty remains pervasive in Kenya. … , according to a 2024 Oxfam report. Kenya achieved solid … adequate priority to joblessness, poverty and inequality.
Kenyans agree …