Have you seen ‘12 Years a Slave’? When I saw it I was happy to live in a modern society that would not allow for a human to be sent to a plantation like that. In our times people would not just stand aside and let things like this happen, right? Wrong! I have lost my innocence. And I hope by the end of this post you will have too. … [Read more...] about Slaves of the XXI Century
Better Jobs for the Poor – Breaking the “Friends and Family” Job Search Cycle
If you are poor in Latin America and the Caribbean, please don't only ask your friends and family for job contacts and ideas! As we explained in a previous post, job seekers that have poor contacts themselves, typically only find other low-quality, informal jobs when they ask friends and family, a “vicious cycle” that keeps the poor circulating among a range of poor quality … [Read more...] about Better Jobs for the Poor – Breaking the “Friends and Family” Job Search Cycle