 |  | | Italy's Political Class |  ON Sunday (April 28) a new government was formed in Italy. Led by Enrico Letta, a moderate member of the Partito Democratico (PD), it is the first ‘grand coalition' the country has seen since the signing of the postwar constitution in 1947. Commentators have already pointed to other firsts: the youngest cabinet in Italian history (average age 53); that with the highest proportion of female ministers (a third); and the first black minister (Cecile Kyenge, the minister for integration). Yet despite the veneer of novelty, Lampedusa's dictum from The Leopard still sums up Italy's predicament ... |
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| |  | | The Story Of Our Time |  THOSE of us who have spent years arguing against premature fiscal austerity have just had a good two weeks. Academic studies that supposedly justified austerity have lost credibility; hard-liners in the European Commission and elsewhere have softened their rhetoric. The tone of the conversation has definitely changed. My sense, however, is that many people still don't understand what this is all about. So this seems like a good time to offer a sort of refresher on the nature of our economic woes, and why this remains a very bad time for spending cuts ... |
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| | | NHRC drive to target both workers, employers DOHA The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) launched its annual campaign to raise awareness of workers’ rights under the slogan ‘Heal your rights’. The campaign will continue till June 30. NHRC member Dr Mohammed bin Saif al Kuwari said that campaign’s goal is to make workers aware of their rights, in terms of health, housing, transport, vacations, and other rights. He stressed on the campaign’s need to particularly target employers, as the actual executors of those rights. NHRC is also readying a guide book about workers’ rights with regard to housing at construction sites and which is due to be launched soon and distributed to companies. (TNN) |
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