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• McDonald’s Japan Launches On-Demand Rehiring Program to Target 3 Million Former Workers Amid Shortages

  Published: Apr 22, 2026

  Section: Companies & Industry

  McDonald’s Japan has introduced the Come Back! Crew initiative to allow former employees to return for one-off shifts without formal reapplications. The program targets a massive p...

• Phu Quoc Faces Severe Labor Shortage as 21 Megaprojects Race Toward APEC 2027 Deadlines

  Published: Apr 21, 2026

  Section: Companies & Industry

  Contractors on Phu Quoc Island are struggling to secure thousands of workers needed to complete essential infrastructure and venues for the APEC 2027 summit. Despite wage increases...

• Russia’s Wartime Economy Faces Steep Contraction as Artificial Stabilization Measures Falter

  Published: Apr 19, 2026

  Section: Opinion & Analyses

  Despite initial resilience following the invasion of Ukraine, the Russian economy has entered a period of contraction as the limits of state-controlled financial coercion are reach...

• Spain launches historic amnesty program to regularize 500,000 undocumented migrants to bolster economy

  Published: Apr 15, 2026

  Section: Europe

  Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s government has approved a landmark regularization program offering legal status to roughly half a million undocumented workers. The initiative, born...

• Ibaraki Prefecture Faces Backlash Over Controversial 10,000 Yen Bounty for Reporting Illegal Foreign Labor

  Published: Apr 5, 2026

  Section: Immigration Policy

  Authorities in Japan’s Ibaraki Prefecture have proposed a new reward system that pays citizens to report businesses employing undocumented foreign workers. The plan has ignited a f...

• Japanese Services Sector Growth Decelerates as Middle East Conflict Erodes Business Confidence to Pandemic Era Lows

  Published: Apr 4, 2026

  Section: Asia

  Growth in Japan's services sector cooled to a three month low in March as escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East severely dampened corporate outlooks. While the indust...

• The Rise of the 'Tool-Belt Millionaire': Skilled Trades Become the Ultimate AI Hedge

  Published: Mar 9, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  As artificial intelligence continues to dismantle entry-level white-collar roles in 2026, a significant demographic shift is underway in the American workforce. Younger generations...

• British construction sector recovery remains fragile as high labor costs and planning delays hamper housebuilding targets

  Published: Mar 3, 2026

  Section: Business & Economy

  A new report indicates that while the UK construction industry is set for 4.5 per cent growth in 2026, the recovery remains uneven and threatened by rising wages and labor shortage...