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Employers flock to employ refugees following 24 weeks ruling
Companies have filed over 1,500 requests for work permits for refugees this year following a ruling last year which said they can work more than 24 weeks, state jobs agency UWV has said in its annual report. Under the old rules, asylum seekers who have not been given residency permits are not allowed to work more than 24 weeks a year so they do not get the idea that their request for refugee status will be honoured. But in April
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States urged to invest in tech for employment
State governments have been advised to invest in technology to reduce the rate of unemployment in the country. According to the National Bureau of Statistics in its Labour Force Survey released in February 2024, Nigeria’s unemployment rate surged to 5.0 per cent in the third quarter of 2023 from 4.2 per cent in the previous Read More
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Instagram employs machine learning to cover-up nudes
Meta Platforms’ Instagram unit detailed plans to trial a picture blurring technology for images containing nudity, part of a package of tools designed to boost protection for younger users.