Social and Labor Affairs
What’s in a Name?
The North Africa Journal | By Arezki Daoud | I chuckle, often in admiration, when I hear some interesting names that defy mainstream. Former World Cup alpine ski racer Picabo Street comes to mind, but also Ms. Krystal Ball, the American politician who is often called on US TV channels precisely to make predictions. Some names are just funny. Take actor Jason Lee who is reported to have named his kid “Pilot.” Or the names of the children of many celebrities like Fifi, Apple, Kal-El, Coco and Kyd.
International Women’s Day and Its Significance to the Arab World
By Leila Hanafi: Improving women’s rights is crucial to achieving nearly all of the United Nations (UN) Millennium Development Goals, the global development framework adopted by the UN in 2000 for improving people's lives and combating poverty in a sustained and sustainable way by 2015. ...
L'employabilité des diplômés de l'enseignement supérieur
Le chômage des jeunes diplômés de l'enseignement supérieurs a été, sans conteste l'un des ferments de la révolution des jeunes diplômés Tunisiens. Ces derniers sont "les Premiers victimes du chômage", notamment ceux appartenant aux filières du secteur tertiaire. Le chômage affecte d’une façon plus particulière les licenciés, les techniciens supérieurs et les maîtrisards dont le taux de chômage dépasse les 50%. Bien que l'enseignement supérieur en Tunisie a connu une large mutation et des réformes fondamentales ces dernières années. Néanmoins nous traversons actuellement une crise de grande ampleur et d’envergure nationale. C'est la crise de l'emploi est bien spécifique l'employabilité des diplômés universitaires, c'est une crise générale de l'emploi en Tunisie qui risque à terme d’être beaucoup plus nuisible pour l’avenir du système de l'enseignement national Tunisien. La hausse continue du taux de chômage des diplômés universitaires sur ces dernières années montre que l'ancien système d'enseignement supérieur semble vouer à l’échec. ...
Harassment of Ethnic Berbers on the Rise in North Africa
North Africa is home of the Amazigh people, also known as Berbers. Although widespread in the Maghreb region, the Berbers continue to suffer from a minority status everywhere in the region, with government often ignoring their basic ethnic rights demands at best, or even actively contributing to blocking any progress toward cultural and economic improvement....
Harsh Winter Unveils Weakness in Morocco's Social and Economic Development
An arctic cold sweeping rural Morocco this winter has claimed the lives of at least 30 villagers in the hamlet of Anfgou alone....High Unemployment among Immigrants in France
France is a tough place for immigrants as jobs remain difficult to find. The French institute INSEE found that in 2007, the unemployment rate among immigrants in France was twice the national average, settling at 15.2%....North Africa’s Schools Deal with Massive Numbers
The student count of North African nations countinues to climb at alarming rates, while the school-related infrastructure is not following....
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