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Combatting lasting COVID-19 disinformation
LOS ANGELES — Bridging information gaps through setting up effective digital media monitoring platforms for journalists is crucial in minimizing if not eradicating the spread of mis- and disinformation on COVID-19 related issues, according to an industry expert in the field of misinformation.
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National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC)
CEO Cameron Hickey told participants of a recently-held webinar entitled “Vaccines and Public Health: Misinformation Trends
(Understanding and Identifying Problematic Content), jointly presented by NCoC and Ethnic Media Services (EMS) Myth Buster Project that while there are probably no means to stop the proliferation of mis- and
In California, Democrats propose $25 minimum wage for health workers
SACRAMENTO — Union-aligned Democrats were set to introduce legislation on Wednesday, February 15 mandating a statewide $25 minimum wage for health workers and support staffers, likely setting up a pitched battle with hospitals, nursing homes, and dialysis clinics.
State Sen. María Elena Durazo’s bill would require health facilities and home health agencies to give raises to many support employees, including nurse technicians, housekeepers, security guards, food workers, and laundry providers. The Los Angeles Democrat said workers remain underpaid even as they have played a crucial role in the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, she argued, many who earn close to the state’s $15.50 minimum wage struggle with inflation.
“How do people survive?” Durazo told KHN ahead of the bill’s introduction. “They can’t be on the edge of becoming homeless. That’s what we’re facing.”
While the bill is backed by the influential Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West, which represents foreign trips. These included his visits to Indonesia ($8.48 billion), Singapore ($6.54 billion), United States ($3.847 billion), Thailand ($4.62 billion), Belgium ($2.20 billion), China ($24.239 billion) and Japan ($13 billion). Of the commitments, $4.349 billion or P239 billion have materialized with the companies in various stages of implementation of their projects in the country, according to a statement released on Thursday by the Presidential Communications Office (PCO). Projects worth $29.712 billion or P1.7 trillion have existing MOU or LOI, while confirmed projects worth $28.863 or P1.5
