Working abroad: stresses and solutions.

Spanish scientists working abroad.

IN XAVIER BOSCH’S INTERVIEW “SPAIN’S science minister sees future in telecom” (News Focus, 31 Jan., p. 653), Josep Piqué, Spanish Minister of Science and Technology, asserts that “[n]ow there are many more scientists from abroad working in Spain than there are Spanish scientists abroad.” This statement raises doubts among Spanish scientists both inside and outside of Spain, and thus we tried to...

Fighting Child Labor Abroad: Conceptual Problems and Practical Solutions

Child labor is a topic that evokes deep emotions and a growing international concern. Most recent ILO estimates show that some 211 million children between 5 and 14 are engaged in some form of economic activity, and 119 million of them are engaged in haz­ ardous work. The poverty implications of child labor are often transmitted from parents to children, a process that is called the dynastic po...

Working with international populations--abroad or in your own backyard.

T their careers, many family physicians may have an opportunity to exercise their interest in global health by getting away from their current practice lives, if only for a short period of time, and practicing elsewhere. They may be nudged on by a new generation of students and residents, many of whom already have had considerable experience working and traveling in other countries and are look...

ACCORD Solutions for Flexible Working

Introduction In the last ten years the new, very promising, market of multimedia services has been attracting more and more computing, entertainment and communication industries. The incredible rate of growth which characterises the demand for multimedia service is driving the R&D sector towards the definition and implementation of telecommunication systems able to guarantee efficient and simul...

Working Toward Global Health Solutions