Barely 12 days from now, Switzerland will become the country that pays the highest minimum wage in the world as the country is absolutely ready to introduce 'the world's highest minimum wage' which will equate to £41,430 ($53,370) a year around £3,500 ($4,510) a month.The alterations, which had been rejected by voters twice before in both 2011 and 2014, will now come into effect from October 17.₦9,646 Per hour₦1,731,472 Per month ₦20,495,686 Per AnnumThe new minimum...

In what they can be tagged human versus machines war, some tea pickers in Kenya are protesting the automation of agribusiness and other challenges faced by workers.Around ten tea-plucking machines worth $1.2 million have been destroyed in the past year in attacks on Ekaterea Tea Company.A government task force has proposed a human-machine tea-picking ratio of 60:40 and a reduction in the number of imported tea-harvesting machines.The automation of tea harvesting inc...

The police in India have arrested three Nigerian nationals in Thane, Maharashtra, for alleged unlawful possession of narcotics.The police seized 60gm cocaine and 70gm of Mephedrone commonly known as MD collectively worth Rs 27 lakh from the suspects.Other items like mobiles, passport and visa were recovered from the suspects during the arrest.The three accused arrested are; Obasi alias Mago Eugene Stanley (45) a resident of Nalasopara in Palghar district, Prosper O...