australia and new zealand / http://backend.userland.com/rss Â鶹´«Ã½AV WebTeam Iranians continue to report economic woes, with 59% saying their local economies are getting worse and 91% reporting it is a bad time to find a job where they live. /poll/357245/iran-troubled-economy-wears-iranians.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/357245/iran-troubled-economy-wears-iranians.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 12 Nov 2021 07:00:00 GMT Nearly three in 10 workers worldwide reported being self-employed in 2013. But rather than a positive sign of proactive entrepreneurial energy, high rates of self-employment in some countries often signal poor economic performance. /poll/175292/nearly-three-workers-worldwide-self-employed.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/175292/nearly-three-workers-worldwide-self-employed.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 22 Aug 2014 06:00:00 GMT Â鶹´«Ã½AV's self-reported income data indicate that 22% of residents across 131 countries worldwide live on $1.25 per day or less -- the World Bank's definition of "extreme poverty." In sub-Saharan Africa, that figure rises to 54%. /poll/166565/one-five-worldwide-living-extreme-poverty.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/166565/one-five-worldwide-living-extreme-poverty.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 23 Dec 2013 07:00:00 GMT Suffering has increased worldwide in the past several years, and nowhere more than in South Asia. Nearly one in four South Asians rated their lives poorly enough to be considered suffering in 2012 -- the highest percentage in the world. /poll/166028/south-asia-leads-world-suffering.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/166028/south-asia-leads-world-suffering.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 26 Nov 2013 18:15:00 GMT Worker engagement varies by region and by economic and cultural conditions, according to Â鶹´«Ã½AV's 142-country global workplace study. These differences highlight the need to align education systems with workforce opportunities. /poll/165719/northern-america-leads-world-workplace-engagement.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/165719/northern-america-leads-world-workplace-engagement.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 04 Nov 2013 16:45:00 GMT Only 13% of employees worldwide are engaged at work, according to Â鶹´«Ã½AV's new 142-country study on the State of the Global Workplace. Low levels of engagement hinder gains in economic productivity and life quality. /poll/165269/worldwide-employees-engaged-work.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/165269/worldwide-employees-engaged-work.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 08 Oct 2013 23:00:00 GMT More migrants are moving within countries than between countries. Eight percent of the world's adults -- roughly 381 million adults -- have moved from one city or area in their country to another in the past five years. /poll/162488/381-million-adults-worldwide-migrate-within-countries.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/162488/381-million-adults-worldwide-migrate-within-countries.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 15 May 2013 13:00:00 GMT Hong Kong may be wealthy, but Â鶹´«Ã½AV surveys show workers there are among the least likely to be "thriving" in developed Asia. /poll/157670/low-wellbeing-damaging-corporate-hong-kong.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/157670/low-wellbeing-damaging-corporate-hong-kong.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 27 Sep 2012 06:00:00 GMT Latin American and Caribbean residents are the least likely in the world to say they feel safe walking alone at night. Residents in East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Northern America are the mostly likely to feel safe. /poll/156236/Latin-Americans-Least-Likely-Worldwide-Feel-Safe.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/156236/Latin-Americans-Least-Likely-Worldwide-Feel-Safe.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 03 Aug 2012 06:00:00 GMT Many Australians have recently altered their opinions about the cause of global warming and the gravity of the issue. While the majority still considers climate change a serious matter, fewer say human activities cause it. /poll/141782/Australians-Views-Shift-Climate-Change.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/141782/Australians-Views-Shift-Climate-Change.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 06 Aug 2010 08:00:00 GMT