Sensor Data Challenge 2021: experimenting with smart sensors | Statistics Netherlands (CBS)
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Smart sensor technology
As sensors become ever lighter and more affordable, they are increasingly being used in the production of statistics. Smart...
Lower mortality in week 23 | Statistics Netherlands (CBS)
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From mid-September (week 39) up to and including mid-February (week 6), weekly mortality was higher than expected. There was excess mortality...
Russian authorities open court case against journalist Yury Dud for distributing ‘drug propaganda’
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New York, June 17, 2021 – Russian authorities should drop all court proceedings against journalist Yury Dud and ensure that he...
Unemployment down to 3.3 percent in May | Statistics Netherlands (CBS)
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In May, 4.1 million people aged 15 to 74 years did not have paid work for a variety of reasons. In...
German law increases government surveillance and hacking powers, removes protection for journalists
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Berlin, June 15, 2021—The Committee to Protect Journalists expressed concern after Germany’s Bundestag, or lower house of parliament, removed legal provisions...
Kazakh newspaper Aq Zhayiq and editor Azamat Maitanov receive death threats
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Stockholm, June 16, 2021 – Kazakh authorities should swiftly and thoroughly investigate all threats made to employees of the independent newspaper...
CBS in the starting blocks for the 2021 Census | Statistics Netherlands (CBS)
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Many changes in 10 years
In many countries, a census is a huge operation, with hundreds of thousands of interviewers who go...
Greenhouse gas emissions higher in Q1 2021 | Statistics Netherlands (CBS)
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Download CSVShow datatableGHG emissions by source sector, Q1
GHG emissions by source sector, Q1
Manufacturing
2021
13
1.7
Manufacturing
2020
13.4
1.7
Buildings and construction
2021
10
0.2
Buildings and construction
2020
8.8
0.2
Electricity
2021
8.9
0
Electricity
2020
8.5
0
Agriculture
2021
2.8
4.7
Agriculture
2020
2.6
4.7
Transport
2021
7.1
0.2
Transport
2020
8
0.2
Total IPCC
2021
41.8
6.8
Total IPCC
2020
41.2
6.8
Colder than in...
Making decent work a reality for domestic workers
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Occupational safety and health
Despite common perceptions, private households are workplaces, and as such, they have associated occupational safety and...
Artists need social protection benefits adapted to their occupations
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When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, the authorities introduced support measures fairly quickly. As a self-employed worker, I’ve been...
Police detain 2 journalists who covered art performance in Moscow’s Red Square
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Vilnius, Lithuania, June 15, 2021 — Russian authorities should stop detaining and harassing journalists for their work, and should drop any investigation...
Highlights from REFRAME’S work on promoting fair recruitment in Sri Lanka
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Highlights from REFRAME’S work on promoting fair recruitment in Sri Lanka
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European soccer association UEFA denies accreditations to at least 6 journalists, citing failed background...
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New York, June 15, 2021 – The Union of European Football Associations should ensure that all journalists can report from its...
Slovak Supreme Court cancels acquittal of primary suspects in journalist Ján Kuciak’s murder
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New York, June 15, 2021 – In response to the Slovak Supreme Court’s ruling today to cancel the acquittals of two...
Making decent work a reality for domestic workers
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The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the vital role that domestic workers...
Exports up by 25.7 percent in April | Statistics Netherlands (CBS)
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The CBS Exports Radar indicates that circumstances for exports are more favourable in June than they were in April.
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How statistics can help build a better world | Statistics Netherlands (CBS)
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Statistics at work
The ISI was founded more than 135 years ago in the belief that statistical agencies in different countries should coordinate...
REFRAME project constituents discuss how the project has promoted fair recruitment in Sri Lanka.
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REFRAME project constituents discuss how the project has promoted fair recruitment in Sri Lanka.
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REFRAME project constituents discuss capacity building of trade unions on fair recruitment practices
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REFRAME project constituents discuss capacity building of trade unions on fair recruitment practices
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Turkish journalist Sinan Aygül sentenced to jail over sexual assault reporting
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Istanbul, June 14, 2021 – Turkish authorities should not imprison journalist Sinan Aygül, and the country’s Constitutional Court should accept his...
Uzbek reporting team assaulted while reporting at Andijan mayor’s office
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Stockholm, June 14, 2021 – Uzbek authorities should conduct an impartial and thorough investigation into the recent attack on three employees...
REFRAME project constituents discuss the HAMSA complaints mechanism tool
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REFRAME project constituents discuss the HAMSA complaints mechanism tool
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Country Office Director Simrin Singh on the contributions of the the REFRAME project in...
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Country Office Director Simrin Singh on the contributions of the the REFRAME project in Sri Lanka
Source of original...
Excess mortality again in week 22 | Statistics Netherlands (CBS)
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From mid-September (week 39) up to and including mid-February (week 6), weekly mortality was higher than expected. There was excess mortality...
