Africa has the highest growth rate of female-run enterprises in the world, according to recent research by the World Bank.

Glasgow, Scotland’s largest city, will be under the media spotlight this summer while it hosts the 2014 Commonwealth Games, though ironically residents have gained a reputation for having the poorest health in the nation.

South Africa’s biggest platinum mining companies have agreed to implement wage increases, to end the nation’s longest running strike.

South Korea has been ranked as one of the worst countries for implementing workers’ rights by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).

Women in America comprise nearly two thirds of the nation’s minimum wage workers, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

The UK government released its annual minimum wage remit to the Low Pay Commission (LPC) this week, for regulations to be put in place from October 2015.

Brazil's star is on the rise. With the World Cup underway and preparations for the 2016 Olympic Games now at a furious pace, all eyes are on the country.