this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. crisis after crisis the world bank lowers its economic forecast for the year, blaming the pandemic and the conflict in ukraine for the slowdown. taking a bite out of apple workers in new york want at least $30 an hour and announce plans to create the company s first labour union. and it s fashion revolution week which is trying to change the image of the industry by telling some home truths. the
staying in the us, workers at apple s grand central station store in new york have announced a plan to start a labour union. if successful, it would be the first union at one of the tech giant s us stores. to qualify as a union, they must get support of 30% of the stores employees. they also want the minimum wage to be raised to 30 dollars per hour. joining me now is victoria scholar, who s the head of investment at interactive investor. the current lowest wage at apple is $17 an hour but the minimum wage in the united states is $7.25 now, these apple workers want $30 an hour, it s a bigjump? it’s apple workers want $30 an hour, it s a big jump? it s a big “ump? it s a big “um it s a bigjump? it s a big jump and it s a bigjump? it s a big jump and not it s a bigjump? it s a big| jump and not surprisingly it s a big jump? it s a big - jump and not surprisingly are seen growing support for unionisation given the dynamics we have seen in the labour market and the inflationary ba
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