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Second Life Career Fair Offers Real Jobs

Second Life Career Fair Offers Real Jobs

If you happen to be an avid Second Life player without a job, it’s time to put on your finest set of wings and find one – through the game. Luxembourg-based Gax Technologies will hold a real career fair in the virtual world on May 29, giving players a chance to meet with prospective employers without even leaving their computer chairs.

 Working Worlds is actually the second career fair Gax has organized through Second Life. The company held its first Career Fair for Luxembourg last year, which ended up drawing 2,000 visitors, netting 50 of them real jobs. Inspired by the success of the original, the company has expanded with Working Worlds to include employers from Belgium and the Netherlands as well.

Apple Concludes iPod City Investigation

Last month, reports began circulating about poor working and living conditions at the so-called Foxconn “iPod City” manufacturing facility where Apple’s iconic iPod portable media players are assembled. The story was first broken by the U.K.’s Mail on Sunday; reports suggested that workers were crowded into cramped dormitories, threatened with physical punishment, and drilled in military-like fashion on the roofs of the manufacturing facilities.

Today, Apple announced the results of its investigation into practices at the facility, finding that its supplier in compliance with the majority of the company’s code of conduct (PDF), which mandates safe working conditions, safeguards for worker rights, health, and safety, and protections for the environment.

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