john: tonight, the future of noncompete agreements.

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his conviction in california stands. still to come, why ecuador is a center of drug fueled violence. >> this is pbs news weekend from w eta in washington. john: this week, the federal trade commission voted to bar companies from using noncompete agreements to keep employees from taking new jobs from competitors. they estimate 30 million americans are covered by these restrictions and they range from ceos to hourly workers. one day after, the chamber of commerce went to crt to try and block the new rules.

taylor covers politics and policy. what did they say they are taking the step? >> they announced they were proposing a rule banning these agreements in january of 2023 and said they were taking this step to take action on exclionary practices by businesses. this is the culmination of about a year and a half. they took the step this past week and businesses are not happy. >> people think of them as being executives and finance, but it's more than that, isn't it? >> at its most basic level it

prevents a worker from leaving their job to taking a job and starting a competing business. people might think of these and executive levels but a 2019 study found 30% of the workers made $13 or less per hour. this is set to hit the tech industry but it's going to hit a lot of industries. >> why are there so many workers covered by them? >> businesses said they want to protect trade secrets but as the economy has shipped towards a prolabor movement, it has been

an effective tool to keep workers in the current position. they are saying we have invested a lot of work to train these workers, we don't want them to go to our competitors and use that training to compete against us. >> what to the groups say are going to be the practical effects of this? >> they said it's going to be very good for workers. it's going to allow them to seek higher pay. they estimate workers are going to earn $300 billion more each year because they are allowed to change jobs. that is $525 per person. they say it will promote competition. employers will be about 8500 new

businesses each year. >> t business first say it's going to be harmful because it's going to make it harder to retain employees and make it so -- you have a tech center group that is a startup that has interesting technology, they don't want people leaving. however, it's worth noting the firms have identified there are ways that businesses can get ahead of those. they can sign nondisclosure agreements that are not banned under the new rule. >> president biden president

biden, this fits to the messaging , they basically said

while the challenges make a way for the court. there are a few more it will be interesting.

think you for having me. >> it was not long ago ecuador was a beacon of stability. it has become a violent country with increasing violence and murders. many are turning to a young president to turn things around. >> ecuador is in a state of war. the brazen arms take over of a

local tv station during a live broadcast. he came under international scrutiny after the mexican embassy was stormed this month. they arrested a vice president who saw asylum after being indicted on corruption. the strong hand got stronger last week after voters approved a referendum. more easily expediting accused criminals wise gang violence spiraling so far out of control.

unfortunately last few years, netta started to think about the geographic locations. for many years i could or has been in control of the drug trade. once columbia signed the peace agreement, there was a major vacuum. that is when and that's when they enter the country

forcefully we are seeing >> efforts of taking place around the prisons. let's talk about the prison system. clark's the first thing we need to a knowledge is ecuador has been in crisis for many years. at least 400 people have been killed so this number is alarming. to the center of operation for major cartels. not only to organize businesses

but recruiting new members. it's very clear that the upper hand. unfortunately what you were talking about earlier and often increases violence. my strategy of militarizing citizens. and there is much more power maintain the civilian police

usually providing short term gains. they are not prepared for organized crime and to rights violation is always for mexico we have seen. clark's what about united states as a relates to the united and are they helping at all? >> only saw a spike in violence, almost immediately after the delegation we saw them promise

that military aid would be part of it. everything from providing military equipment so the data package is important to have the strategy but we certainly hope that the u.s. would not focus lucidly, it's necessary to professionalize the police. honestly the current regime around from we will continue to

see. >> thank you someone for joining us. >> this week, the biden administration finalize rules. data shows global levels of greenhouse gases all reached record highs in 2023 for the second euro. experts say there is no end in sight. in your book says there is reason for hope.

>> climate change from a-z. the new premise for essays. a pulitzer prize-winning author wrote the words and together they delved into the history of climate change. sobering facts may seem overwhelming. the book's author joins us now. you are one of the journalists who helped me in so many understand the climate crisis we are living through now.

i was struck by that. given everything you know, how did you land on hope? quotes the crisis can seem overwhelming to people. but science, technology, political. the goal not a children's book. break the story down into pieces and put it backogether. some chapters are quite but illustrated beautifully. it's not a children's book but i'm curious why you chose the format. >> who wanted to play with different ideas. one of the 80's was playing with

the abc book. bringing this different style >> to talk about the narratives and stories. one that leaps out is the rich versus the poor. millions of people who are refugees because of climate change. why do you think that narrative has not moved people? >> good question. especially since the issue of immigration is su a hot button issue. we should be having a sober conversation and have climate change is going to drive a

refugee crisis. it's something that they should discuss much more thoughtful way because we are looking at a future in which many millions of people are likely to be on the move because places will become difficult to live in. >> i want to ask you about the artwork because it is a striking parallel. part of the chapter where you talk about the irony about oil and gas has now come back to haunt us, and it is putting

nature back in charge. talk about that message and illustration. >> it's a reference to a famous quote from the 1950's. called the experiment fast. when he was driving at is we are shaking this thing and that is the planet. >> your shortest chapter. despair is unproductive, it's also a sin. that could have been the title of your book. what do you want people to take away?

is we are dealing with this problem one way or another. we can choose to deal with it constructively or put our heads in the sand and it will still come at us. those are the choices we face and that is why sparing is not productive. we need to focus on what we can do. >> great to talk to you again. thank you so much. >> that is pbs news weekend.

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