until now women in iceland have earned an average nineteen percent less than their male colleagues but those days are over equal pay for equal work has just become a must there irrespective of gender ethnicity sexuality or nationality the new law will cover over one hundred fifty thousand workers. so far women have borne the cost of the gender pay gap and if that cost is too high and to reach our goal we're all going to have to work hard now we have the perfect chance to do so. the new law affects one thousand two hundred companies in iceland which employ at least twenty five workers who now have to publish their wage scales there are courses to help them implement the new rules on completion companies get a certificate which has to be renewed every three years. this will affect employers first and foremost they're offering the jobs and now it's up to them to shoulder their responsibilities. and be part of this mission with us a pack of help do that so that. it's hope to close the country's gender pay gap by twenty twenty two and the other countries have made similar moves for now icel

men and women both countries froebel to get there but one has made it mandatory we will take you to iceland where a new labor law it's now in effect. over has all that more in just a minute's time i'm sorry kelly in berlin thanks for watching. has no children which makes her feel worthless and incomplete. in a society that expects them to be her children this is a burden many married childless women in niger suffer from. a wife is only fully accepted upon motherhood. a very personal film about the suffering of childless women in niger. fruitless tree starting january fourteenth on t w. look. at the at the. it's full steam ahead for germany's labor markets the jobless rate has dropped a historic lows while employment reaches an all time high we ask what's behind the boom and how long will it last also on the program how the small country of iceland is becoming the global trailblazer for equal pay and a clothing company in germany hopes to save closet space and the environment. this is your business on crystal. germany's economy. sweeping up every willing and able worker in the country drivin

question we need electricity and water for production we have a lot of both here in iceland. iceland has a huge amount of geothermal energy and islam says using that resource to grow cannabis could benefit the country's economy. it is clear that they are things happening in this area and everything is on the move. not on market and whether we like it or not everything indicates this is growing into an extensive international business. countries legalize marijuana the market is growing earlier this month alone legalizing recreational marijuana went into effect in california experts say sales of marijuana could reach seven billion dollars use of the drug is already illegal in countries like the netherlands no surprise that investors in countries as far away as iceland hoping to benefit oh boy. that's it for this edition of the w business thank you very much for joining us from member were always on the web for you d w c next to us. by dortmund. the biggest favor team all the best goals we've got all the action. is the whole of german football. shared experience every match in t

we were talking about iceland and steps it's taking this year.es arejust iceland and steps it's taking this year. some industries are just not moving quick enough. no and they claimed that they were moving in volu nta ry claimed that they were moving in voluntary codes but it shows that you actually need some real policies and teeth to make this happen, because you are changing centuries in effect of attitudes and, you know, more recently there have been attempts. there hasn't been enough progress. what does this article actually say? we know some industries like construction not great. financial services? you would have thought they would be a little bit more on it, as it were, because of the people who work within financial services pushing for better conditions. and the issue also in these companies is its pepe. the decision—making roles. so if you've got more men, for example, in both roles, they are getting paid more and that's how theyjustify it. but it's not even... the construction and financial services, it's really not good for 2018 and

as the supermarket chain iceland says it wa nts to ba n supermarket chain iceland says it wants to ban product on its own brand products, we want to know if you can live without plastic and if it will change how you shop. just get in touch with us in the usual way, using the hashtag #bbcbizlive. a very packed programme as usual. a warm welcome to you. germany's biggest trade union has threatened to call for a 24—hour walkout as part of talks over pay and working conditions. ig metall represents the rights of 2.3 million workers in the industrial sector, but the negotiations are seen as a benchmark for how pay is set in other areas of the german economy. the union has demanded a 6% increase in salaries and the option for a 28—hour working week for its members. for those who would like to do so. this would allow employees to look after young children or ageing relatives. and ig metall is also pushing for an additional allowance of 200 euro per month to help offset the loss in salary. with unemployment at record lows, german workers are in a strong position to negotiate for better pay and

i know you are well aware of this issue but also what is going on in iceland.nder gaps and governments are trying to address it as ever, iceland has ta ken trying to address it as ever, iceland has taken the lead bringing in legislation and trying to address the issue. now i think that the icelandic government is going to audit companies, to see whetherjobs are being paid equally because what has happened before, actually, the jobs are not equal, the men of doing differentjobs. jobs are not equal, the men of doing different jobs. essentially, they will do up proper audit when it comes to the payment of men and women and if they to not be paying them the same, the company is find? yes. and they really have teeth to eat. so often, some of these codes about equal pay up voluntary in essence, the ryan 0'keefe and this gives some enforcement. —— there are no teeth. 50% in gives some enforcement. —— there are no teeth. 5096 in parliament are women but regardless of that, iceland has always been a pioneer in this area? they have been pioneers, they lead, then be scand

hotline to the south ahead of next month's winter olympic games in south korea and closing the gap iceland introduces a new law making it illegal to pay women less than men for this thing work. thank you very much for your company we start our broadcast in iran worth ortiz are trying to turn the tide against some of the biggest antigovernment protests in almost a decade on the nearly a week of violent unrest has left at least twenty one people dead and hundreds under arrest all now iran state media are broadcasting pro-government demonstrations held in several cities. now iran's leadership has also mobilize support thousands of demonstrators in abo's in southwestern iran took to the streets to show their support for the government protestors yelled death to the usa and death to israel state television show demonstrations like these taking place across the country posters of the ayatollah khomeini are on display everywhere on tuesday the country's supreme leader blamed foreign powers for the unrest now his supporters are claiming they're ready to give their lives for him and some are callin

a paper despite what happened back in two thousand and eight most analysts say the same thing iceland has a growth rate of what ten point something eleven percent that's huge other countries would kill to get that you've got a strong economic fundamentals situation with fisheries you've got a young highly educated workforce but i'm intrigued if this will have an impact on basically how much money iceland has in the bank of iceland if you will because if all of a sudden you start paying a sizeable chunk of the workforce more money that's got to come from someplace. yeah i guess. but it's really. it's really more about just eliminating the difference. it's a change send how you think about the pay structure so you start by evaluating all the jobs and then you come up with a system that people get paid based on the work they do and not on. just who they are and in reality does this mean that now for example a man in a job might get a pay cut to establish that idea of parity as opposed to giving a woman doing precisely the same job a payroll use. it might have at the fact i'm not sure tha

in iceland the new year has brought with it a new law making it illegal to pay a man more than women for the same work and it's the first country in the world to make public private enterprises accountable in an attempt to close the gender pay gap. until now women in iceland have earned an average nineteen percent less than their male colleagues but those days are over equal pay for equal work has just become a must irrespective of gender ethnicity sexuality or nationality the new law will cover over one hundred fifty thousand workers. or so far women have borne the cost of the gender pay gap and if the cost is too high and to reach our goal we're all going to have to work hard now we have the perfect chance to do so. the new law affects one thousand two hundred companies in iceland which employ at least twenty five workers who now have to publish their wage scales there are courses to help them implement the new rules on completion companies get a certificate which has to be renewed every three years. this will affect employers first and foremost they're offering the jobs and now it

iceland is about low prices and budget shopping.t when you shop how much plastic there is?” am. i hate it. got to do something about it. eventually, like, there'll be nowhere to put it. this is a bold decision by one retailer. iceland hopes it will now put pressure on other supermarkets to do exactly the same. that pressure to reduce plastic waste is increasingly global. today the european union announced plans for all plastic packaging to be recyclable by 2030. we're going to turn our packaging legislation inside out and review what kind of plastic packaging can be put on the market to enable easy and cost effective recycling. there is now a momentum and cost effective recycling. there is now a momentum across and cost effective recycling. there is now a momentum across business to reduce plastics. waitrose today announced it will remove all plastic straws and black plastic packaging by the end of the year. mcdonald's says all of its packaging worldwide will come from sustainable sources by 2025. the plastic industry supports incre

we have a lot of both in iceland. reporter: iceland has a huge amount of geothermal energy.ys using that resource to grow cannabis could benefit the country's economy. >> it is clear that they are big things happening in this area, and everything is on the move. whether we like it or not, everything indicates this is going into an extensive international business. reporter: as far as legalized marijuana, the market is growing. legalizing marijuana went into effect this month in california. experts say sales of marijuana could reach $7 billion. use of the drug is already legal in countries like spain and the netherlands. no surprise that investors in countries as are away as iceland are hoping to benefit. analyst: -- javier: that is all from the business desk. it is back to sarah, because we have more news. sarah: in brief. short news from around the world. in south korea, at least 37 people have died in a fire in a hospital. the fire broke out in the emergency room of the hospital, which also operates a home for the elderly. it is not yet known what caused the blaze. a mosco

question we need electricity and water for production we have a lot of both here in iceland. iceland has a huge amount of geothermal energy and islam says using that resource to grow cannabis could benefit the country's economy. or we it is clear that there are things happening in this area and everything is on the move. whether we like it or not everything indicates this is growing into an extensive international business. as more countries legalize marijuana the market is growing earlier this month alone legalizing recreational marijuana went into effect in california experts say sales of marijuana could reach seven billion dollars use of the drug is a ready legal in countries like spain and the netherlands no surprise that investors in countries aspire away as iceland hoping to benefit right now. that's all from the business desk now it's back to sara because of course we have more news in brief that's right some short news from around the world coming at you next in south korea least thirty seven people have died in a fire in a hospital in the city of moore young fire bro

and iceland moved to close the pay gap between men and women the new year brings a new law making it illegal to pay women less for the same work. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program thanks for joining us we begin in iran where authorities are trying to turn the tide against anti-government protests that have swept the country pro-government demonstrators have taken to the streets in several cities across the country according to this phone. which aired on iran's state media it follows nearly a week of unrest that has left at least twenty one people dead and hundreds of arrested the country's supreme leader has blamed foreign meddling security forces are struggling to contain the boldest challenge to iran's clerical leadership in nearly a decade now the protests have drawn people with a range of frustrations but some in iran say that adds up to a movement that lacks a clear message layla took part in iran's last major protests in two thousand and nine she was a student then but this time she's not out on the streets she's interested in politics and wants to see reforms in her count

the legislation affects the one thousand two hundred companies in iceland which employ at least twenty five workers who now have to publish their wage scales to memphis the first time with all this full effect employers first and foremost they are offering their jobs and now it's up to them to show it to their responsibilities. and be part of this mission with. its hope the country's gender pay gap will be closed once and for all by twenty twenty two other countries have also made similar moves but for now iceland is the global pioneer. on wednesday in new york court convicted a turkish banker of fraud after an explosive trial over iran's sanctions busting that even implicated turkey's president red chip tire beto on the jury found a tiller deputy c.e.o. of turkey's help bank guilty of involvement in a scheme to help iran trade billions of dollars of oil and gas for gold. turkey's foreign ministry brand of the trial as unfair and shameful a key witness had testified the president at one himself had given his blessing to the deal. german wind water and solar power plants generated more

now, we have the perfect chance to do so. >> the new law affects 1200 companies in iceland. there are causes to help complete the numerals. companies get a certificate which must be renewed every three years. >> this will affect employees, first and foremost. it is up to them to shoulder the responsibilities and be part of this mission with us. >> it is hoped that it will close the pay gap by 2022. even though other countries have made similar moves, iceland is the global pioneer. >> from pioneering iceland to hollywood now, where a new campaign is underway to drive out the abuse of women at work. phil: this, of course in the wake of scandals against harvey weinstein. hundreds of hollywood forces are joined together to fight abuse in the workplace. a-list celebrities are backing a multi-fund to fight harassment, and is aimed at people in low-wage industries who are most vulnerable to exploitation. >> time is up. the time for putting up with sexual harassment is over. 300 powerful women from the business and entertainment world are starting a campaign and using their status t

a paper can you give me a sense of how women and men are reacting to this in iceland. this stumm is now becoming a legislation has been around since two thousand and eight. or it's been. being developed since then. her reaction has been a little bit mixed during the last ten years now but i think people are starting to realize that this is a systematic problem but we have to tackle with this new reference and i think people are becoming more force of their members especially because i think women have been talking about this for decades. and i really think that. we have one is to raise awareness and we have months to get to the point that people realize that the legislation we have had the race is not working and we need to do something more this is around the world not just in scandinavia not just in europe this is around the world a pertinent argument for every female employee every male employee i guess to have any big organization government departments small large companies etc but given the economic differences of iceland because your economy is quite unique in t

until now women in iceland have earned an average one thousand percent less than their male colleagues but those days are over equal pay for equal work has just become law their respective gender ethnicity. sexuality or nationality the new law will cover over one hundred fifty thousand workers. until now women have borne the cost of the gender pay gap that cost is too high and to reach our goal we are going to have to work hard. now we have the perfect chance to do so. the legislation affects the one thousand two hundred companies in iceland which employ at least twenty five workers who now have to publish their wage scales to memphis doctors without this full effect employers trust and foremost they are offering their jobs and now it's up to them to show it or there are sponsibility s. that will be part of this mission with. its hope the country's gender pay gap will be closed once and for all by twenty twenty two other countries have also made similar moves but for now iceland is the global pioneer. on wednesday in new york court convicted a turkish banker of fraud after an explosive

iceland has form in this area.easures gender equality — and in recent years iceland is always top of the country list. the study considers factors like pay, education and participation in government. now, globally, average earnings between men and women differ by $9000 a year. only 20% of parliamentarians are women. and 44% of women are not doing paid work — though, of course, many of them are working. this is the icelandicjournalist sigrun davidsdottir. the hope is that if this works as intended it should eradicate gender bias, which is often somehow built into pay systems. so the standard should actually... well, if it works, it should eradicate this bias. i think most women in iceland still feel that not enough has been done, and so on. it is not that we think that everything is perfect, farfrom it, there is still gender inequality aunts and gender bias, but we hope this is a step in the right direction. inafew right direction. in a few minutes we will update you on the protest in iran. the head of the revolutio

iceland is already doing just that.s laws saying that men and women should be paid equally. but they still have a pay gap. it takes it a step further, with punishment for companies that don't comply. we can now speak to a representative from the icelandic women's rights association. why is iceland so advanced in this field? well, i think we are very lucky that we have good neighbours. we are part of the nordic countries, and nordic countries have always been very advanced in women's rights. in fact, we borrow our best ideas from the rest of the world. but iceland is a very small state. we are only 340,000. it is very easy to take big ideas and make them reality and iceland. here is the thing, in the bbc we're having a debate at the moment equal pay. it is in gender in some difficult discussions. it is bringing about some understandable anger within the workforce. not everybody is honest about what they are earning. it seems to me, from the debate we have had in this company, that the only way to really get around it is

and well done to iceland, because it is, it's annoying to have so much plastic packaging.ys everyone i know. that is what good businesses do, followed consumers, give the punters what they want. easier said than done, i wonder how they will pull this off. they have set a significant time frame, is it 2021? 2023. they have a bit of time to do it, they say it affects 1000 product lines and it will have an impact on 250 potential suppliers. it would be easy for them to do it but it's the right move and even if they only got to taking this forward, it is still a significantly and it will also become a mark of competitive advantage for that business.” become a mark of competitive advantage for that business. i must admiti advantage for that business. i must admit i have consciously changed my behaviour to reduce the plastic use, i know you done the same, and many have been in touch about this story. steve saying paper bags for lots of things, cheese, cooked meat, fresh fruit and veg, people saying local shops, farm shops, they are using very little plastic. it is interesting to

iceland says its research found that 80% of shoppers would endorse a supermarket‘s move to go plastice will talk about that in the few minutes. thousands of small firms working for the failed construction giant carillion are waiting to learn if they will be paid, amid growing fears that some could face closure. carillion used an extensive network of sub—contractors and local suppliers, paying them almost £1 billion a year, according to its latest annual report. critics have stepped up calls for a review into the carillion crisis. markets, very briefly. just as a the us was closed for the martin luther king us was closed for the martin luther kinng. day. that us was closed for the martin luther king jr. day. that is us was closed for the martin luther kinng. day. that is friday's us was closed for the martin luther king jr. day. that is friday's end to the week. it will reopen today. in asia, and nick stay really progressing. 0f in asia, and nick stay really progressing. of course, we will see how things progress when europe gets going and wall street trades as well. i'll be back a mom

it is, you know, it has given everyone in iceland hope. everyone in iceland hope. possible because wend they started doing the viking clap. viking clap. i think we stole it from the scottish guys. from the scottish guys. nothing wrong with that. wrong with that. everyone thinks it is icelandic. thank you. everyone says, hang on, we invented that! says, hang on, we invented that! coming here, like the sigurdsson and others as well. where have they come from? where have they come from ? where have they come from? from? of birmingham, somewhere like that in england. lot it is a mixture of things. things. everyone speaks about the facilities and coaching. facilities and coaching. but you also have to be lucky. also have to be lucky. like we have had in the euros, and hopefully in the world cup. hopefully in the world cup. places where you can train in the winter. winter. when i was young, you could not do that. not do that. you had to train in a basketball court. we have the new facilities. facilities. it has changed with artificial grass. artificial grass. hopefully, we can get more. we

clinton forged from the deepest darkest completists corners of the icelandic metal scene. this isn't just any newcomer band and there's a message to their madness live. we incorporate a lot of noise a lot of electronic instruments and we have three guitarists and we're just we're always trying to bring something new to the drawing board so i think sonically and visually were a completely different aspect than most bands that you see today at these festivals clinton a rock in the open air festival in northern germany meant a journey of twenty seven hundred kilometers but that was never going to be an obstacle for these guys cliff. painters and freezing landscapes have turned up the nickname the land of fire and ice in winter you only get about four hours of sunlight a day which can be a bit depressing please named after the french word for misery is very much inspired by that nordic melancholy please. please please please. please clear if i say that is a country for anything is a country for music definitely. music all types of music really thrive in iceland and every scene

new welcoming iceland's move, and you wa nt welcoming iceland's move, and you want others to follow them bea deforestation? of course. this will be a complex task, which is why iceland are saying it will take five yea rs iceland are saying it will take five years to complete. we need to make sure was of alternatives, and they are environmentally friendly. we totally believe that this can be achieved, which is why we are welcoming retailers getting behind it and saying they will help put it into practice today. one of the world's greatest olympic gymnasts, simone biles, has claimed she was abused by a former doctor who worked for the united states' team. she is the latest athlete to accuse larry nassar of sexual abuse. he's already been jailed for 60 years for possessing indecent images of children and has admitted assaulting female gymnasts. he will be sentenced this month. andrew plant reports. she is a four—time olympic champion with 19 combined world and olympic medals, she is america's most decorated gymnast. now, in a statement, the star of the rio games has said she was sexually ab

music all types of music really thrive in iceland and every scene supports one another clear . talent is infectious to science twenty minute stand as a measure to energize the crowd. on stage they also appreciate the atmosphere of the world's largest metal festival i think it's literally amazing that they're able to put on such a big fast and still have so very little issues of violence or sexual assault case rather than that because it's a big problem when festivals these days saw about going as for of and that it is possible to do it fast without problems that mark that. i think that that's very important to notarize. and now is a big moment the metal battle award ceremony in the sand finishes in fourth place was a very cocky. out of twenty bands they made it among the five winners . we're very happy about this fourth place out of this many countries and and on top of being here at buckingham playing it's it's amazing. right. the music i want to make the most of their success in bakken and build up a fan base outside iceland team. from natural music to germany's industrial he

thank you very much indeed for coming to talk to us from iceland. sendin talk to us from iceland.oss many parts today. what we have got this morning is the risk of ice across northern ireland, scotla nd ice across northern ireland, scotland and northern england. a plethora of snow showers coming in during the day to the areas i have mentioned. across wales and south—west england, well it is mostly rain showers, but in some of the heavier showers across wales, you could see a wintry mix at lower levels. but the snow will continue across northern ireland as we go through the course of the day. blustery winds. they will be drifting on the hills and also blizzards. it is the same for scotland. more so for scotland where we have got a bit more snow, but the far north—east seeing something drier. again across northern england we have snow falling even to sea level and with the strong wind on the hills there will be pliz ards and also drifting. for wales, most of the snow will be on the hills, but in some of the heavier showers you could see a mix, hail, sleet, snow and rain. along the c

and iceland moves to close the pay gap the new year brings a new law making it illegal to pay women less than men for the same work. plus u.s. president donald trump hits twitter with a flurry of warnings to america's adversaries we will look ahead to what could be another turbulent year for the white house at home and beyond. and the drug crisis that is wreaking havoc in communities across the united states we meet with some of the young people paying a heavy price for their parents' addiction. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program thanks for joining us. we begin in iran where authorities are trying to turn the tide against the anti-government protesters that have been sweeping the country now pro-government demonstrators have taken to the streets in several cities across the country according to this footage aired by iran's state media it follows nearly a week of on rest that has left at least twenty one people dead and hundreds of arrested the country's supreme leader has blamed foreign meddling security forces are struggling to contain the boldest challenge to iran's clerical leader

pinned as a board member of the icelandic women's rights association she says previous equal pay laws have been unsuccessful. this legislation is basically a mechanism that companies and organizations that are. employing twenty five or more people so the employers have to evaluate every job that's been done and then they get a certification after they gone through the process if they are paying men and women equally so it's really just a mechanism to ensure that women and men are paid equally for their reaction has been a little bit makes during the last ten years now but i think now people are starting to realize that this is a systematic problem but we have to tackle me with new methods and i think people are becoming more course of their members especially because i think women have been talking about this for decades. and i really think that. we have one is to raise awareness and we have mounted to get to the point that people realize that the legislation we have had the race is not working and we need to do something more. also to come here not just there including we'll tell you

the job of the women to prove that there is discrimination and iceland has turned the tables and now the company actually has to prove that it doesn't dissuade me night and that's a huge step and that could be quite a good idea yeah maybe iceland is leading the way here have to see our journalists and the other question of joining us tonight from munich i'm going to thank you very much we appreciate your time. well it is the stuff of spy novels in vietnam the trial of twenty two businessmen accused of corruption has begun and one of the defendants is a top oil executive who germany says was kidnapped from a berlin park last year by his country's secret service of the case of strained relations between germany and vietnam. the vietnamese government says the high profile trial is part of a sweeping crackdown on corruption foreign media bought from the courthouse. on time is one of twenty two former oil executives accused of economic mismanagement and corruption tung was also a rising political star in vietnam victims vietnam has the death penalty it's a country where the legal system i