Argentina’s medical residents strike for pay
Hundreds of public healthcare professionals have not received their salaries for the past five months
Paraguayan healthcare professionals begin a 30-day-long strike
Healthcare professionals are demanding salary equalization, medical insurance and funds for the reopening of a research laboratory
Massive strike by GM workers in the US enters third day
More than 49,000 General Motors’ workers went on strike late on Sunday night under the leadership of United Autoworkers (UAW) due to the failure of contract negotiations with the company.
Costa Rican health care workers begin a two-day-long general strike
The health care professionals are protesting against a tax reform approved last year in December, which seeks to privatize public health care services in the country
Around the World in 8 Minutes | Episode 32
In this episode, we report on protests and strikes in India, Honduras and Swaziland.
Nurses in Swaziland seek urgent solution to drug and food shortage in hospitals
The nurses have threatened to stage a strike if the crisis is not addressed in four weeks. The dire shortage of vital drugs has been termed a “population extinguisher” by activists.
Stop & Shop employees continue protest against unfair contract
The workers are protesting under the banner of the United Food & Commercial Workers union. The strike began after the company introduced fresh provisions to cut down on workers’ benefits during contract negotiations
- 7 million people take part in human chain against India’s divisive citizenship law
- Myanmar government must protect Rohingyas from genocide: ICJ
- Bolivians celebrate fourteen years of the Plurinational State
- Sri Lankan government admits 10,000 ‘missing’ Tamils were killed in violence
- Petro Oil Kenya fires workers for joining union
