Protestors demand resignation of Guatemalan President Giammattei and other stories
Today we look at anti-government protests in Guatemala, the strike against contract labour by Rio Tinto workers in Canada, and more
IndustriALL questions violations of worker rights by Shell in Nigeria
82% of oil giant Shell’s workforce in Nigeria is sourced through labor contractors. As per IndustriALL, the workers “live in poverty with no job security, poor healthcare and little regard for health and safety.”
South African court permits NUMSA to supply food to striking workers of Lanxess Chrome
Workers had begun a sit-in strike underground in Lanxess’s Rustenburg mine on February 17 against various issues, including sexual harassment and the exploitation of contract workers at the mine
French trade unions mobilize against new public service law
The new bill by the Emmanuel Macron government is a profound cost-cutting reform that would result in the loss of 120,000 jobs over the next three years.
‘The workplace culture is toxic’: workers of Australia’s Chemist Warehouse embark on strike
On November 2016, an investigation by the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) found that the company had underpaid around 6,000 of its employees to the tune of AUD 3.6 million (USD 2.5 million).
- Brazil approves end to 6×1 work schedule and reduction of the work week to 40 hours
- Israel kills 31 people in Lebanon on the eve of Eid al-Adha
- Israel carries out sixth consecutive Eid massacre in Gaza
- Far-right Janez Janša to return for fourth government term in Slovenia
- With peace deal nearly final, US launches fresh attacks on Iran
