Trade unions in Turkey call for demonstrations demanding revision in minimum wage
The Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey has said that the current national minimum wage is not sufficient for workers to meet their basic needs amid rising prices and an economic crisis intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic
New Zealand declares climate emergency, vows to make public sector carbon neutral by 2025
The move is based on findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which emphasize the need to reduce global emissions to zero by 2050 in order to prevent further increase in global warming
Pandemic, science and technology: lagging behind and dependence in Latin America
Sociologist Javier Calderón Castillo writes about the impact of the neoliberal onslaught in Latin America on development of science and technology
In Colombia, the pandemic is widening inequality in access to education
Popular educator, professor and militant Harold García discusses how the pandemic has put stress on the public education system of Colombia and made access to education even less equal
US and UK are among the safest tax havens in the world
According to the Financial Secrecy Index 2020 published by the Tax Justice Network, the US has emerged as the second safest tax haven. The British overseas territory of the Cayman Islands is the “safest tax haven” in the world
- Israeli tourists attack vigil in Cusco in support of Palestine
- During Red April, Brazil’s MST restates the importance of agrarian reform
- As elections approach, India’s farmers count government’s broken promises
- Argentine unions call another general strike for May 9
- German police shut down pro-Palestine conference
