Bulgarian workers demand increased funding for Food Safety Authority
The protesters have insisted on an allocation of 105 million Bulgarian Levs (USD 60 million) in the 2020 budget of the Bulgarian Food Safety Authority
Around the World Ep 71: Sudan’s battle for justice
We look at the protests in Sudan commemorating 6 months of the Khartoum massacre, construction worker’s protest in India and a healthcare professionals’ protest in Argentina.
Monaco trade unions denounce job cuts at Lancaster Cosmetic House
A strike was called by the Union of Monaco Trade Unions on November 6, against the restructuring plan announced by the management of the company
Telangana government attempts to repress transport workers’ protest
On November 9, protesting workers were denied permission to assemble in Telangana state capital Hyderabad. Heavy police force and tear gas canisters were used to curb the protest, injuring several workers
Privatization of state water and power authority triggers protests in Pakistan
Unions are opposing the federal government’s decision to privatize the Water and Power Development Authority of Pakistan, claiming that it will result in an increase in power tariffs
Violent police repression during national protest in Chile
Protesters demonstrated demanding fundamental rights such as education, health, housing, employment and decent pensions.
4,000 garment and textile workers quit jobs in protest in Southern India
The mass resignation of the workers was due to severe exploitation and also physical abuse by the bosses and the police.
Around the World in 8 Minutes: Episode 21
In this episode, we look into the police attack on workers in South Africa’s Durban city, the case of privacy activist Ola Bini and the resistance movement of potato farmers in India.
Stop & Shop workers end strike after company gives in to demands
An agreement between the company and the unions broke the deadlock in negotiations that had been persisting since February after the former introduced cost-cutting measures.
Workers in Lesotho’s ‘garments’ sector threaten strike
The workers in two of the Nien Hsing’s six factories demand the creation of a separate fabric and paper mill sector, the activities of which are wrongly classified under garment sector, which has the lowest pay.
‘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).
Union leader and members imprisoned in Myanmar
The union leaders were arrested for protesting the police action against a strike of workers at The Hotel @ Tharabar Gate in Bagan.
- A new Honduran migrant caravan leaves for the US
- Bolsonaro’s Culture secretary fired after quoting Nazi Goebbels
- Israeli court bans media from Pegasus spyware case trials
- Canadian federal police restrict access to Wet’suwet’en Indigenous land
- House submits articles of impeachment against Trump to the Senate
