Tag: Employment and Labor
Hollywood at a standstill: the reasons for the strike
Filming on hold, scenarios in limbo, back-to-school films with absent subscribers (Gladiator 2, Beetlejuice 2, Napoleon, Dune 2, Mission: Impossible, Spiderman…): like in a horror film, everything is up to…
Online work paid by the task, a booming type of employment
For several years, the “Uberization” of the world of work has been underway. Online platforms offer jobs as drivers and delivery people to employees transformed into “entrepreneurs” in spite of…
Undocumented workers around the world
They work and often in thankless but essential jobs, pay taxes, contribute to the proper functioning of the society in which they have chosen to live, but have few rights.…
Heat wave: the obligations of companies with regard to employees “adapt on a case-by-case basis”
France is facing a heat wave considered “exceptionally severe” by Météo-France. In some professions, such as workers on construction sites or delivery people, the body is put to the test,…
the rise in far-right demonstrations, a consequence of a “fed up”
On Wednesday August 16, the German Federal Ministry of the Interior published a report showing a very clear increase in far-right parades in the country. Their number tripled in the…
Gustavo Petro, the Colombian president wants to renegotiate the free trade agreement with the United States
This agreement is very important for Colombia because the United States is its first customer. But the Colombian president said on Wednesday August 16 that he wanted to renegotiate it.…
with the explosion of unemployment, young people without hope of finding a job that suits them
China announced Tuesday, August 15 the end of the publication of youth unemployment figures, which exceeded the 21% mark last June. While the economic context remains gloomy, young graduates are…
The revival of Aubusson tapestry
It’s the story of a know-how that very nearly disappeared and which is experiencing a spectacular new craze. This is the story of French designers who are now famous as…
Nike Canada and Dinasty Gold accused of using Uyghur forced labor
The forced labor of the Uyghurs at the heart of two investigations opened in Canada. Mining company Dynasty Gold and Nike Canada are in the crosshairs of the corporate accountability…
a record increase in wages conceded by Japanese companies
Major Japanese companies have granted a 3.58% wage hike on average for the current fiscal year, which started on April 1. A record increase, not seen for 30 years, according…