Tag: Employment and Work
in Senegal and Ivory Coast, women in the fight against ordinary sexism
In Senegal, certain professions still have an image as men’s jobs, this is the case of bus drivers. However, many women love driving and imagine themselves behind the wheel. Around…
after the contestation of the pension reform, what remains of the union?
A year ago, on May 1, 2023, France was still affected by a very large protest movement against pension reform. For weeks, the different employee representative organizations have called for…
demonstration against President Yoon Suk-yeol’s “anti-worker policies”
On this Workers’ Day, a country is agitated by the question of work and the rights surrounding it: South Korea. Since President Yoon Suk-yeol came to power, unions have faced…
a tribute paid to a worker who died in Paris on an Olympic Games construction site
On June 16, 2023, the first fatal accident took place on a construction site linked to the Olympic Games. Amara Dioumassy, a 51-year-old worker, was hit by a truck on…
In Chile, the working week will go from 45 to 40 hours
After six years of parliamentary shuttle, the law was finally adopted last year under the leadership of the left-wing government of Gabriel Boric, and the measure comes into force this…
will the Olympic and Paralympic Games be disrupted by strikes?
Will the Olympic and Paralympic Games be disrupted by strikes? Several French unions have filed notice in the public service from this Monday until September 15. Period which therefore covers…
2024 Olympics: students recruited to ensure security
As part of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, more than 15 million spectators are expected. To welcome them during this event, private security agents will be mobilized. But…
Proposed law on the right to strike in transport: “It is a text which is not constructive”
Three months before the Paris Olympic Games, the Senate is tackling strikes. A highly sensitive bill is being examined this Tuesday to limit strikes in transport over certain periods. The…
civil service on strike to protest Milei government’s massive layoffs
This Wednesday, April 3, is a day of mobilization in the Argentine public service, while last week, the government of Javier Milei announced that the contracts of 15,000 civil servants…
Paris Olympic Games: still 12,500 jobs remain to be filled
With less than 150 days until the Olympic Games, many companies are in the home stretch of recruiting. The Olympic period will represent a peak in activity with 16 million…