Tag: Social issues
ArcelorMittal delays its low-carbon steel project at its Dunkirk site
This is more bad news for the French economy. Steel giant ArcelorMittal is postponing planned investments in its Dunkirk factory in northern France. A major factory: it is the largest…
Faced with factory closures, Michelin employees are organizing
Winter in France promises to be difficult on a social level. According to state services, more than 50,000 businesses are in difficulty in France. The Minister of Industry says he…
angry farmers call on government to “keep its promises”
Rallies are still planned throughout France on Tuesday, November 19 at the call of several agricultural unions. Nearly ten months after an unprecedented mobilization, farmers are demanding commitments from the…
farmers, budget, social, a high-risk sequence begins for the government
Already scalded by competition from Ukrainian cereals, the entry of which the EU had facilitated after the Russian invasion, French farmers are looking with concern at beef, chicken, corn, soya…
the taxation of multinationals and billionaires on the summit menu
The leaders of the G20 countries are meeting in Rio from Monday 18 until Tuesday 19 November to discuss reform of global governance, but also new resources to finance development…
Italy publishes law banning the use of surrogacy abroad
Strongly pushed by the head of government Giorgia Meloni and her far-right Fratelli d’Italia party, Italy has banned its citizens from using surrogate mothers since Monday, November 18. This legislation,…
the head of the employers’ organization Medef rejects any new tax on businesses
“ Between tax increases and job creation, we must choose ! » In France, the president of Medef, the country’s main employers’ organization, is alarmed by the budgetary choices of…
new sexual trends revealed in an Inserm survey
Sexuality has undergone major changes in 10 years in France. This is what reveals a vast Inserm survey published on November 13, 2024. The study reveals more varied practices, less…
between sectors in tension and layoff plans, social discontent is growing
The European Union wants to sign a free trade agreement with the Latin American countries of Mercosur by the end of the year. To the great dismay of France. Prime…
the ports of Montreal and Vancouver closed in the face of the risk of dockers’ strike
At both ends of Canada, the ports of Vancouver and Montreal, among others, are paralyzed. Maritime employers have declared a lockout for staff who unload ships, due to a dispute…