Tag: Social issues
the government, right in its boots
This Monday morning was held a council of ministers largely devoted to the presentation of the pension reform wanted by Emmanuel Macron. And, despite the opposition of the trade union…
the crisis worsens in Peru
In Lima and the rest of Peru, protesters continue to demand the resignation of interim President Dina Boluarte. On Saturday January 21, several demonstrators died, bringing the total toll to…
Pensions: the French government enters the hard
After the first union mobilization against the pension reform which launched hostilities this week, how will the executive manage the situation? More than a million people in the street at…
despite the success of the January 19 rallies, the executive determined to “convince”
Big mobilization against the pension reform yesterday everywhere in France. One million one hundred thousand demonstrators according to the Ministry of the Interior, more than 2 million according to the…
Ehpad: “The responses are not up to the urgency”
Reports of abuse in nursing homes are exploding. The defender of rights presents a report on Monday on living conditions in nursing homes, 18 months after her previous report, which…
France: pension reform ignores support for senior employees
According to polls, the majority of French people overwhelmingly reject raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, because they do not see themselves working for that long. Increasing the…
Death of Frene Ginwala, speaker of South Africa’s first democratically elected assembly
In South Africa, the generation that brought down apartheid is slowly dying out. This Friday, January 13, it is Frene Ginwala who died. This militant of the African National Congress…
a concession to the ultra-Orthodox
At a time when the global trend is to reduce plastic waste, Israel is taking the opposite view. The new finance minister, from the far right, has announced the removal…
the reform brought by Elisabeth Borne, a victory for LR?
The pension file is still on the desk of the French Prime Minister. After Tuesday’s announcements, Elisabeth Borne reviewed this Thursday noon the partners of the government on this reform…
Elisabeth Borne tries to close ranks
In France, the battle for pensions has begun. After Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne’s announcements on Tuesday January 10, all the unions are calling for a first strike and demonstrations as…