Tag: Social issues
Quebec stops recruiting African nurses
Quebec will no longer recruit nursing staff in a large part of Africa so as not to create shortages for the populations of several countries. 1 min With our correspondent…
Senior poverty in France: “An aggravating factor in social isolation”
Two million people over 60 live below the poverty line in France. According to the annual report of the association Les Petits Frères des Poors, 69% of poor seniors deprive…
Child protection professionals angry and on the streets in Paris
More than a thousand people took to the streets in Paris on September 25 to denounce the state of ” dilapidation » from the child protection sector and demand a…
Child protection: “The situation is catastrophic”
Child protection professionals are mobilizing this Wednesday to denounce what they call the “unprecedented state of disrepair” of their sector. The number of children placed following a court decision continues…
by 2030, a law to achieve parity in decision-making positions in the civil service
50% of women in public decision-making bodies: this is the new objective that Ghana has set for itself by 2030. Representation at the heart of the law for gender equity,…
Hospital doctors and nurses strike to demand better wages
In Portugal, a simultaneous strike by doctors and nurses is particularly well-followed. The demands revolve around salary increases. This 48-hour movement began on Tuesday, September 24, as difficult discussions are…
Thailand becomes third country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage
Thailand’s king has signed into law a same-sex marriage law, the country’s official Royal Gazette announced on Tuesday, September 24. Thailand thus becomes the first country in Southeast Asia to…
Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he wants to rebuild the country for the long term
The annual conference of the British Labour Party officially ends on September 25, but the highlight of the event was held on Tuesday, September 24, with the speech of the…
In Martinique and Guadeloupe, new measures against urban violence
Demonstrations punctuated by clashes are taking place in Martinique and Guadeloupe, where residents’ anger at the high cost of living has been growing since September 18. To deal with this…
Machetes and ‘zombie’ blades now banned in UK
In the United Kingdom, since midnight on September 24, it has been illegal to own a stylized knife, a ” zombie blade “A law passed by the former Conservative government…