Tag: Social issues
For home helps, the lack of foreign workers is worrying
On the eve of the second round of the legislative elections, the National Rally (RN) is still leading the polls and could come to power for the first time. Would…
“If you have good growth but your currency is devalued, the situation is untenable”
Kenya has been facing major protests and tensions for the past 10 days. The cause is a controversial finance bill that planned to raise $2.7 billion in taxes that would…
new day of strike for medical interns over salaries
British hospitals are once again disrupted by a strike movement. Medical interns have been on strike since Thursday morning, June 27, and until July 2, to demand better salary conditions.…
a charter to call for the protection of small and medium-sized businesses
Seven days before the legislative elections in France, around fifteen federations of small and medium-sized businesses are sending a message to future deputies. “Our companies must be safeguarded,” write the…
South Korea plans to move to a four-day week, but for 52 hours of work!
The four-day week is an increasingly studied proposition even in South Korea. The country is however known for having one of the most intense work rhythms in the world with…
historic day of mobilization against the finance law
In Kenya, this Thursday, June 20, was a historic day of mobilization for the “Occupy Parliament” movement against the 2024 finance law. Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through the…
government withdraws most of its contested plans for new taxes
The Kenyan government on Tuesday, June 18, removed most of the unpopular new taxes from its 2024-25 budget proposal, particularly on bread and private vehicles, strongly criticized by the population.…
police unions fear a deterioration of the social climate
While new calls to demonstrate against the far right have been launched for this weekend, union representatives fear that the police will be faced with a deterioration in the social…
Is the National Rally, increasingly popular among women, a threat to their rights?
After the success of the National Rally in the European elections and the dissolution of the National Assembly in France, feminist associations are concerned about seeing women’s rights threatened by…
for the 2024 Olympics, anti-homeless street furniture is multiplying in France
The La Cloche association and the Abbé Pierre Foundation fear a desire, with the Olympic Games approaching, to drive homeless people out of city centers. Near the Louvre Museum in…