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🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

Class Struggles of Apples [Not in Seoul]

The article discusses a worker's struggles in a fruit packing job while facing financial difficulties and the pressures of labor conditions.

Mar 1 • 08:44 UTC
🇪🇨 El Universo (ES)
National & Local

Argentine Congress Approves Labor Reform of Javier Milei

The Argentine Congress has approved a labor reform proposed by President Javier Milei, which significantly alters labor conditions and dismantles decades of workers' rights.

Feb 28 • 02:01 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

What is Milei's labor reform approved by the Senate: one by one, the main changes

Argentina's Senate approved Javier Milei's labor reform, which includes significant changes to labor conditions and employer incentives.

Feb 28 • 01:56 UTC
🇪🇨 El Universo (ES)
National & Local

Assembly approves dual training law amid alerts of constitutional flaws

Ecuador's National Assembly has approved a dual training law aimed at enhancing education-employment alignment, despite concerns about its constitutionality and potential impact on youth labor conditions.

Feb 25 • 18:21 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Justice maintains Volkswagen's conviction for work akin to slavery in Pará

Brazil's justice system upheld a conviction against Volkswagen, ordering the company to pay R$ 165 million for past labor conditions resembling slavery in Pará.

Feb 24 • 17:51 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

The Time When Eating Together Becomes Education [After the Incident of Kwon Kim Hyun Young]

A recent law amending the legal status of school meal workers in South Korea promises enhanced protection and rights for those in this field, highlighting long-standing issues of labor conditions and discrimination.

Feb 19 • 10:25 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
National & Local

Taxi strike protests continue: March to Maximos tomorrow morning - Intense incident with strikebreaker

Taxi drivers in Greece are continuing their protests against unfair labor conditions, with a significant march planned towards the Prime Minister's office tomorrow morning after a confrontation with a strikebreaker escalated today.

Feb 18 • 18:06 UTC
🇲🇽 Milenio (ES)
National & Local

Marina Stavenhagen, director of the National Cinematheque, ensures that negotiations with workers are progressing

Marina Stavenhagen, the director of the National Cinematheque in Mexico, reported that negotiations regarding workers' demands for better labor conditions are underway following a recent protest by the staff.

Feb 17 • 22:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The Government and the Mossos agree on a salary increase of 4,000 euros gross more per year, their largest increase since 1989

The Catalan government and the Mossos d'Esquadra have agreed on a significant salary increase and additional vacation hours, marking the largest increase in over three decades.

Feb 16 • 20:31 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
National & Local

Auto Industry: Power Struggle over Elon Musk's Tesla Plant in Grünheide

A conflict is brewing between two factions of the works council at Tesla's Grünheide plant regarding labor conditions and leadership.

Feb 16 • 14:12 UTC
🇪🇨 El Universo (ES)
National & Local

Labor Conditions

Ecuador ranks as the third worst country in the world for workers, according to the 2023 Global Rights Index by the International Trade Union Confederation, highlighting severe labor issues such as forced long hours without breaks.

Feb 14 • 14:00 UTC
🇲🇽 Milenio (ES)
National & Local

Curiel assures dialogue with workers at the Cineteca Nacional: "There is no strike"

Cultura Secretary Claudia Curiel assured that there is ongoing dialogue with Cineteca Nacional employees regarding their working conditions, indicating there is no strike planned.

Feb 13 • 16:00 UTC
🇲🇽 Milenio (ES)
National & Local

Are they going on strike? Workers at the National Cinematheque announce a work stoppage due to lack of contracts

Workers at the National Cinematheque in Mexico announced a potential work stoppage due to precarious labor conditions and lack of contracts.

Feb 12 • 16:45 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

Manuel Borja-Villel: 'The current museum is based on violence and precarity'

Former Reina Sofía director Manuel Borja-Villel critiques the expansion of museums and calls for improvements in labor conditions and the restitution of artworks in his recent report.

Feb 12 • 16:23 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

Minister of Labor Kim Young-hoon sends letter of apology to the family of deceased migrant worker Sok Heng: "I will remember Sok Heng's name"

Minister Kim Young-hoon assured the family of Sok Heng, a Cambodian migrant worker who tragically died in a greenhouse, that he would strive to improve labor conditions for foreign workers in South Korea.

Feb 12 • 10:34 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

Police Protest in Santa Fe: These Were the Causes of the Uprising

Police in Santa Fe are protesting for better wages and working conditions, continuing into a second day despite government responses.

Feb 11 • 14:23 UTC
🇮🇹 Il Giornale
National & Local

The definitive defeat of Macron, what hypocrisy on Glovo and Curling: so today…

The article discusses the hypocrisy surrounding various societal issues, including labor conditions for gig economy workers and the politicization of sports.

Feb 10 • 21:36 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

The Two Major Trade Unions Say, 'Let's Find Solutions Together to Employment Crisis in the AI Era'

The leaders of South Korea's two major trade unions have decided to jointly address the employment crisis and deteriorating labor conditions exacerbated by the rise of artificial intelligence (AI).

Feb 10 • 06:19 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Keys of the train drivers' strike in February: Will the strike continue? What trains are affected and what minimum services will Renfe have?

Train drivers are set to strike on February 9, 10, and 11 to protest labor conditions.

Feb 6 • 14:44 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

The controversy over mass layoffs of about 100 at Korea GM ends with a provisional agreement between labor and management

Korea GM and the union reached a provisional agreement to ensure job retention for about 120 workers affected by subcontractor changes, maintaining wage and labor conditions amidst previous layoffs.

Feb 5 • 12:23 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

With the Appearance of 'Atlas', 8 Out of 10 Workers at Hyundai's Ulsan Plant Feel Job Crisis

A survey reveals that 80% of workers at Hyundai's Ulsan plant feel threatened by job insecurity due to changing industrial and labor conditions.

Feb 5 • 04:39 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
National & Local

Spain two days ago... 50 years since the end of child labor

The article marks the 50th anniversary of the end of child labor in Spain, reflecting on historical labor conditions for children and the ongoing legality of child labor in several countries.

Feb 4 • 08:20 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
Crime & Justice

[Exclusive] On my way home, 'Please prepare dinner for my husband'... Forced dual-role of a Philippine caregiver

The article reveals the struggles of Philippine domestic workers in South Korea, highlighting the blurred lines of their duties and the societal expectations imposed on them.

Feb 4 • 06:30 UTC
🇫🇷 France24
World

Inside the Chinese factories of fast-fashion giant Shein

The article examines the controversial practices and conditions within the factories of Shein, a leading fast-fashion company in China.

Feb 3 • 12:03 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
Crime & Justice

"Networks": Laboobo.. Exhausting working hours and accusations of child exploitation

A report highlights the grueling work hours and child exploitation allegations in Laboobo, with some minors working under harsh conditions and exceeding the legal limits in China.

Jan 15 • 14:16 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Thousands of doctors go on strike across Spain, with very irregular incidence

Thousands of doctors in Spain are striking to demand improved labor conditions and economic benefits, particularly focusing on the issue of on-call duties.

Jan 14 • 10:58 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
Life & Tech

A French woman living in Spain denounces the working conditions we have in our country

A French content creator living in Madrid shares her concerns about the labor conditions in Spain despite her love for the country.

Jan 3 • 01:19 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
National & Local

Overcrowded workers in basements and non-stop working hours: the silenced story of the tourism 'boom' in the Balearic Islands

The article reveals the harsh conditions faced by workers in the Balearic Islands during the 1960s tourism boom, living in overcrowded basements and enduring endless working hours without proper support.

Jan 2 • 20:46 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
Life & Tech

David Andina, pediatrician: "Doctors neither get rich with shifts nor sleep them"

Pediatrician David Andina shares insights on parenting health challenges while criticizing the working conditions faced by his profession.

Dec 30 • 03:28 UTC

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