Tag: Labour
Party conference in Liverpool: Labor is supporting the state
As of: October 10, 2023 7:30 p.m At its party conference, the Labor Party presented itself as an alternative to the Tories – more orderly and capable of taking action…
Labor leader Keir Starmer: rock-solid return to power
portrait As of: October 8th, 2023 7:35 a.m If there were an election in the UK today, Labor would probably win clearly. Party leader Starmer is opting for a centrist…
Textile industry and China: does the supply chain law protect against forced labour?
Status: 04/25/2023 08:29 a.m German textile companies came under criticism in 2022 because products may have been made with materials from the Chinese province of Xinjiang. What has happened since…
Labour market: "second class employees"
Most temporary workers get low wages, only a minority make the jump to a regular job. This is shown by figures from the Department of Labor. source site
At the Fête de l’Humanité, Roussel wants a “labour left and not allowances”
Statements that should make people talk… Present this Friday at the Fête de l’Humanité, the boss and former presidential candidate of the PCF, Fabien Roussel, declared that “the left must…
iPhone production in India: “End forced labour”
Status: 08.09.2022 1:05 p.m Apple is increasingly relocating iPhone production to India. The new iPhone 14 is also to be manufactured there by the supplier Foxconn. Workers and trade unionists…
UN expert discusses ‘forced labour’ in Xinjiang
Ethnic minorities in the Chinese region of Xinjiang are forced into forced labor, which could constitute a crime against humanity, according to a report by an independent UN expert, strongly…
Human rights: China ratifies two UN conventions against forced labour
human rights China ratifies two UN conventions against forced labour Chinese MPs in Beijing. Photo: Xing Guangli/XinHua/dpa © dpa-infocom GmbH Beijing is increasingly having to defend itself against allegations regarding…
Security agents in Qatar subjected to ‘forced labour’, says Amnesty International
The working conditions of security guards in Qatar, “including in projects linked to the 2022 Football World Cup”, are comparable to “forced labor”, denounces the NGO Amnesty International in a…
Labour market: "The mini job system is disrespectful"
The Ampel partners want to expand the much-criticized mini-jobs. This is not good news for the fight against the shortage of skilled workers and poverty in old age. .source site