Danish trade unions demand hike in minimum wages
Denmark has no statutory minimum wage. The current minimum salary for a full-time worker in Copenhagen is reportedly around DKK 110 (USD 16.37) per hour
Irish government suspends police force commemoration amid protests
The government faced sharp criticism over its plans to commemorate the police forces that were involved in the repression of the independence struggle which critics alleged would be a celebration of the infamous ‘Black and Tans’
MST in Paraná mobilizes for land, life and dignity
The landless rural workers are protesting their potential eviction from the camps they have been inhabiting for the past 20 years and where they live, work, produce and learn
UK House of Commons passes Johnson’s Brexit deal
The deal has set the United Kingdom on course to leave the European Union by the end of the month and complete the transition process by the end of the year
US House passes resolution restricting Trump’s powers to declare war on Iran
Besides being of some symbolic and political significance, the resolution does not have any legal value and is non-binding
Chilean secondary students protest entrance exam and inequalities in higher education
Chilean student organizations claim that the University Selection Test or PSU deepens inequalities in the education sector
Mexico assumes presidency of CELAC and revives the mechanism of regional integration
Mexico has committed to strengthening the organization for the development of the region
Activists demand overturning of death sentence to Pakistani professor
The death sentence awarded to 33-year-old professor Junaid Hafeez in Pakistan, on charges of blasphemy has been termed as a travesty of justice by human rights groups who claim that it is blatantly against international law