Alcoa workers protest prosecution of trade union activists in Spain
Workers have rallied behind the trade union activists who are being prosecuted by the state for participating in a march and allegedly inciting violence. The march was taken out with the demand that the closure of two Alcoa plants be halted
Massive workers’ protest in France denouncing Macron’s pension reforms
With the new pension reforms, the French president Emmanuel Macron wants to introduce a centralized points-based pension system, integrating into one, the current 42 different pension systems for various professions in the country.
Colombian transport workers’ strike enters fifth day
The workers are demanding that the government revoke the suspension of driving licenses of thousands of drivers and take measures to ensure the safety of drivers
Workers protest proposed sale of Whirlpool plant in Naples, Italy
Currently there are 420 workers employed at the company’s plant in Naples, which is engaged in the production of washing machines
Mexican state of Oaxaca legalizes abortion
Oaxaca is the second state after the capital Mexico City to decriminalize elective abortions
Braving police fire, thousands of civil servants demonstrate in Swaziland’s capital
The demonstration came after the strike action by civil servants on September 23 and 24. To compensate for the purchasing power lost over the last three years due to rising prices, civil servants are demanding a Cost of Living Adjustment of 7.85%
Striking workers denounce anti-labor policies of Greece’s conservative government
Greek workers are engaged in a massive strike against the country’s conservative government due to a proposal for a new development bill that has a number of anti-labor and anti-union provisions
28 arrested, 16 injured at HEPCO workers’ protest in Iran
Workers of the Heavy Equipment Production Company were protesting in Arak, Iran, when security forces unleashed brutal force on them. The main demand of workers was the release of their pending wages, along with ending the privatization of state-owned companies.