Argentine public transport workers fight for wage increase
The workers are demanding a 20% increase in salaries and a bonus of 16,000 pesos.
Tech workers protest Amazon’s ICE contracts, interrupt conference
Amazon Web Services hosts databases for the Department of Homeland Security that allow the ICE to track down migrants. It is currently negotiating an expansion of the existing contract
A look at the most damning aspects of the Trump administration’s “immigration control”
From scorched earth to profiteering rackets to sexual abuse by prison guards, the Trump administration’s immigration control has shed all pretense of humanity on part of the US
Right-wing government in Hungary tightens grip over research institutes amid widespread protests
With a new legislation, prime minister Viktor Orbán intends to control a network of autonomous research institutes that were hitherto administered by the country’s premier science research academy
Uber and Ola drivers in India threaten massive agitation if their demands are not met
On July 10, tens of thousands of drivers staged demonstrations across the country, demanding a grant of city taxi permit, safety measures and curtailment in commissions charged by the companies
Death of key witness in Berta Cáceres case: a plot to erase evidence?
COPINH has evidence connecting the slain Olvin Gustavo García Mejía and DESA president David Castillo who is soon to face legal proceedings in the Berta Cáceres murder case
“Funds for votes”: Brazil’s lower house passes pension overhaul in first-round vote
Federal representatives deliberate on controversial bill amid protests and political instability
Workers of Walmart Chile carried out largest private sector strike in years
Due to the strike, about 130 stores of various supermarket chains owned by the company remained closed, while more than 100 operated for half day.