Posts tagged Worker's Rights

French Pension Reforms Signal a Looming Crisis

While the pension’s present structure may have proven effective until now, France’s rapidly declining birth rates and aging population pose a challenge to its stability, as current trends would either necessitate an increase in the pension tax for future workers or decrease the quality of life for upcoming pensioners.

EuropeBy Daniele PipernoMay 25, 2023France, macron, economics, europe, pensions, protests, retirement, Worker's Rights

Mining in Africa and the Dark Underbelly of Powering our Future

Vast mining operations have emerged across African nations, such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The new economic opportunities, however, have generated a myriad of challenges, such as the ecological damage as well as exploitative, dangerous, and often inhumane working conditions.

AfricaBy Aidan DonovanFebruary 9, 2023Africa, Civil Rights, Cobalt, Copper, African Mining, African Union, Lithium, Batteries, Worker's Rights, Unions