Keywords: Workers


Morocco 2027 Elections: Interior Ministry Opens Consultations with Trade Unions on Employees’ Representation

Morocco has stepped up preparations for its 2027 electoral calendar, with the Ministry of the Interior opening consultations with major trade unions to discuss the organisation of elections for employees’ representatives and members of the House of Councillors. The meeting, held on Friday, October......

Morocco’s CESE Reviews Working Conditions of Security and Cleaning Staff in Public Contracts

Morocco’s Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE) is examining the employment conditions of security guards and cleaning workers hired by private companies to provide services to public administrations and state-owned institutions. The initiative seeks to address persistent social challenges......

Protests sweep five European countries as living costs, housing and education fuel public anger

Rising living costs, concerns over education and worsening housing affordability have fuelled a wave of demonstrations across France, Italy, Belgium and Portugal, with solidarity gatherings also reported in Germany on October 17 and 18, 2026. Although the protests differed in scale and motivation, they......

Madrid Public Education Protests Leave Five Arrested and Two Police Officers Injured

Five people have been arrested following clashes between protesters and riot police during a demonstration in support of public education at Complutense University of Madrid on Wednesday morning. Two police officers reportedly sustained minor injuries during the confrontation, as tensions escalated on......

Brazil’s Senate approves constitutional amendment to reduce weekly working hours

Brazil’s Senate has approved a constitutional amendment aimed at reducing the maximum working week from 44 to 40 hours without cutting existing wages, marking a significant development in the country’s labour policy. The measure passed on Wednesday with overwhelming support, receiving 75......

Report claims migrants accounted for most new UK jobs over the past decade

A report by the UK-based Centre for Social Justice has raised questions about the relationship between immigration, employment and welfare spending, claiming that foreign nationals accounted for the majority of new jobs recorded in the United Kingdom over the past decade. According to the think tank’s......

Could an ageing world turn longevity into a new engine of economic growth?

The global economy is entering a demographic era unlike the one that shaped labor markets, pension systems and economic growth for much of the past century. Birth rates are declining across many countries, life expectancy is rising, and millions of people are remaining active and capable of working for......

Italy Welcomes First 30 Moroccan Workers Under Steel Industry Recruitment Programme

Italy has welcomed the first group of 30 Moroccan workers recruited through a specialised programme designed to address skills shortages in the country’s steel industry, marking a new stage in bilateral labour mobility based on vocational training and structured employment pathways. According......

Brazil Election: Lula’s Campaign Accuses Meta of Interference as Electoral Court Demands Answers

Brazil’s presidential race has opened a new front in the debate over the influence of social media platforms, after the campaign of incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva accused Meta of restricting the visibility of his online content ahead of a runoff against Senator Flávio......