Italy is the only European country without a minimum wage, and earnings are falling, registering a 3% decline in the last 30 years – leaving it the country with the lowest salaries in the European Union. Italy’s youngest workers are most affected, struggling to find jobs and underpaid compared to
A decade-long conflict in the Sahel region of Africa – a belt of land that spans from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea and includes multiple territories such as Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso – has left more than 2.5 million people displaced. A long and violent conflict, combined with
As the elections in Italy come to a close, one of the most discussed issues in the Italian political and social landscape remains the exploitation of labourers and migrants. Often accused of stealing work from Italians, migrants, on average, undertake jobs which are not remunerated well and lack professional standards,
The rising uncertainty between Taiwan and China over the last few months is awakening tension all over Asia, particularly in Japan, as the fate of the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands is being decided. The Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands are a cluster of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea, administered by Japan. The islands
The recent F.B.I.’s court-approved search of Mar-a-Lago, Mr. Trump’s residence in Palm Beach, sparked indignation and violence between the far-right and the most loyal supporters of the former president. Pro-Trump influencers, media channels, and Republican candidates engaged in the language of violence to mobilize opposition. As reported by a survey
Violence, tension, police corruption and brutality do not stop in Mexico. In a New York Times article published last Tuesday by Steve Fisher and Maria Abi-Habib titled “Mexico City Declared Police Abuse Over. Reports of Misconduct Kept Rising,” the two authors reported one of the many police brutality stories in
Many Afghan families are forced to sell their children and organs due to the interruption of international aid following the Taliban seizure of the country. Zhar Zardykhan stated in his report for GlobalVoices: “As peace and prosperity unravel, Central Asia braces for a surge of forced labour and sexual slavery,”
On July 17th, in a string of anti-government protests held across Gagauzia, the people demanded the resignation of the Moldovan government and cuts in rising prices, threatening to block the roads and collecting signatures for a plea to Russian President Vladimir Putin to lower the gas prices. The recent Russian
This year celebrates the 75th anniversary since the creation of India and Pakistan, which were born out of a bloodstained and violent subcontinent split by the colonial British, an event generally referred to as partition. Since 1947, when the British decided to leave India, the year that marks the separation
