Low pay/minimum wages, Privatisation, Economic Policy, Journalists, Embassy and household staff, Economic Policy
Date
Jun. 08, 2017
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Embassy and other international staff strike for better pay
(June 2017) Embassy, tourist office and other international staff around the world are taking strike action to secure pay rises and end a long-term pay freeze that has seen wages in some countries fall to below national minima. Unions are looking for a 20% pay increase, arguing that in some countries inflation has meant a 40% loss of purchasing power for some workers. Action has taken place or is planned in several countries including Canada, Sweden, the United States and Argentina.
Mar. 24, 2011
Analysis of the role of Business in the Euro-Pact: an onslaught on workers and citizens
(24 March 2011) Corporate Observatory Europe with whom EPSU collaborates in the Alter-EU and Reclaiming Public Water Network has published an interesting analysis of influence of large Capital and Big