Tag: Labor Rights
Argentine Court Clears Milei Labor Reform After CGT Loss
An Argentine court removes suspension of Milei’s labor reform, enabling enforcement while unions continue legal challenges over labor protections.
May 9, 2026
Paraguayans March for Labor Rights
Workers and social organizations mobilized in Asunción on May 1st to demand salary adjustments, an end to precarious employment, and respect for the fundamental rights of the sector.
May 1, 2026
Lula Urges Mobilization for Brazil Workweek Reform Push
Brazil fast-tracks a bill to cut working hours as unions press a broader labor agenda.
April 16, 2026
Argentine Unions Move to Block Labor Reform
Argentina’s main labor federation prepares legal action against a labor reform it says breaches constitutional labor protections.
March 2, 2026
Petro Reissues 23.7% Minimum Wage After Court Order
Colombia’s government reissued a 23.7% minimum wage decree after a court suspension, preserving the increase with added technical justification.
February 20, 2026
Argentina’s Government Represses New Demonstration Against Labor Reform
Argentina’s unions and social organizations faced violent police repression in Buenos Aires, during a mass protest against the Government’s proposed labor reform, leaving dozens injured and several detained. Argentinean Chamber of Deputies on Thursday, February 19, commenced the debate on a highly controversial labor reform bill, a cornerstone of Javier Milei’s far-right government’s agenda. The […]
February 19, 2026
Petro Urges Protests After Colombia Blocks Minimum Wage Rise
Colombia’s president calls mass protests after a court suspends a 23.7 percent minimum wage hike, as talks with unions and employers resume.
February 16, 2026
Uruguay: Public Health Workers Activate Strike in Defense of Labor Rights
They demand salary and labor improvements, as well as the delivery of more budget and resources.
November 18, 2025
French Unions Press Lecornu Over Austerity and Pension Reform
French unions pressed Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu to reverse pension reforms and austerity measures, warning of renewed strikes if no concessions are made.
September 24, 2025
Three Dead in South Sulawesi Parliament Fire as Protests Sweep Indonesia
Three people were killed in a parliament building fire in Makassar as Indonesia faces its largest protests in years, sparked by the death of a delivery driver under police custody.