Tag: workers rights
Over 47,000 Public Employees Dismissed in El Salvador Since 2019, Rights Group Recounts
The Movement of Dismissed Workers (MTD) has reported that 47,124 public sector employees have been removed from their positions in El Salvador between June 2019 and early 2026, pointing to a pattern of arbitrary action by the administration of President Nayib Bukele. According to data compiled by the advocacy organization, the dismissals have accelerated significantly […]
April 9, 2026
Workers Demand FIFA Remove ICE From World Cup Amid Strike Threat
Workers at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium today demanded FIFA exclude ICE from the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026, threatening a strike over labor conditions and the agency’s potential role. A union representing approximately two thousand food service workers at SoFi Stadium has issued a forceful demand to FIFA on April 7: keep the U.S. Immigration […]
April 7, 2026
Kast Scraps Boric-Era Labor Bill That Would Have Protected Worker Wages
Chilean far-right President Jose Antonio Kast has formally withdrawn from Congress a bill that would have established sectoral collective bargaining, killing legislation that unions say would have strengthened workers’ negotiating power against large corporations. Supporters of the bill argued it would have ensured that salary and benefit increases reached all workers within the same economic […]
March 18, 2026
Mexico’s Official Gazette Publishes Decree Cutting Workweek to 40 Hours
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum published a landmark constitutional decree Tuesday officially reducing the standard workweek from 48 to 40 hours, with gradual implementation scheduled through 2030. The decree, published in the evening edition of the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF), amends Article 123 of Mexico’s Constitution and takes immediate effect upon publication, according to […]