The reform aims to boost productivity, raise wages, and adapt the labor market to the digital economy. On Thursday, Portugal’s Council of Ministers approved a sweeping overhaul of the country’s labor legislation, sending the draft law to parliament after nine months of negotiations with trade unions and business groups. RELATED: Portugal to Nationalize Abandoned Land […]

The plan will affect delivery drivers in approximately 60 Spanish cities. On Friday, Glovo delivery drivers in Spain began a three-day partial strike to protest 750 layoffs and labor abuses, marking the first international protest of its kind at the company. RELATED: Spain Unveils €5 Billion Plan to Cushion Impact of War The situation arose […]

Wages have lost more than 44% of purchasing power as protests disrupt public services. On Tuesday, the State Workers Association (ATE) began a nationwide strike across Argentina in rejection of far-right President Javier Milei’s austerity policies. RELATED: Milei Weakens Glacier Protection Law for Mining Investments The day of protest included blockades at the airports of […]

Labor groups outline five-year agenda including gig work regulation. On Wednesday, Brazilian union headquarters called on citizens to take part in the Workers’ March in Brasilia. RELATED: Brazilians Cycle in Protest Against U.S. Blockade on Cuba The mobilization comes after the Workers’ Conference (Conclat), in which Brazilians approved the priorities of the labor demands agenda […]

Bolivia’s main labor union declared a “state of emergency” against President Rodrigo Paz’s recent measures, denouncing labor law reforms, rising debt, and fuel price hikes as threats to workers’ rights and national sovereignty. The Bolivian Workers’ Central (COB, in Spanish), the country’s main labor union, declared a state of emergency on Wednesday, February 25, in […]

Unions mobilize nationwide as Congress prepares to debate sweeping overhaul of labor laws. Argentina ground to a halt on Thursday as a general strike called by unions protested labor reforms pushed by far-right President Javier Milei. RELATED: Milei to Participate in Inaugural Meeting of Trump’s Peace Board In Buenos Aires, a heavy security operation sought […]

400 formal jobs have been lost each day since the start of the Milei administration in December 2023. On Wednesday, the General Confederation of Labor (CGT), Argentina’s largest labor federation, called a 24-hour general strike against the labor reform promoted by far-right President Javier Milei. RELATED: Milei to Participate in Inaugural Meeting of Trump’s Peace […]

Physicians protest labor reform agreed upon by the Sanchez administration and major unions. On Monday, doctors across Spain began the first day of a strike — scheduled for one week per month through June — to protest new sector regulations and demand a statute specifically tailored to the medical profession. RELATED: Artists and Doctors Denounce […]

Hundreds injured and dozens detained amid demonstrations against a rollback of workers’ rights. On Wednesday, Argentine Security Minister Alejandra Monteoliva deployed hundreds of police officers around the Senate in Buenos Aires to crack down on citizens protesting the labor reform proposed by far-right President Javier Milei. RELATED: Argentina’s Senate Approves Milei’s Labor Reform The Gendarmerie […]

The Mexican Senate unanimously approved a constitutional reform on Wednesday, February 11, reducing the workweek from 48 to 40 hours, to be implemented gradually by cutting two hours per year until 2030. The measure received 121 votes in favor of the overall bill and its non-reserved articles, according to the Upper House via its official […]