Closing the Wage Gap
Read more about efforts to reverse income inequality.
ACTU plots living wage protests
By Everson Mushava and Nhau Mangirazi February 17, 2020 THE country’s largest labour body, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU), has threatened to roll out mass protests and make life difficult for President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government until it has acceded to workers’ demand for a living wage. In a video clip released on Saturday,
The most in demand jobs in Minnesota don’t pay enough to live here
By Max Nesterak February 17, 2020 Of the 10 most in-demand jobs in Minnesota right now, only half pay the $15 an hour needed to meet the basic costs of living in the state. And that’s assuming you’re single, with no kids or anyone else to support, don’t have student debt, can find a cheaper-than-average
Economy strong, yet millions of Americans have more than one job
By Michael E. Kanell February 17, 2020 In the pre-dawn, long before getting to her job as a Marietta teacher, Emily Willard, 28, hits the gym. A couple of times a week – as well as some weekends and school holidays – she’s at Total Row in Buckhead, getting a bit of a workout, sure,
‘We can’t afford healthcare’: US hospital workers fight for higher wages
By Michael Saitano February 17, 2020 Hospital and healthcare workers across the US are launching union drives and organizing protests in order to win higher wages and better working conditions, saying their industry exploits them and leaves them often unable to afford healthcare, despite working in the sector. In Chicago, the Service Employees International Union
EU, Others Work on Refugee Job Development in Latin America
By The New York Times Associated Press February 13, 2020 The European Union says it is donating 4 million euros ($4.3 million) to help refugees in Mexico, Costa Rica and Honduras find living-wage jobs and better integrate into society. The announcement in Mexico City on Thursday came as the number of asylum seekers in Mexico
Nicaragua – Increase in minimum wage for 2020
By Mario Novoa and Edgard Torres February 12, 2020 On February 6, 2020, Nicaraguan Ministry of Labor issued the Ministerial Agreement number ALTB-01-02-2020, which establishes that as of March 1, 2020, a new adjustment of 2.63% will be applied to the minimum wage applicable in Nicaragua. The National Minimum Wage Commission, formed by the Government