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Hundreds of garment factories were shut down this week as workers in the country, the world’s second-largest exporter of clothing, demonstrated for higher pay.

How workers wage protest threatens Bangladeshs bn garment industry

Protests have disrupted the country’s garment industry, which earns about $40 billion a year from exports. Police fired tear gas and used stun grenades Wednesday to disperse garment workers protesting for higher...

Police have clashed with garment workers demanding higher minimum wages in Bangladesh, where days of protests have disrupted an industry that employs about 4 million people

The French government is looking for new ways to calm social unrest ahead of more planned demonstrations over the cost of living this weekend. The minimum wage was set to increase on January 1, 2027. Now, officials...

Chancellor John Healey fails to guarantee equalisation with adult wage will happen in timeframe set out in manifesto Labour looks less likely to meet its manifesto pledge to equalise the minimum wage for younger...

Unions want wage rises, tax reforms and better learning conditions.

Thousands of government workers, teachers, transport employees and other union workers in France walked off the job Thursday to express their frustration with low wages and the high cost of living.

Hundreds of thousands of striking workers protested across France on Thursday against the rising cost of living following weeks of youth-led demonstrations, with police firing tear gas as clashes broke out in some...

More than 250,000 people took to the streets across France on Thursday as five unions called a day of strike action.

France faces a fresh wave of nationwide protests and strikes as students, workers and trade unions mobilise over the cost of living, purchasing power and public services. In Paris, students blockaded schools ahead of...

On the heels of his election win, Gov. JB Pritzker is in Washington, D.C. Thursday.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D), who won his third term as the governor of the Prairie State, criticized Vice President Vance’s social media post following the Republican Party’s sweeping losses in the midterm...

<h3>Good morning, Chicago. ✶</h3><p>🔎 <b>Below</b>: Gov. JB Pritzker didn't start the yearslong grudge match with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, but he notched a major win against him by financially backing the Democratic...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has kept the moving trucks away from the Governor's Mansion, becoming the first Illinois governor since Jim Thompson in 1982 to secure a third term. Pritzker outlines agenda After delivering...

Ryanair warns ticket prices could surge by up to 20% as fuel hedges expire, while the airline weighs pay freezes and job cuts to control costs.

The Centre's 3% DA hike from 60% to 63% can increase retirement gratuity for central government employees by up to ₹50,000. However, the actual benefit depends on basic pay, qualifying service and the ₹25 lakh...