Strike over labour reforms brings Argentina’s capital to a near-standstill
The Chamber of Deputies is weighing a labour bill that would increase work hours, cut severance pay and ease firing.
![As layoffs surge job openings stall labour turnover stalls Americans who aren't making enough to meet their cost of living struggle to find new or additional work [File: Brian Snyder/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2025-08-12T180449Z_1884361201_RC2Q5GAJQIPP_RTRMADP_3_USA-ECONOMY-1770828249.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![The proposal comes as the administration also makes it easier to fire workers for “ subverting Presidential directives.” [File: Tierney L. Cross / Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2025-02-13T224740Z_1159835851_RC2YTCAV86B7_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP-OPM-1770655784.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Louvre shut down as museum staff stage strike over working conditions
Many tourists in Paris were disappointed Monday morning when the Louvre was closed after workers walked off the job.
Published On 15 Dec 2025
Mexico’s aerospace sector is growing. Will it be undercut in USMCA review?
A North America trade deal helped Mexico get into aeroplane manufacturing. Now that is under threat with Trump.
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India travel chaos: Are pilots overworked compared to other countries?
The cancellation of thousands of flights by IndiGo has brought working conditions under the spotlight.
Starbucks, union workers face off as old tensions over wages spill over
Hundreds of baristas launched an an open ended strike across the United States, some joined by politicians.
![Picketers lined New York’s Fifth Avenue calling for better working conditions at Starbucks [Andy Hirschfeld/Global News Insight]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IMG_5980-1764966252.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Children forced to take up jobs to help their families survive in Gaza
As families struggle to make ends meet during Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, many children have been forced to work.
Published On 1 Dec 2025
Israel’s war forces Gaza children into work as breadwinners
Children as young as eight have been pushed to work for their families’ survival, losing their education and childhood.
Indian trade unions oppose new labour codes, call for demonstrations
The unions demand the laws be withdrawn before nationwide protests they plan to hold on Wednesday.
India implements sweeping labour reforms despite union opposition
Four new labour codes come into force as India seeks to attract investment and strengthen manufacturing.
![Labourers work at the Mahatma Gandhi Ashram redevelopment site in Ahmedabad on November 20, 2025. [File: Shammi Mehra/AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/000_84LJ8EP-1763745023.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Unionised Starbucks workers begin ‘open-ended’ US strike
The strike comes as the company’s workers push for better wages and benefits.
![The union is also calling on consumers to boycott Starbucks stores [Eduardo Munoz/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-13T162712Z_595565128_RC2SVHALM41H_RTRMADP_3_STARBUCKS-LABOR-NEW-YORK-1763052279.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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What sparked a French furore over a Shein store in Paris?
‘Fast-fashion’ retailer faces anger in Paris amid warnings the sale of ‘childlike’ sex dolls will damage city’s image.
![People protest against the sale of child-like sex dolls by Chinese fast-fashion retailer Shein during a demonstration in front of the Bazar de l'Hotel de Ville, Le BHV Marais department store, ahead of the opening of Shein's fast fashion first permanent shop in Paris, France, November 3, 2025. The slogans on placards read "Shame on Shein!", "Shein is complicit in child pornography" and "BHV, your shop window shouldn't hide this shame". [Abdul Saboor/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-03T125452Z_554927572_RC20PHAHAU87_RTRMADP_3_SHEIN-FRANCE-SEX-DOLLS-1762256497.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
