Workers in Niger threaten strike action if revised minimum wages are not implemented
Nigeria

Workers in Niger threaten strike action if revised minimum wages are not implemented

The Nigerian federal government passed a law in April 2019, mandating an increase in the minimum wage from N18,000 (USD 49.36) to N30,000 (USD 82.27), but employees of State governments are yet to receive their consequential pay hikes

Peoples Dispatch
January 8, 2020
Indian workers fight back: 250 million people go on strike
India

Indian workers fight back: 250 million people go on strike

Millions of Indians hit the streets today in support of the general strike and as part of nationwide coalition-building efforts to resist the policies of the right-wing Modi government

Peoples Dispatch
January 8, 2020
Iran strikes US targets
Iran Iraq United States

Retaliatory attack by Iran heightens tensions with the US

Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei has called the move a “slap in the face for US” and has demanded the end of US presence in the region

Peoples Dispatch
January 8, 2020
Illegal Jewish settlements
Israel Palestine

Israel announces new illegal settlements in occupied Palestinian territory

Israel plans to construct close to 2,000 more settler housing units in occupied Palestinian territories, in contravention of international law. Currently, more than 650,000 illegal Israeli settlers live in these settlements

Peoples Dispatch
January 8, 2020
Iran confirms strike on US airbase in Iraq
Iran United States

Iran confirms strike on US airbase in Iraq

The attack on US airbase Ain al-Assad is seen as the first retaliatory measure after the assassination of Qassem Soleimani on Friday January 3 by the US

Peoples Dispatch
January 8, 2020
French pension protests
France

Rebellion against pension reforms in France continues in the new year

The controversial reforms proposed by the Emmanuel Macron-led French government will introduce a grade point system for ascertaining pension amounts, besides raising the retirement age required to avail pension benefits to 64

Peoples Dispatch
January 7, 2020
Guaidó and supporters storm Venezuelan Parliament building
Venezuela

Guaidó and supporters storm Venezuelan Parliament building

Luis Parra was elected as the new president of the National Assembly of Venezuela on January 5 but former president Juan Guaidó has refused to recognize the vote

Peoples Dispatch
January 7, 2020
Australian bushfires
Australia

25 dead as the Australian bushfires rage on for the fifth month

Despite being the biggest calamity that Australia has faced in generations, the government is yet to take any decisive steps to contain the bushfires raging across the country

Peoples Dispatch
January 7, 2020