241 million vaccine doses to go to waste if not redistributed immediately
G7 countries will have 1.2 billion vaccines available for donation by the end of 2021 even after maintaining booster shot campaigns for all adults
Left organizations and trade unions protest plan to raise retirement age of Swiss working women
In June, the Swiss Federal parliament agreed to raise the retirement age of women to 65 from 64. This is in a country where an 8% wage gap exists between men and women with equal qualifications, and the latter receive one-third less the retirement benefits that their male counterparts get
76th session of the UN General Assembly begins in New York; focus on climate change and vaccine equity
Secretary General Antonio Guterres asked rich countries to deliver on their promise to provide USD 100 billion annually to help developing countries in their fight against climate change
Tunisian political parties release statement urging judiciary, military to uphold the constitution
The statement comes after a weekend of protests opposing the president’s actions in July, which many call a coup and unconstitutional
Workers of Airbus plants in Germany protest restructuring, demand job security
Under the leadership of the IG Metall union, workers of Airbus and its subsidiary, Premium Aerotec, protested the company’s plans for restructuring, which will likely affect 13,000 jobs in its German plants
Israel re-captures last two escapees of Gilboa prison; Palestinians continue solidarity protests
Palestinians are opposing the Israeli administrative detention policy under which prisoners are kept behind bars for long durations without charge or trial. They are also protesting the recent punitive measures imposed after six prisoners escaped Gilboa prison
Workers in Helsinki protest plans to corporatize public transport
The board of the Helsinki City Transport has approved the proposal to turn it into a limited liability company. Workers are worried that the company may be privatized and their jobs will be at risk
Junta forces set dozens of houses on fire amid escalation of conflict with resistance groups
Following the declaration of “defensive war” against the military junta by the opposition groups, incidences of violence against the defense volunteers and civilians have escalated