News of wages

The cracks keep widening

12-09-2020 10:30 People the world over are getting more irascible by the day, and the unease so many feel is making governments everywhere nervous.

by James Neilson

Behind the conflict with the police

12-09-2020 09:43 The reasons for the protest? We can divide them into two main categories: institutional and political.

by Andrei Serbin Pont

Fleeing pandemic, many Venezuelan migrants head home

22-04-2020 14:27 The Mayor of Cali, Jorge Ivan Ospina, announced on Sunday that a "humanitarian corridor" was opened for Venezuelans who wanted to return to their country. Most have lose their income during government-imposed lockdowns - or out of fear of epidemic-fueled xenophobia.

Footballers are easy targets for virus-tinged anger at high earners

04-04-2020 08:26 There’s a lot of talk about the cutting of salaries amid the coronavirus pandemic, but there’s no reason footballers should be singled out above other societal high-earners.

by Dan Edwards