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Inter-Union Demonstration - Toulouse

The student procession, placards, Students and workers against the high cost of living. Support for Boeining workers on strike. No to the closure of the Master Agapes des Moyens pour la Fac. Inter-professional strike and demonstration on October 1st, called by several unions (CGT, FSU, Solidaires), for wage increases, the repeal of the latest pension reform, the safeguarding of public services, and the defense and development of jobs in industry. France, Toulouse on October 01, 2024. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Inter-Union Demonstration - Toulouse

In the student march, a placard read, Students and workers against the high cost of living. Inter-professional strike and demonstration on October 1st, called by several unions (CGT, FSU, Solidaires), for wage increases, the repeal of the latest pension reform, the safeguarding of public services, and the defense and development of jobs in industry. France, Toulouse on October 01, 2024. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Inter-Union Demonstration - Toulouse

The student procession, placards, Students and workers against the high cost of living. Support for Boeining workers on strike. No to the closure of the Master Agapes des Moyens pour la Fac. Inter-professional strike and demonstration on October 1st, called by several unions (CGT, FSU, Solidaires), for wage increases, the repeal of the latest pension reform, the safeguarding of public services, and the defense and development of jobs in industry. France, Toulouse on October 01, 2024. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Inter-Union Demonstration - Toulouse

The student procession, placards, Students and workers against the high cost of living. Support for Boeining workers on strike. No to the closure of the Master Agapes des Moyens pour la Fac. Inter-professional strike and demonstration on October 1st, called by several unions (CGT, FSU, Solidaires), for wage increases, the repeal of the latest pension reform, the safeguarding of public services, and the defense and development of jobs in industry. France, Toulouse on October 01, 2024. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nigerian labor unions begin nationwide strike over living wage demand

STORY: Nigerian labor unions begin nationwide strike over living wage demand SHOOTING TIME: June 3, 2024 DATELINE: June 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the strike 2. various of the meeting 3. SOUNDBITE (English): FESTUS OSIFO, Labor union leader STORYLINE: Nigerian labor unions on Monday commenced an indefinite nationwide strike to demand a living wage for local workers across various sectors, causing a widespread disruption affecting government offices, airports, schools, banks, and even the national power grid. SOUNDBITE (English): FESTUS OSIFO, Labor union leader "We are hereby declaring the commencement of a nationwide industrial action, a nationwide strike effective from Monday June 3, 2024 and this strike shall be indefinite. This strike shall be on until we have a new national minimum wage." The strike followed disagreements on various negotiations for a new minimum wage by government representatives and organized labor for several months, with

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Michelin Rolls Out Its Own Global Living Wage

File photo dated April 8, 2024 shows Michelin CEO Florent Menegaux President de Michelin during a trilateral meeting on the European industrial policy in Meudon, outside Paris, France. After realizing that the minimum wage in its home country left some workers at breaking point, French tire-maker Michelin has taken matters into its own hands to give employees a hefty pay raise. Michelin is rolling out its own living wage to its 132,000 employees, the company said in a press release shared with Fortune and first reported by French publication Le Figaro. The 134-year-old group, which makes heavy-duty tires for construction and freight-handling companies, has set living wages for employees based on their location to correlate with living costs. The calculation for the living wage was also made based on what employees needed to provide for their family’s “essential needs.” Photo by Jean-Bernard Vernier/JBV News/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Michelin Rolls Out Its Own Global Living Wage

File photo dated December 5, 2023 shows Florent Menegaux, President of Group MIchelin at the Inauguration of Symbio factory gigafactory in Saint Fons near Lyon, France. After realizing that the minimum wage in its home country left some workers at breaking point, French tire-maker Michelin has taken matters into its own hands to give employees a hefty pay raise. Michelin is rolling out its own living wage to its 132,000 employees, the company said in a press release shared with Fortune and first reported by French publication Le Figaro. The 134-year-old group, which makes heavy-duty tires for construction and freight-handling companies, has set living wages for employees based on their location to correlate with living costs. The calculation for the living wage was also made based on what employees needed to provide for their family’s “essential needs.” Photo by Julien Reynaud/APS-Medias/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Michelin Rolls Out Its Own Global Living Wage

File photo dated December 10, 2021 shows Michelin Group CEO Florent Menegaux during a photo session at the Michelin headquarters in Clermont Ferrand, France. After realizing that the minimum wage in its home country left some workers at breaking point, French tire-maker Michelin has taken matters into its own hands to give employees a hefty pay raise. Michelin is rolling out its own living wage to its 132,000 employees, the company said in a press release shared with Fortune and first reported by French publication Le Figaro. The 134-year-old group, which makes heavy-duty tires for construction and freight-handling companies, has set living wages for employees based on their location to correlate with living costs. The calculation for the living wage was also made based on what employees needed to provide for their family’s “essential needs.” Photo by Renaud Khanh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Michelin Rolls Out Its Own Global Living Wage

File photo dated May 04, 2020 shows Michelin logo in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. After realizing that the minimum wage in its home country left some workers at breaking point, French tire-maker Michelin has taken matters into its own hands to give employees a hefty pay raise. Michelin is rolling out its own living wage to its 132,000 employees, the company said in a press release shared with Fortune and first reported by French publication Le Figaro. The 134-year-old group, which makes heavy-duty tires for construction and freight-handling companies, has set living wages for employees based on their location to correlate with living costs. The calculation for the living wage was also made based on what employees needed to provide for their family’s “essential needs.” Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Michelin Rolls Out Its Own Global Living Wage

File photo dated February 12, 2019 shows Michelin CEO Florent Menegaux in Paris, France. After realizing that the minimum wage in its home country left some workers at breaking point, French tire-maker Michelin has taken matters into its own hands to give employees a hefty pay raise. Michelin is rolling out its own living wage to its 132,000 employees, the company said in a press release shared with Fortune and first reported by French publication Le Figaro. The 134-year-old group, which makes heavy-duty tires for construction and freight-handling companies, has set living wages for employees based on their location to correlate with living costs. The calculation for the living wage was also made based on what employees needed to provide for their family’s “essential needs.” Photo by Vernier/JBV News/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Michelin Rolls Out Its Own Global Living Wage

File photo dated February 12, 2019 shows Michelin CEO Florent Menegaux in Paris, France. After realizing that the minimum wage in its home country left some workers at breaking point, French tire-maker Michelin has taken matters into its own hands to give employees a hefty pay raise. Michelin is rolling out its own living wage to its 132,000 employees, the company said in a press release shared with Fortune and first reported by French publication Le Figaro. The 134-year-old group, which makes heavy-duty tires for construction and freight-handling companies, has set living wages for employees based on their location to correlate with living costs. The calculation for the living wage was also made based on what employees needed to provide for their family’s “essential needs.” Photo by Vernier/JBV News/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Michelin Rolls Out Its Own Global Living Wage

File photo dated June 17, 2009 shows a worker outside the Michelin plant in Noyelles-les-Seclin near Lille, north of France. After realizing that the minimum wage in its home country left some workers at breaking point, French tire-maker Michelin has taken matters into its own hands to give employees a hefty pay raise. Michelin is rolling out its own living wage to its 132,000 employees, the company said in a press release shared with Fortune and first reported by French publication Le Figaro. The 134-year-old group, which makes heavy-duty tires for construction and freight-handling companies, has set living wages for employees based on their location to correlate with living costs. The calculation for the living wage was also made based on what employees needed to provide for their family’s “essential needs.” Photo by Mikael Libert/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Michelin Rolls Out Its Own Global Living Wage

File photo dated September 16, 2016 shows Michelin campus in Cebazat, near Clermont-Ferrand, France. After realizing that the minimum wage in its home country left some workers at breaking point, French tire-maker Michelin has taken matters into its own hands to give employees a hefty pay raise. Michelin is rolling out its own living wage to its 132,000 employees, the company said in a press release shared with Fortune and first reported by French publication Le Figaro. The 134-year-old group, which makes heavy-duty tires for construction and freight-handling companies, has set living wages for employees based on their location to correlate with living costs. The calculation for the living wage was also made based on what employees needed to provide for their family’s “essential needs.” Photo by Soudan E./ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Michelin Rolls Out Its Own Global Living Wage

File photo dated March 18, 2005 shows Michelin logo in Marseille, France on March 18, 2005. After realizing that the minimum wage in its home country left some workers at breaking point, French tire-maker Michelin has taken matters into its own hands to give employees a hefty pay raise. Michelin is rolling out its own living wage to its 132,000 employees, the company said in a press release shared with Fortune and first reported by French publication Le Figaro. The 134-year-old group, which makes heavy-duty tires for construction and freight-handling companies, has set living wages for employees based on their location to correlate with living costs. The calculation for the living wage was also made based on what employees needed to provide for their family’s “essential needs.” Photo by Gerald Holubowicz/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Michelin Rolls Out Its Own Global Living Wage

Undated file photo shows MIchelin logo at his headquarters in Clermont-Ferrand, France. After realizing that the minimum wage in its home country left some workers at breaking point, French tire-maker Michelin has taken matters into its own hands to give employees a hefty pay raise. Michelin is rolling out its own living wage to its 132,000 employees, the company said in a press release shared with Fortune and first reported by French publication Le Figaro. The 134-year-old group, which makes heavy-duty tires for construction and freight-handling companies, has set living wages for employees based on their location to correlate with living costs. The calculation for the living wage was also made based on what employees needed to provide for their family’s “essential needs.” Photo by Lafabregue/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Michelin Rolls Out Its Own Global Living Wage

Undated file photo of Michelin logo at Michelin museum in Clermont-Ferrand, France. After realizing that the minimum wage in its home country left some workers at breaking point, French tire-maker Michelin has taken matters into its own hands to give employees a hefty pay raise. Michelin is rolling out its own living wage to its 132,000 employees, the company said in a press release shared with Fortune and first reported by French publication Le Figaro. The 134-year-old group, which makes heavy-duty tires for construction and freight-handling companies, has set living wages for employees based on their location to correlate with living costs. The calculation for the living wage was also made based on what employees needed to provide for their family’s “essential needs.” Photo by Lafabregue/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Michelin Rolls Out Its Own Global Living Wage

File photo dated July 21, 2017 shows Cataroux Michelin plant in Clermont-Ferrand, France. After realizing that the minimum wage in its home country left some workers at breaking point, French tire-maker Michelin has taken matters into its own hands to give employees a hefty pay raise. Michelin is rolling out its own living wage to its 132,000 employees, the company said in a press release shared with Fortune and first reported by French publication Le Figaro. The 134-year-old group, which makes heavy-duty tires for construction and freight-handling companies, has set living wages for employees based on their location to correlate with living costs. The calculation for the living wage was also made based on what employees needed to provide for their family’s “essential needs.” Photo by Cartier/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Michelin Rolls Out Its Own Global Living Wage

File photo dated March 18, 2005 shows Michelin logo in Marseille, France on March 18, 2005. After realizing that the minimum wage in its home country left some workers at breaking point, French tire-maker Michelin has taken matters into its own hands to give employees a hefty pay raise. Michelin is rolling out its own living wage to its 132,000 employees, the company said in a press release shared with Fortune and first reported by French publication Le Figaro. The 134-year-old group, which makes heavy-duty tires for construction and freight-handling companies, has set living wages for employees based on their location to correlate with living costs. The calculation for the living wage was also made based on what employees needed to provide for their family’s “essential needs.” Photo by Gerald Holubowicz/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Michelin Rolls Out Its Own Global Living Wage

File photo dated June 17, 2009 shows a worker outside the Michelin plant in Noyelles-les-Seclin near Lille, north of France. After realizing that the minimum wage in its home country left some workers at breaking point, French tire-maker Michelin has taken matters into its own hands to give employees a hefty pay raise. Michelin is rolling out its own living wage to its 132,000 employees, the company said in a press release shared with Fortune and first reported by French publication Le Figaro. The 134-year-old group, which makes heavy-duty tires for construction and freight-handling companies, has set living wages for employees based on their location to correlate with living costs. The calculation for the living wage was also made based on what employees needed to provide for their family’s “essential needs.” Photo by Mikael Libert/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Arab Wedding - Iran

An Iranian Arab music group performs at a local wedding ceremony for the young people to dance and people put money before them in order to thank them, apart from the wage the wedding holding family pays them. Iran hosts a large number of Arab people living almost in every Iranian city. Some of these were local Arabs living in Khouzestan since long and some of them, are refugees who fled to Iran during the Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988). They are famous for holding very big wedding parties and making very delicious food. Photo by Mohammad Harooni/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Arab Wedding - Iran

Iranian Arab people scatter money before the music group that perform at the wedding ceremony in order to thank them, apart from the wage the wedding holding family pays them. Iran hosts a large number of Arab people living almost in every Iranian city. Some of these were local Arabs living in Khouzestan since long and some of them, are refugees who fled to Iran during the Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988). They are famous for holding very big wedding parties and making very delicious food. Photo by Mohammad Harooni/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Thousands of workers protest over high inflation in South Africa

STORY: Thousands of workers protest over high inflation in South Africa DATELINE: July 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:18 LOCATION: Johannesburg CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the protest STORYLINE: Thousands of workers affiliated with the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) took to the streets on Thursday in major cities of the country to express their concerns about the economy amid high inflation. Due to the energy crisis, weak economic development and rising interest rates, millions of people are now struggling financially, said the COSATU, the largest labor union federation in South Africa. There were marches in Durban, Bloemfontein, Cape Town and other parts of the country, where the workers were holding placards that read, "End poverty, job losses, and inequality" and "Equal pay for work of equal value." Zingiswa Losi, president of the COSATU, said the energy crisis has a direct impact on the workers. "Employers must pay workers a living wage. We must create jobs in South Africa, a

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TÜRKIYE-ANKARA-NEW YEAR-PAY HIKES

(230112) -- ANKARA, Jan. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member works at a gas station in Ankara, Türkiye, on Jan. 11, 2023. Türkiye has ushered in the new year with significant pay hikes for minimum-wage earners, pensioners, and civil servants amid a cost-of-living crisis that has plunged millions into financial hardship. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Türkiye enters new year with pay hikes but falling living standards" (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-ANKARA-NEW YEAR-PAY HIKES

(230112) -- ANKARA, Jan. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Customers shop at a market in Ankara, Türkiye, on Jan. 11, 2023. Türkiye has ushered in the new year with significant pay hikes for minimum-wage earners, pensioners, and civil servants amid a cost-of-living crisis that has plunged millions into financial hardship. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Türkiye enters new year with pay hikes but falling living standards" (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-ANKARA-NEW YEAR-PAY HIKES

(230112) -- ANKARA, Jan. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member refuels a vehicle at a gas station in Ankara, Türkiye, on Jan. 11, 2023. Türkiye has ushered in the new year with significant pay hikes for minimum-wage earners, pensioners, and civil servants amid a cost-of-living crisis that has plunged millions into financial hardship. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Türkiye enters new year with pay hikes but falling living standards" (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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Türkiye enters new year with pay hikes but falling living standards

STORY: Türkiye enters new year with pay hikes but falling living standards DATELINE: Jan. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:30 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. people at ATMs and shops in Türkiye 2. people in different kind of bazaars in Türkiye 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): NIHAT BASARAN, Veteran 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): ADEM CAM, Pensioner STORYLINE: Türkiye has ushered in the new year with significant pay hikes for minimum-wage earners, pensioners, and civil servants amid a cost-of-living crisis that has plunged millions into financial hardship. Inflation remains alarmingly high despite a sharp drop to 64.2 percent in December, the Turkish Statistical Institute announced on Jan. 3, down from 84.3 percent reported in November after hitting a 24-year high in October. Annual food prices rose by 77.9 percent in December, down from 102.6 percent in November, while energy prices increased 118 percent, down from 94.4 percent compared to the previous month. The government announced a 55-percent increase in

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Türkiye raises salaries of civil servants, pensions by 25 pct

STORY: Türkiye raises salaries of civil servants, pensions by 25 pct DATELINE: Jan. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1.various of people on the street 2.various of people in the market 3.various of people withdrawing money STORYLINE: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Tuesday that the government will introduce a 25-percent rise in the salaries of civil servants and pensions to ease the burden of rising living costs. The wage and pension increase was in line with the year-end inflation rate, said Erdogan, emphasizing that the inflation will continue to fall in 2023. Inflation in Türkiye hit nearly 85.5 percent, a 24-year high, in October after rising for 17 months, before dropping slightly in November to 84.39 percent. The Turkish government has recently hiked the minimum wage and eliminated a retirement age requirement that would allow more than 2 million Turkish workers to retire immediately. The moves came as Erdogan prepares to run for presidential

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Türkiye hikes minimum wage by 55 pct for 2023

STORY: Türkiye hikes minimum wage by 55 pct for 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish flags and people on the streets 2. various of factories and employees 3. various of the press conference of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announcing the minimum wage for 2023 (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 4. various of Turkish Lira 5. various of the press conference (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 6. various of factories and employees STORYLINE: Türkiye has decided to raise the minimum wage by 55 percent from the beginning of 2023, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Thursday, as part of efforts to ease the burden of rising living costs on Turkish citizens. According to the president, the monthly net minimum salary will be 8,506.80 liras (about 455 U.S. dollars) in 2023, marking a 55 percent hike from the level determined in July and a 100 percent increase from January. Erdogan said at a press conference that give

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Türkiye's middle class struggles amidst inflation, stagnant wages

STORY: Türkiye's middle class struggles amidst inflation, stagnant wages DATELINE: Dec. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view in Türkiye 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): ILKER YAGCI, Turkish banker 3. various of stores in Türkiye 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): KOKSAL KUTUKALIOGLU, Former private company owner in Türkiye STORYLINE: The Turkish middle class may also be among those affected by the country's challenging economic conditions. Many are struggling to make ends meet amid high inflation, stagnant wages, and declining purchasing power. Shopping habits have changed, with fewer people dining at restaurants, going for weekend family outings, or buying cars or home appliances merely for an upgrade. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): ILKER YAGCI, Turkish banker "There's no such thing left as the middle class anymore. Wages have eroded against the high cost of living. Türkiye has turned into a country of minimum wage earners. As the Turkish economy is deeply li

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Costs of living in Türkiye ravage family budgets "like hurricane": trade unions

STORY: Costs of living in Türkiye ravage family budgets "like hurricane": trade unions DATELINE: Oct. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Istiklal street 2. various of people shopping in bazaar in Istanbul 3. various of exchange office 4. various of Turkish central bank 5. various of people shopping in supermarket in Istanbul, Türkiye STORYLINE: "Costs of living in Türkiye ravage family budgets like a hurricane," a Turkish trade union confederation declared in its newly released report. The poverty and hunger report, published monthly by the pro-government Turkish Confederation of Trade Unions (Turk-Is), estimated that the "poverty line," or the costs of living for a family of four in Türkiye, was well above 4 times the minimum wage. The poverty line was established at 24,185 Turkish liras (nearly 1,300 U.S. dollars) by Turk-Is, echoing similar calculations published earlier in the month by the non-affiliated United Public-Business Confede

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Chile to increase monthly minimum wage

STORY: Chile to increase monthly minimum wage DATELINE: April 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Santiago CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of people workingSOUNDBITE (Spanish): GABRIEL BORIC, Chilean President STORYLINE: The Chile's government has reached an agreement with the Workers' United Center of Chile (CUT) to raise the minimum wage. According to the Minister of Finances Mario Marcel, the government will raise the monthly minimum wage to 380,000 Chilean pesos (448 U.S. dollars) starting May 1, and 400,000 pesos (472 dollars) starting Aug. 1. The current monthly minimum wage stands at 350,000 pesos (413 dollars). SOUNDBITE (Spanish): GABRIEL BORIC, Chilean President "The agreement reached by our government through Minister Jara and Minister Marcel with the Workers' United Center points us in the right direction. It is a more equitable distribution of wealth, a focus on specific measures to deal with the rising cost of living, a historical readjustment of the minimum wage. As you can objectivel