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France: Lyon May Day Protest Turns Violent, Several Arrested

Thousands of demonstrators participated in a trade union-organized protest in Lyon on Thursday, May 1. Violence quickly broke out shortly after the start of the demonstration, leading to at least three arrests.

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Tens Of Thousands March Against Milei's Cuts - Buenos Aires

Labor unions and workers strike and mobilize against the omnibus law and Javier Milei's decree of necessity and urgency in the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina on January 24, 2024. Large crowds gathered in the heart of Buenos Aires and other cities for demonstrations called by the CGT union. Mr Milei was sworn in 45 days ago promising deregulation, deep spending cuts and the devaluation of the peso. The main rally in the capital was outside parliament, where politicians discussed Mr Milei's plan to deregulate the economy, slash labour rights and cut large areas of government to revitalise a country suffering 200 % inflation and 40 % poverty levels. Photo by Barbara Leiva/Faro/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tens Of Thousands March Against Milei's Cuts - Buenos Aires

Labor unions and workers strike and mobilize against the omnibus law and Javier Milei's decree of necessity and urgency in the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina on January 24, 2024. Large crowds gathered in the heart of Buenos Aires and other cities for demonstrations called by the CGT union. Mr Milei was sworn in 45 days ago promising deregulation, deep spending cuts and the devaluation of the peso. The main rally in the capital was outside parliament, where politicians discussed Mr Milei's plan to deregulate the economy, slash labour rights and cut large areas of government to revitalise a country suffering 200 % inflation and 40 % poverty levels. Photo by Barbara Leiva/Faro/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tens Of Thousands March Against Milei's Cuts - Buenos Aires

Labor unions and workers strike and mobilize against the omnibus law and Javier Milei's decree of necessity and urgency in the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina on January 24, 2024. Large crowds gathered in the heart of Buenos Aires and other cities for demonstrations called by the CGT union. Mr Milei was sworn in 45 days ago promising deregulation, deep spending cuts and the devaluation of the peso. The main rally in the capital was outside parliament, where politicians discussed Mr Milei's plan to deregulate the economy, slash labour rights and cut large areas of government to revitalise a country suffering 200 % inflation and 40 % poverty levels. Photo by Barbara Leiva/Faro/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tens Of Thousands March Against Milei's Cuts - Buenos Aires

Labor unions and workers strike and mobilize against the omnibus law and Javier Milei's decree of necessity and urgency in the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina on January 24, 2024. Large crowds gathered in the heart of Buenos Aires and other cities for demonstrations called by the CGT union. Mr Milei was sworn in 45 days ago promising deregulation, deep spending cuts and the devaluation of the peso. The main rally in the capital was outside parliament, where politicians discussed Mr Milei's plan to deregulate the economy, slash labour rights and cut large areas of government to revitalise a country suffering 200 % inflation and 40 % poverty levels. Photo by Barbara Leiva/Faro/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tens Of Thousands March Against Milei's Cuts - Buenos Aires

Labor unions and workers strike and mobilize against the omnibus law and Javier Milei's decree of necessity and urgency in the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina on January 24, 2024. Large crowds gathered in the heart of Buenos Aires and other cities for demonstrations called by the CGT union. Mr Milei was sworn in 45 days ago promising deregulation, deep spending cuts and the devaluation of the peso. The main rally in the capital was outside parliament, where politicians discussed Mr Milei's plan to deregulate the economy, slash labour rights and cut large areas of government to revitalise a country suffering 200 % inflation and 40 % poverty levels. Photo by Barbara Leiva/Faro/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tens Of Thousands March Against Milei's Cuts - Buenos Aires

Labor unions and workers strike and mobilize against the omnibus law and Javier Milei's decree of necessity and urgency in the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina on January 24, 2024. Large crowds gathered in the heart of Buenos Aires and other cities for demonstrations called by the CGT union. Mr Milei was sworn in 45 days ago promising deregulation, deep spending cuts and the devaluation of the peso. The main rally in the capital was outside parliament, where politicians discussed Mr Milei's plan to deregulate the economy, slash labour rights and cut large areas of government to revitalise a country suffering 200 % inflation and 40 % poverty levels. Photo by Barbara Leiva/Faro/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tens Of Thousands March Against Milei's Cuts - Buenos Aires

Labor unions and workers strike and mobilize against the omnibus law and Javier Milei's decree of necessity and urgency in the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina on January 24, 2024. Large crowds gathered in the heart of Buenos Aires and other cities for demonstrations called by the CGT union. Mr Milei was sworn in 45 days ago promising deregulation, deep spending cuts and the devaluation of the peso. The main rally in the capital was outside parliament, where politicians discussed Mr Milei's plan to deregulate the economy, slash labour rights and cut large areas of government to revitalise a country suffering 200 % inflation and 40 % poverty levels. Photo by Barbara Leiva/Faro/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tens Of Thousands March Against Milei's Cuts - Buenos Aires

Labor unions and workers strike and mobilize against the omnibus law and Javier Milei's decree of necessity and urgency in the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina on January 24, 2024. Large crowds gathered in the heart of Buenos Aires and other cities for demonstrations called by the CGT union. Mr Milei was sworn in 45 days ago promising deregulation, deep spending cuts and the devaluation of the peso. The main rally in the capital was outside parliament, where politicians discussed Mr Milei's plan to deregulate the economy, slash labour rights and cut large areas of government to revitalise a country suffering 200 % inflation and 40 % poverty levels. Photo by Barbara Leiva/Faro/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tens Of Thousands March Against Milei's Cuts - Buenos Aires

Labor unions and workers strike and mobilize against the omnibus law and Javier Milei's decree of necessity and urgency in the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina on January 24, 2024. Large crowds gathered in the heart of Buenos Aires and other cities for demonstrations called by the CGT union. Mr Milei was sworn in 45 days ago promising deregulation, deep spending cuts and the devaluation of the peso. The main rally in the capital was outside parliament, where politicians discussed Mr Milei's plan to deregulate the economy, slash labour rights and cut large areas of government to revitalise a country suffering 200 % inflation and 40 % poverty levels. Photo by Barbara Leiva/Faro/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tens Of Thousands March Against Milei's Cuts - Buenos Aires

Labor unions and workers strike and mobilize against the omnibus law and Javier Milei's decree of necessity and urgency in the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina on January 24, 2024. Large crowds gathered in the heart of Buenos Aires and other cities for demonstrations called by the CGT union. Mr Milei was sworn in 45 days ago promising deregulation, deep spending cuts and the devaluation of the peso. The main rally in the capital was outside parliament, where politicians discussed Mr Milei's plan to deregulate the economy, slash labour rights and cut large areas of government to revitalise a country suffering 200 % inflation and 40 % poverty levels. Photo by Barbara Leiva/Faro/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tens Of Thousands March Against Milei's Cuts - Buenos Aires

Labor unions and workers strike and mobilize against the omnibus law and Javier Milei's decree of necessity and urgency in the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina on January 24, 2024. Large crowds gathered in the heart of Buenos Aires and other cities for demonstrations called by the CGT union. Mr Milei was sworn in 45 days ago promising deregulation, deep spending cuts and the devaluation of the peso. The main rally in the capital was outside parliament, where politicians discussed Mr Milei's plan to deregulate the economy, slash labour rights and cut large areas of government to revitalise a country suffering 200 % inflation and 40 % poverty levels. Photo by Barbara Leiva/Faro/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tens Of Thousands March Against Milei's Cuts - Buenos Aires

Labor unions and workers strike and mobilize against the omnibus law and Javier Milei's decree of necessity and urgency in the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina on January 24, 2024. Large crowds gathered in the heart of Buenos Aires and other cities for demonstrations called by the CGT union. Mr Milei was sworn in 45 days ago promising deregulation, deep spending cuts and the devaluation of the peso. The main rally in the capital was outside parliament, where politicians discussed Mr Milei's plan to deregulate the economy, slash labour rights and cut large areas of government to revitalise a country suffering 200 % inflation and 40 % poverty levels. Photo by Barbara Leiva/Faro/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tens Of Thousands March Against Milei's Cuts - Buenos Aires

Labor unions and workers strike and mobilize against the omnibus law and Javier Milei's decree of necessity and urgency in the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina on January 24, 2024. Large crowds gathered in the heart of Buenos Aires and other cities for demonstrations called by the CGT union. Mr Milei was sworn in 45 days ago promising deregulation, deep spending cuts and the devaluation of the peso. The main rally in the capital was outside parliament, where politicians discussed Mr Milei's plan to deregulate the economy, slash labour rights and cut large areas of government to revitalise a country suffering 200 % inflation and 40 % poverty levels. Photo by Barbara Leiva/Faro/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tens Of Thousands March Against Milei's Cuts - Buenos Aires

Labor unions and workers strike and mobilize against the omnibus law and Javier Milei's decree of necessity and urgency in the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina on January 24, 2024. Large crowds gathered in the heart of Buenos Aires and other cities for demonstrations called by the CGT union. Mr Milei was sworn in 45 days ago promising deregulation, deep spending cuts and the devaluation of the peso. The main rally in the capital was outside parliament, where politicians discussed Mr Milei's plan to deregulate the economy, slash labour rights and cut large areas of government to revitalise a country suffering 200 % inflation and 40 % poverty levels. Photo by Barbara Leiva/Faro/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tens Of Thousands March Against Milei's Cuts - Buenos Aires

Labor unions and workers strike and mobilize against the omnibus law and Javier Milei's decree of necessity and urgency in the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina on January 24, 2024. Large crowds gathered in the heart of Buenos Aires and other cities for demonstrations called by the CGT union. Mr Milei was sworn in 45 days ago promising deregulation, deep spending cuts and the devaluation of the peso. The main rally in the capital was outside parliament, where politicians discussed Mr Milei's plan to deregulate the economy, slash labour rights and cut large areas of government to revitalise a country suffering 200 % inflation and 40 % poverty levels. Photo by Barbara Leiva/Faro/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tens Of Thousands March Against Milei's Cuts - Buenos Aires

Labor unions and workers strike and mobilize against the omnibus law and Javier Milei's decree of necessity and urgency in the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina on January 24, 2024. Large crowds gathered in the heart of Buenos Aires and other cities for demonstrations called by the CGT union. Mr Milei was sworn in 45 days ago promising deregulation, deep spending cuts and the devaluation of the peso. The main rally in the capital was outside parliament, where politicians discussed Mr Milei's plan to deregulate the economy, slash labour rights and cut large areas of government to revitalise a country suffering 200 % inflation and 40 % poverty levels. Photo by Barbara Leiva/Faro/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tens Of Thousands March Against Milei's Cuts - Buenos Aires

Labor unions and workers strike and mobilize against the omnibus law and Javier Milei's decree of necessity and urgency in the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina on January 24, 2024. Large crowds gathered in the heart of Buenos Aires and other cities for demonstrations called by the CGT union. Mr Milei was sworn in 45 days ago promising deregulation, deep spending cuts and the devaluation of the peso. The main rally in the capital was outside parliament, where politicians discussed Mr Milei's plan to deregulate the economy, slash labour rights and cut large areas of government to revitalise a country suffering 200 % inflation and 40 % poverty levels. Photo by Barbara Leiva/Faro/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tens Of Thousands March Against Milei's Cuts - Buenos Aires

Labor unions and workers strike and mobilize against the omnibus law and Javier Milei's decree of necessity and urgency in the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina on January 24, 2024. Large crowds gathered in the heart of Buenos Aires and other cities for demonstrations called by the CGT union. Mr Milei was sworn in 45 days ago promising deregulation, deep spending cuts and the devaluation of the peso. The main rally in the capital was outside parliament, where politicians discussed Mr Milei's plan to deregulate the economy, slash labour rights and cut large areas of government to revitalise a country suffering 200 % inflation and 40 % poverty levels. Photo by Barbara Leiva/Faro/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tens Of Thousands March Against Milei's Cuts - Buenos Aires

Labor unions and workers strike and mobilize against the omnibus law and Javier Milei's decree of necessity and urgency in the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina on January 24, 2024. Large crowds gathered in the heart of Buenos Aires and other cities for demonstrations called by the CGT union. Mr Milei was sworn in 45 days ago promising deregulation, deep spending cuts and the devaluation of the peso. The main rally in the capital was outside parliament, where politicians discussed Mr Milei's plan to deregulate the economy, slash labour rights and cut large areas of government to revitalise a country suffering 200 % inflation and 40 % poverty levels. Photo by Barbara Leiva/Faro/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tens Of Thousands March Against Milei's Cuts - Buenos Aires

Labor unions and workers strike and mobilize against the omnibus law and Javier Milei's decree of necessity and urgency in the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina on January 24, 2024. Large crowds gathered in the heart of Buenos Aires and other cities for demonstrations called by the CGT union. Mr Milei was sworn in 45 days ago promising deregulation, deep spending cuts and the devaluation of the peso. The main rally in the capital was outside parliament, where politicians discussed Mr Milei's plan to deregulate the economy, slash labour rights and cut large areas of government to revitalise a country suffering 200 % inflation and 40 % poverty levels. Photo by Barbara Leiva/Faro/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tens Of Thousands March Against Milei's Cuts - Buenos Aires

Labor unions and workers strike and mobilize against the omnibus law and Javier Milei's decree of necessity and urgency in the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina on January 24, 2024. Large crowds gathered in the heart of Buenos Aires and other cities for demonstrations called by the CGT union. Mr Milei was sworn in 45 days ago promising deregulation, deep spending cuts and the devaluation of the peso. The main rally in the capital was outside parliament, where politicians discussed Mr Milei's plan to deregulate the economy, slash labour rights and cut large areas of government to revitalise a country suffering 200 % inflation and 40 % poverty levels. Photo by Barbara Leiva/Faro/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tens Of Thousands March Against Milei's Cuts - Buenos Aires

Labor unions and workers strike and mobilize against the omnibus law and Javier Milei's decree of necessity and urgency in the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina on January 24, 2024. Large crowds gathered in the heart of Buenos Aires and other cities for demonstrations called by the CGT union. Mr Milei was sworn in 45 days ago promising deregulation, deep spending cuts and the devaluation of the peso. The main rally in the capital was outside parliament, where politicians discussed Mr Milei's plan to deregulate the economy, slash labour rights and cut large areas of government to revitalise a country suffering 200 % inflation and 40 % poverty levels. Photo by Barbara Leiva/Faro/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tens Of Thousands March Against Milei's Cuts - Buenos Aires

Labor unions and workers strike and mobilize against the omnibus law and Javier Milei's decree of necessity and urgency in the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina on January 24, 2024. Large crowds gathered in the heart of Buenos Aires and other cities for demonstrations called by the CGT union. Mr Milei was sworn in 45 days ago promising deregulation, deep spending cuts and the devaluation of the peso. The main rally in the capital was outside parliament, where politicians discussed Mr Milei's plan to deregulate the economy, slash labour rights and cut large areas of government to revitalise a country suffering 200 % inflation and 40 % poverty levels. Photo by Barbara Leiva/Faro/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tens Of Thousands March Against Milei's Cuts - Buenos Aires

Labor unions and workers strike and mobilize against the omnibus law and Javier Milei's decree of necessity and urgency in the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina on January 24, 2024. Large crowds gathered in the heart of Buenos Aires and other cities for demonstrations called by the CGT union. Mr Milei was sworn in 45 days ago promising deregulation, deep spending cuts and the devaluation of the peso. The main rally in the capital was outside parliament, where politicians discussed Mr Milei's plan to deregulate the economy, slash labour rights and cut large areas of government to revitalise a country suffering 200 % inflation and 40 % poverty levels. Photo by Barbara Leiva/Faro/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Greek workers strike against planned labor law changes

STORY: Greek workers strike against planned labor law changes DATELINE: Sept. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:39 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of protest rallies 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): YANNIS ROUPAS, Member of the board of directors of Teachers' Federation in Greece 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): KATERINA MALAKOU, Pensioner 4. various of protest rallies 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Greek): GIORGOS DRAGANAKIS, Vice President of Panhellenic Association of Contract Firefighters STORYLINE: Thousands of civil servants and private sector workers across Greece walked off their jobs on Thursday to join rallies in protest of a labor bill submitted to Parliament by the government. The public sector umbrella union ADEDY and other labor unions called for the 24-hour strike, demanding the bill's withdrawal. In their press releases, they argued that it undermines workers' basic rights. However, according to the government, it will help tackle the problem of undeclared labor and will allow workers to increase their incom

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DPJ-led ruling bloc gets key child benefits law enacted

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Akira Nagatsuma bows in appreciation after a bill to offer monthly benefits to families with children is passed at a plenary session of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on March 26, 2010. The bill will provide 13,000 yen a month to households for every child of junior high school age or younger from April 1.

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Union for ex-Nova teachers files report against new employer

OSAKA, Japan - A labor union for teachers who worked at the now-bankrupt language school chain Nova Corp. filed a report Feb. 15 with the Osaka District Court saying the teachers' current employer G.communication Co. has dismissed a number of staffers against its initial accord to rehire all. Photo shows foreign language teachers claiming in a gathering in Osaka the same day that G.communication has failed to write and sign employment contracts with the teachers in violation of the labor standards law.

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Gov't, hepatitis C patients sign accord to end legal battle

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Yoichi Masuzoe (L) bows before the representatives of the plaintiffs in hepatitis C damages lawsuits against the state and drugmakers, at the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 15 after the two sides signed a basic accord to end the protracted legal battle. The agreement is based on a law enacted last week offering blanket relief to those who contracted the liver illness through contaminated blood products such as fibrinogen which were administered to stop bleeding.

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Gov't, hepatitis C patients sign accord to end legal battle

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Yoichi Masuzoe (R) shakes hands with Michiko Yamaguchi, leader of the plaintiffs in hepatitis C damages lawsuits against the state and drugmakers, at the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 15 after the two sides signed a basic accord to end the protracted legal battle. The agreement is based on a law enacted last week offering blanket relief to those who contracted the liver illness through contaminated blood products such as fibrinogen which were administered to stop bleeding.

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Language school Nova granted court protection from creditors

OSAKA, Japan - Katsuji Yamahara (R), chairman of the General Union, a labor union representing instructors working for Japan's largest foreign language school chain Nova Corp., speaks at a news conference in Osaka on Oct. 26 after Nova was granted court protection from creditors under the Corporate Rehabilitation Law.

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19 plaintiffs recognized as A-bomb radiation disease sufferers

KUMAMOTO, Japan - The plaintiffs and their supporters celebrate outside the Kumamoto District Court on July 30 after the court repealed most of the state decision not to recognize 21 people in Kumamoto Prefecture who suffered in the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki as radiation casualties. The court recognized 19 of 21 plaintiffs as radiation disease sufferers. Of 250,000 people certified under Japanese law as atomic bomb victims as of March 31, only 2,242 have been recognized as suffering from illnesses caused by radiation from the atomic bombings, according to Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry data.

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Court rejects WWII forced labor suit by 43 Chinese

SAPPORO, Japan - Zhao Zongren, a Chinese national, speaks to reporters in front of the Sapporo District Court in Hokkaido on March 23 after the court rejected an 860 million yen damages suit against the Japanese government and six companies filed by 43 Chinese nationals, including Zhao, who were forced to work at coal mines and construction sites in Hokkaido during World War II. The court said state reparation does not apply to cases occurring before the 1947 creation of the State Redress Law.

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Diet approves bill to support Japanese abducted to N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Labor and Welfare Minister Chikara Sakaguchi (L, front) bows in the House of Councillors plenary session Dec. 4 after it passed into law a bill that will enable the government to provide financial support to Japanese nationals abducted to North Korea who return to their homeland.

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Medical payments hike in Japan agreed upon

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Chikara Sakaguchi is surrounded by reporters at a Tokyo hotel Feb. 11 after the government and ruling coalition agreed to revise the health insurance law calling for a rise to 30% from 20% in the amount salaried workers pay in fees to medical institutions from April 1, 2003.

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Gov't panel discusses support for overseas A-bomb victims

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Chikara Sakaguchi addresses a meeting of a government panel convened August 1 to discuss support measures for A-bomb victims living overseas and the issue of revising the current Atomic Bomb Victims Relief Law. Sakaguchi requested at the meeting that panel members, who expressed support for equal treatment for overseas victims, reach a conclusion by the end of the year.

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Sakaguchi supports changes for overseas A-bomb victims

TOKYO, Japan - Chikara Sakaguchi, minister of health, labor and welfare, tells reporters June 15 of the government's appeal the same day of a ruling ordering financial support for overseas survivors of the 1945 atomic bombings. Sakaguchi said that the Atomic Bomb Survivors Relief Law should be revised in the wake of the Osaka District Court ordering the prefectural government to pay medical expenses of a South Korean man who was exposed to radiation in the A-bombing of Hiroshima.

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Former U.S. POW sues Japanese firm for forced labor

LOS ANGELES, United States - Harold Poole (R in first row), speaks in front of a Los Angeles court Dec. 7 after filing a lawsuit against Japanese firms under a new law that holds German and Japanese corporations responsible for their treatment of forced laborers during World War II. Poole, 80, a former U.S. soldier, was captured by Japanese forces in the Philippines and then transferred to Japan where he was forced to work at a factory run by Nippon Steel Corp. The launching of the suits was timed to coincide with the 58th anniversary of Pearl Harbor. Sen. Orrin Hatch (L of Poole) announced his support for the action.

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U.S. Senate rejects measure to grant rail workers 7 days of paid sick leave

STORY: U.S. Senate rejects measure to grant rail workers 7 days of paid sick leave DATELINE: Dec. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the U.S. Senate 2. various of exterior of the U.S. Capitol 3. various of a railway 4. various of freight trains 5. various of passenger trains STORYLINE: The U.S. Senate rejected a measure on Thursday to grant rail workers seven days of paid sick leave. The senators, however, passed a bill to implement the labor agreement between freight rail carriers and unionized workers. It also made an imminent strike illegal. Both measures cleared the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday. U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he would sign the bill that cleared both chambers of Congress into law as soon as it is sent to his desk. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Washington D.C. (XHTV)

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Forced labor startling in U.S. private prisons

STORY: Forced labor startling in U.S. private prisons DATELINE: Sept. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: LAW/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): RAUL CAPOTE, Editor-in-Chief of Cuban newspaper Granma International 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, International relations lecturer, United States International University (USIU-Africa) 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Russian): VYACHESLAV SEVALNEV, Leading researcher, Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ROMARILYN RALSTON, Program Director of California State University's Project Rebound STORYLINE: Founded on slavery, the United States still has a startling record of forced labor across the nation nowadays, especially in prisons. Forced labor and violations of human rights are seen in the U.S. private prison business, many experts have said. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): RAUL CAPOTE, Editor-in-Chief of Cuban newspaper Granma International "The fact that immigration is

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In defiance of U.S. ban, business circle vows support for Xinjiang products

STORY: In defiance of U.S. ban, business circle vows support for Xinjiang products DATELINE: Sept. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU HANSONG, Deputy Director, International Department, China Enterprise Confederation STORYLINE: In defiance of the so-called "Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act" of the U.S., which bans imports of products from China's Xinjiang, people from China's business circle said they have the confidence to effectively cope with ensuing challenges. The law, which went into force in the U.S. in late June, presumes that all goods from Xinjiang have been tainted by "forced labor" unless importers can prove otherwise. China has denounced the legislation as a bullying practice, which seriously undermines market principles, violates the World Trade Organization rules, shakes the stability of the global industrial and supply chains, and inevitably harms the interests of global consumers. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU HANSONG, Deputy Dir

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Unveiling U.S. human rights failure: Forced labor

STORY: Unveiling U.S. human rights failure: Forced labor DATELINE: Aug. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:06:27 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): RAUL CAPOTE, Editor-in-Chief of Cuban newspaper Granma International 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TUNC AKKOC, Turkish veteran journalist and analyst 3. STANDUP 1 (English): XIE E, Xinhua correspondent 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): RAUL CAPOTE, Editor-in-Chief of Cuban newspaper Granma International 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ROMARILYN RALSTON, Program Director of California State University's Project Rebound 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, International relations lecturer, United States International University (USIU-Africa) 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (Russian): VYACHESLAV SEVALNEV, Leading researcher, Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation 8. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): ANNA MALINDOG-UY, Researcher, Philippine-BRICS Strategic Studies 9. SOUNDBITE 8 (English): GERRISHON IKIARA, Economics lecturer, Unive

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Protectionist chips bill lays bare Washington's hegemonic ethos: expert

STORY: Protectionist chips bill lays bare Washington's hegemonic ethos: expert DATELINE: Aug. 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: POLITICS/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of U.S. Capitol 2. various of street views in the U.S. 3. SOUNDBITE (English): CHARLES ONUNAIJU, Director, Center for China Studies, Nigeria STORYLINE: A Nigeria-based expert has said the Chips and Science Act passed by the U.S. Congress lays bare U.S. hegemonic mindset. Charles Onunaiju, director of Center for China Studies of Nigeria, said in a recent interview with Xinhua that the thousand-page law runs counter to the laws of the market and international trade rules, and thus will undermine global trade and result in tension in the world. SOUNDBITE (English): CHARLES ONUNAIJU, Director, Center for China Studies, Nigeria "The diffusion of the semiconductor industry across all regions provides a global value chain that sustains an international trading system, that sustains an international division of labor which in

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Washington uses human rights, democracy as political tools: Iraqi politician

STORY: Washington uses human rights, democracy as political tools: Iraqi politician DATELINE: July 9, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:38 LOCATION: ERBIL, Iraq CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of buildings in the U.S. 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): KAWA MAHMOUD, Secretary of Central Committee of Kurdistan Communist Party in Iraq STORYLINE: An Iraqi politician has said the United States uses human rights and democracy as tools to achieve its political goals. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): KAWA MAHMOUD, Secretary of Central Committee of Kurdistan Communist Party in Iraq "All indications show that there is a decline (in various aspects in the United States) and that there are major problems and significant social class problems, so the United States wants to stop this decline, by creating: firstly, hotbeds of tension; secondly, pressure on global trade. The so-called 'Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act' is part of the efforts of the United States in this field, so it is necessary to view this law and other laws as part of the U.S.'s s

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Chile urges workforce to get COVID-19 booster shot due to rise in cases

STORY: Chile urges workforce to get COVID-19 booster shot due to rise in cases DATELINE: May 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: Santiago CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. Workers in Santiago 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): ANDREA ALBAGLI, Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Health in Chile: 3. People wait to be vaccinated STORYLINE: Chile's government on Thursday called on workers across sectors to get their fourth shot against COVID-19 and urged employers to make it easier for them to do so. The law allows workers to request permission to get vaccinated during working hours, as established in the Labor Code in force since 2021, Minister of Labor and Social Welfare Jeannette Jara said at a press conference. "For us it is very important that people get vaccinated with their fourth dose," said Jara, adding that workers should notify employers two days in advance to get the permit. In face of a COVID-19 resurgence in Chile, vaccination centers in the country have had to extend their operating hours since the governme

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Language school Nova granted court protection from creditors

OSAKA, Japan - Katsuji Yamahara (R), chairman of the General Union, a labor union representing instructors working for Japan's largest foreign language school chain Nova Corp., speaks at a news conference in Osaka on Oct. 26 after Nova was granted court protection from creditors under the Corporate Rehabilitation Law. (Kyodo)

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Sakaguchi supports changes for overseas A-bomb victims

TOKYO, Japan - Chikara Sakaguchi, minister of health, labor and welfare, tells reporters June 15 of the government's appeal the same day of a ruling ordering financial support for overseas survivors of the 1945 atomic bombings. Sakaguchi said that the Atomic Bomb Survivors Relief Law should be revised in the wake of the Osaka District Court ordering the prefectural government to pay medical expenses of a South Korean man who was exposed to radiation in the A-bombing of Hiroshima.

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JAL crew files suit to nullify leave of absence after pregnancy

Tomoko Jinno, a Japan Airlines Co. flight attendant, attends a press conference at the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry in Tokyo on June 16, 2015, after filing a lawsuit seeking to nullify a company order to take a leave of absence after she became pregnant and requested ground duty in line with the company's work system. She argued her case goes against the equal employment opportunity law that bans employees from treating workers unfavorably due to pregnancy or childbirth. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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M'bishi Electric referred to prosecutors for alleged overwork

Photo taken Dec. 12, 2016, shows a former employee of Mitsubishi Electric Corp. who became mentally ill due to overwork and was laid off that year. The place of photography is withheld based on his request. Japan's labor ministry referred the electronics maker to prosecutors on Jan. 11, 2017, on suspicion of violating the labor standards law by making him work far longer than parameters set in a labor-management agreement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Union for ex-Nova teachers files report against new employer

OSAKA, Japan - A labor union for teachers who worked at the now-bankrupt language school chain Nova Corp. filed a report Feb. 15 with the Osaka District Court saying the teachers' current employer G.communication Co. has dismissed a number of staffers against its initial accord to rehire all. Photo shows foreign language teachers claiming in a gathering in Osaka the same day that G.communication has failed to write and sign employment contracts with the teachers in violation of the labor standards law. (Kyodo)