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Peru Oil Strike Deep Dive: Workers vs. Privatization Explained

Peru Oil Strike Deep Dive: Workers vs. Privatization Explained

Peru’s state oil firm Petroperú has hit another rough patch as unions walked out over a government plan to open parts of the company to private investment. The three-day stoppage has turned a boardroom decision

Migrant Workers’ Rights Shift: What Norway’s New AI Chatbot Signals

Migrant Workers’ Rights Shift: What Norway’s New AI Chatbot Signals

Norway’s Labour Inspection Authority has launched “Leon”, a multilingual AI chatbot meant to answer foreign workers’ questions on pay, hours, contracts, and safety rules. It comes as labour agencies across Europe look for faster ways

Minnesota Workers’ Strike Explained and Why It Keeps Expanding

Minnesota Workers’ Strike Explained and Why It Keeps Expanding

Minnesota’s “workers’ strike” is being described by organisers as an economic blackout: a one-day mass stoppage urging people to skip work, school, and shopping to show collective pressure. The action surged after anger over an

UK Zero-Hours Contracts Ban Explained: Key Employment Law Changes and Worker Impact

UK Zero-Hours Contracts Ban Explained: Key Employment Law Changes and Worker Impact

The UK zero-hours contracts are a significant change in the employment law, which is expected to increase the employment security and income stability of millions of workers. The use of zero-hours contracts has always been

Why Labour Markets Need Policy: Key Lessons for Employment and Decent Work

Why Labour Markets Need Policy: Key Lessons for Employment and Decent Work

The need to have policy in labour markets is a question that is becoming increasingly urgent as economies contend with inequality, automation and changing work patterns. According to the experts of the International Labour Organization,

How to Claim a Federal Income Tax Return in the US: Step-by-Step Guide for 2026

How to Claim a Federal Income Tax Return in the US: Step-by-Step Guide for 2026

The knowledge of how to file a Federal Income tax return in the US is crucial to all individuals who earn income, receive refunds, or credits. Each year, millions of taxpayers do it by filing

Is Being “Always Available” the New Face of Wage Theft in Modern Workplaces?

Is Being “Always Available” the New Face of Wage Theft in Modern Workplaces?

The modern-day working environment has become a constantly connected one, where workers are likely to receive calls, email messages, and texts after the usual working hours. This can be considered a normal situation, but it

Safeguarding Fair Work in the Gig Economy: Rights of App-Based Drivers and Couriers

Safeguarding Fair Work in the Gig Economy: Rights of App-Based Drivers and Couriers

The high growth of the digital platforms has changed how individuals operate, particularly in delivery and ride-hailing services. Millions of people make their living now by means of apps that guarantee freedom and flexibility. Nevertheless,

Transparency Demands Rise as AI Begins Managing Humans Globally

Transparency Demands Rise as AI Begins Managing Humans Globally

The worldwide push for transparency in how AI manages and evaluates humans at work is getting louder, and it is not limited to tech circles. Hiring filters, productivity scores, attendance flags, and “potential” ratings now

Millions Move Ahead as Global Hubs Push Employee Status Reforms

Millions Move Ahead as Global Hubs Push Employee Status Reforms

Global labour desks keep circling one headline again and again: How Global Hubs are Finally Granting Employee Status to Millions of Independent Workers. The phrase sounds big, yet the change is visible on streets, inside