Bye Boris UK PM accused of clinging to power for wedding bash 07-07-2022 17:29 Boris Johnson announced in morning resignation that he would stay until October, critics accuse him of hanging on until his July wedding at prime ministers' country pad Chequers.
Bye Boris The front-runners to replace Boris Johnson as Britain's next PM 07-07-2022 13:14 Ben Wallace, Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt lead the early betting as punters place wagers over the identity of Britain's next leader.
UK Conservative Crisis UK ministers to tell Boris Johnson to quit 06-07-2022 16:35 Senior ministers set to tell under-pressure PM he must quit after spate of resignations from scandal-hit government.
INDUSTRIAL ACTION Workers in Chile strike at world's largest copper producer 22-06-2022 14:26 Workers at Chile's state mining company Codelco launched "indefinite" strike on Wednesday, protesting the closure of a foundry.
BRITISH POLITICS Johnson's Conservatives lose key councils in UK local elections 06-05-2022 09:27 UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative party lost control of key councils in London, according to partial results from local and regional elections on Friday.
Bloomberg Uruguay set to keep investor-friendly legal reforms in vote 28-03-2022 13:16 Uruguayans vote to uphold more than 100 legal changes introduced by President Luis Lacalle Pou in a referendum that could help his government implement more market-friendly reforms.
INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO Cecilia Todesca Bocco: ‘Labour rights do not explain Argentina’s macroeconomic problems' 18-03-2022 12:20 International Relations Secretary Cecilia Todesca Bocco on the freshly approved IMF deal, policies to deliver economic growth in Argentina and politics in the family. by Jorge Fontevecchia
NO EXTENSION Government won't extend ban on lay-offs into next year 26-11-2021 01:37 Government will not extend double severance rule and ban on dismissals beyond end of year, says Labour Minister Claudio Moroni.
PHOTO FEATURE 'Beach' coworking spaces the new craze in São Paulo 07-10-2021 08:44 After 18 months of being locked up by coronavirus pandemic restrictions, Brazil's largest city is breathing again, thanks in part to open air coworking spaces. Rooftops and terraces made out to look like a beach have sprung up all over – and they are no longer the domaine of just internet start-ups.
FORMAL EMPLOYMENT Government launches 'Registradas' plan to tackle unregistered labour 29-09-2021 15:20 State to pay 50% of newly registered domestic worker wages for six months under new government scheme designed to tackle informal labour.
Bloomberg Pandemic slashes pay for workers in Latin America’s black economy 31-07-2021 00:28 Latin America's job market is going deeper into the dark, with a surge of off-the-books employment trapping millions in an abyss of worse pay, unstable work and dependence on government aid.
INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO Hugo Moyano: ‘We’ve always defended workers to the death’ 09-07-2021 20:32 Veteran teamster and union leader Hugo Moyano riffs on his meteoric rise through the labour movement, relationships with Argentina’s presidents and why he is targeted for being on the side of the worker. by Jorge Fontevecchia
JOBS & LABOUR Digital jobs precarious and unstable, Cepal and ILO warn in report 19-06-2021 09:34 In Argentina between four and five out of every six delivery platform workers are immigrants, says new study.
INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO UIA leader Daniel Funes de Rioja: ‘I want ideas, not an ideology' 19-06-2021 09:30 Daniel Funes de Rioja, who currently serves as president of the influential Argentine Industrial Union (Unión Industrial Argentina) business group on inflation, economic policies and his ‘Triple C’ strategy. by Jorge Fontevecchia
ARGENTINE FONTIFF Pope Francis: 'Private property is a secondary right' 18-06-2021 18:10 “We should continue exercising special care for the common good” – leader of Catholic Church speaks his mind during a video speech before the International Labour Organisation.
Working from home Pandemic-driven shift to home work carries risks, UN says 13-01-2021 23:47 Issues facing home workers and their employers need greater attention, including better safeguards and more awareness of the rights and risks involved, warns United Nations.
STRUCTURAL FLAWS Poverty: we must go further to alleviate the effects of the pandemic 12-12-2020 09:00 The full inclusion of the most impoverished sectors of society demands a new generation of political and market activities for a fairer distribution of the capacity for social development. by Agustín Salvia
BLOOMBERG CEOs frustrated with Argentina rattle off list of problems 13-11-2020 19:02 Global companies are growing ever more frustrated with Argentina. The specific gripes vary, but broadly speaking executives say it’s hard to make money given the multitude of challenges facing the nation.
ANTI-SEMITISM SCANDAL UK's Labour suspends Corbyn after 'day of shame' over anti-Semitism 29-10-2020 14:41 Labour suspends former leader Jeremy Corbyn, after a government watchdog found his office broke equality law through its "inexcusable" handling of anti-Semitism complaints.
BLOOMBERG Government mulling incentives for job growth, says Labour minister 27-10-2020 13:16 Argentina is considering fiscal incentives to encourage companies to hire workers after unemployment spiked to the highest in at least 16 years amid the pandemic, says Labour Minister Claudio Moroni.
UNION PROFILE CGT leadership calls for 'strength and unity' on 90th anniversary 30-09-2020 17:36 The CGT umbrella labour confederation marked its 90th anniversary in understated and unified fashion on Sunday, with the heavyweight union grouping’s elections postponed until next year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus pandemic Precarious workers struggle to get by on delivery jobs, state aid 21-08-2020 02:05 Many informal workers, who found themselves unemployed overnight when the pandemic hit, are scraping by on state support packages or low-paid delivery jobs.