Labor Around The World

by | Jan 26, 2017 | News

Australian union membership numbers are the lowest they’ve been since at least 1998, as reported by Roy Morgan, a research agency. At 17.4 percent, this number stands a little higher than the 15 percent reported last year by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Whichever report you choose to give more credit to, one fact remains clear. The people of Australia are losing trust in their unions. Taiwanese workers won big late last year when the decision was made that all citizens, by law, will be able to enjoy two days off work each week. The law went into effect on January 1. January 1 was a big day for employees in France as well. On that day, a law went into effect granting employees the “right to disconnect” from work email and phone calls when they’re off the clock. Also in France, after 5 days of closure due to strikes, the Eiffel Tower reopened last month. Venezuela’s minimum wage rose by 50 percent earlier this month. While that may sound like great news for the Venezuelan people, the reality is that the raise pales in comparison to the “insane levels of inflation” the country is dealing with. The increase in prices has made even necessities like food too expensive for many Venezuelans.

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