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ILO estimates pandemic will affect 195 million jobs

The International Labor Organization published in a report last Tuesday that the global labor market will be strongly affected, to the point of suffering a loss of 6.7% of working hours in the second quarter of 2020, which is equivalent to…

BMW requests reduction of working hours

BMW asked the Federal Employment Agency (BA) to reduce the working hours of some 20,000 employees, most of whom work at the German plants in  Dingolfing, Munich, Regensburg and Leipzig, a company spokeswoman said today. This measure…

Samsung workers launch first union in 50 years

A milestone in the history of Samsung Electronics is set with the possibility that its workers now have, "for the first time in 50 years" to join a union. The company, considered the most important of the Samsung emporium, avoided by all…

Nicolás Maduro decrees salary raise of 122.2%

The new monthly salary for Venezuelan workers was fixed on 40,000 bolivars, that is half of the value of petro - which passed form 36 to 80 thousand bolivars - according to Extraordinary Official Gazette number 6,452 dated April 25th.…

Coinbase closes office in Chicago

The main crypto exchange of the United States, Coinbase, has just announced the closing of its headquarters in the city of Chicago. The measure also includes a reduction in its payroll of employees. The cryptocurrency exchange office in…