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Nigeria more than doubles the minimum wage for government workers after strikes and negotiations
Public sector workers in Nigeria on the minimum wage will see their salaries double after the government reached an agreement on Thursday with labor unions that have been threatening further strikes as the cost of living spirals By DYEPKAZAH SHIBAYAN Associated Press July 19, 2024, 6:33 AM ET • 2 min read ABUJA, Nigeria — …
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France’s unions call for strikes to pressure Macron into allowing leftist coalition government
A leader of a major French union has called for mass strikes to pressure President Emmanuel Macron into “respecting the results” of recent legislative elections and allow a leftist coalition to form a new government July 11, 2024, 10:43 AM ET • 3 min read PARIS — With just 15 days before the start of …