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The draft law was presented by Labour Minister Myriam El Khomry in late February and aims at introducing more flexibility in France's rigid labour market. The government has led a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB210251
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Tensions between business leaders and AMLO escalated in May, after he accused several prominent businesspeople of conspiring with the government and putting pressure on their…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB234150
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French trade unions.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB212233
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The French government is using its emergency powers to break a two-week strike at five of the country's eight refineries, which has caused fuel shortages nationwide. Union action…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273321
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Pension reform in France.
Of the 577 seats, 39% are held by women and 75% by deputies who were not in the parliament of 2012 -- both records. The Socialist Party was nearly wiped out and the Republicans…
The pandemic has sharpened questions about the role of South Africa's extensive social grants system in wider economic policy. In particular, emergency provisions have focused…
Mexico's trade unions.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB224550
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Macron has used his absolute majority in parliament and the weakened state of France’s unions to deliver his campaign promise to reform France’s labour laws. Yet his success is…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB224623
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The strike, held in protest over the government’s economic policies, took place as the World Economic Forum (WEF) held its Latin America regional meeting in Buenos Aires for the…