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Publication date: 16 February 2024

There have been protracted negotiations following strikes by teachers last year. Concerns over continued disruption to education and possible contagion to other sectors are…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285273

ISSN: 2633-304X

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Publication date: 18 January 2024

Astana's aspirations to reach 2 million b/d have been set back by difficulties in raising output at major fields. Government efforts to diversify the economy away from…

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Publication date: 25 September 2023

As GCC countries push for privatisation, while also nationalising the labour force, the prospect of citizens becoming increasingly willing to resort to strikes cannot be…

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Publication date: 23 May 2023

As well as experiencing political attacks on culture and speech issues, and growing public scepticism about rising tuition fees, managers at US universities must now contend with…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279234

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Publication date: 12 October 2022

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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Publication date: 18 October 2022

President Alberto Fernandez has appointed new social development and labour ministers, Victoria Tolosa Paz and Raquel Olmos, following the resignations of their predecessors amid…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273427

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Publication date: 16 November 2022

Santa Cruz authorities, led by Governor Luis Fernando Camacho, are now demanding a federal system with greater political and financial autonomy from La Paz.

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274055

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Publication date: 11 November 2022
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Prospects for South Africa in 2023

However, debilitating strikes, escalating power outages and decrepit infrastructure have marred growth. The government’s slowness in addressing these issues, ruling party…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273969

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Publication date: 21 March 2023

The vote was triggered by opposition parties following the government’s decision to use special constitutional powers to force through controversial pension reforms last week…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276891

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Publication date: 10 October 2022

This follows a September ruling by the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) ordering university staff to return to their classrooms. Academic staff have been on strike in…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273268

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