“No-one can look after us”: In rapidly ageing China, millions can’t afford to retire
TINGSHU WANG, LAURIE CHEN, KEVIN YAO and FARAH MASTER, of Reuters, report on how many of China’s workers, upon reaching retirement age, will have to return to their rural villages to make ends meet…
France protests look to test government’s resolve on pension reforms; in Portugal, teachers take to the streets
Paris/Tours, France Reuters Hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated across France on Saturday seeking to keep up pressure on the government over its pension reform plans, including a move to raise the retirement age to 64 from 62. After three days of nationwide strikes since the start of the year, unions are hoping to match […]
Analysis – In troubled France, no honeymoon for re-elected Macron
Paris, FranceReuters Now comes the hard part. Emmanuel Macron may have seen off far-right leader Marine Le Pen, but his second term could be even rockier than the first with mounting political opposition and boiling social discontent. Supporters of French President Emmanuel Macron, candidate for his re-election, react after results were announced in the second […]
India ruling could allow millions of home workers to access benefits
Chennai, IndiaThomson Reuters Foundation A ruling by India’s top court that a garment firm must pay pensions to women who worked from home in the 1990s could help millions of “invisible” workers access staff benefits, labour rights activists said on Friday. The Supreme Court this week directed Godavari Garments Limited to make pension payments of […]