Pandemic 10-year setback for women in LatAm labor market: UN agency - China.org.cn

The COVID-19 pandemic has set back the progress women in Latin America and the Caribbean made in the labor market by more than a decade, according to a special report released Wednesday by the Santiago-based Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).

Poland to lower retirement age for both men and women

President Andrzej Duda on Monday signed a bill which will lower the retirement age to 65 for Polish men and 60 for women.

Spanish Congress votes to overturn gov't labor reform

The Spanish Congress voted to overturn labor reform introduced by the government of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, it was reported Wednesday.

Proposal to increase pension age faces outcry in Vietnam

A proposal on increasing pension age recently raised by Vietnam's Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) has faced outcry in the country.

France Police Fire Teargas at Paris Labor Reform Demonstration

French police have used tear gas on hundreds of protesters who had taken to the streets in Paris to express their resentment at a controversial law proposed by the government.

Labor market impact by refugees debated in Finland

A debate has erupted in Finland about the impact of the ongoing influx of refugees on the country's labor market.