After an end-of-summer visit to Ecuador, UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights Olivier De Schutter called on authorities to continue efforts to curb drug-related crime in the country and to increase investment in the education, healthcare, and social protection sectors. In his report, De Schutter cited poverty as the root cause of [...]
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Labor strikes, such as The Screen Actors’ Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) strike, have permeated the news. The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics found that 80,700 workers were involved in major strike activity in 2021, and that number increased to 120,600 in 2022. 2023 has already seen more workers [...]
