The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has responded to President Bola Tinubu saying that the union is not after his job, but only wants better living conditions for Nigerian workers. On Thursday , February 29, Tinubu made an outburst where he criticized the Tuesday nationwide protest organized by the NLC …
Read More »Zimbabweans Gambling for a Living Amid Escalating Hardships
Many unemployed youth in Zimbabwe are taking to gambling to support themselves. Credit: Jeffrey Moyo/IPS by Jeffrey Moyo (harare) Wednesday, January 24, 2024 Inter Press Service HARARE, Jan 24 (IPS) – Twenty years after completing high school in Zimbabwe, 38-year-old Tinago Mukono still has not found employment, and in order to …
Read More »Border Patrol Union: ‘Failing’ Biden Policies, Hardships Result In 17 Suicides In ’22
By Bethany Blankley (The Center Square) Chris Cabrera, vice president of the National Border Patrol Council, testified before Congress about the hardships Border Patrol agents are experiencing. Last year was especially hard, he said, with 17 agents committing suicide. “To put that in perspective,” he said, the New York Police Department’s …
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