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35 hour working-week: a French taboo?
01/11/2012 - FRANCE 2012

35 hour working-week: a French taboo?

Is the 35-hour working week a "taboo" in France? Not any more, said Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault this week, before quickly correcting himself. Is this just another "gaffe" or a sign of a real change in Socialist policy? Also, Cecile Duflot, the French housing minister, has pledged property requisition to provide homes to homeless people, provoking the ire of conservatives.
French PM stirs controversy over 35-hour work week
30/10/2012 - FRANCE

French PM stirs controversy over 35-hour work week

French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said, somewhat controversially, on Tuesday that he was open to the idea of revising the country’s 35-hour work week, a reform that was ushered in by the Socialist government at the end of the 1990s.
An end to the 35-hour working week?
25/10/2012 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

An end to the 35-hour working week?

Could French employees lose the 35-hour working week? A new report on competitiveness has prompted fears that working hours could be lengthened. Also, France’s Prime Minister makes a blunder, and a new study says women aren’t the only multi-taskers in the human race.
Foxconn tech firm shuts China plant after 2,000 riot
24/09/2012 - CHINA

Foxconn tech firm shuts China plant after 2,000 riot

A Foxconn plant in northern China halted production Monday following a riot involving 2,000 workers, the latest unrest at the Taiwanese electronics giant, which has come under fire for poor working conditions. The plant also assembles Apple iPhones.
Massacre in South Africa (part 2)
21/08/2012 - THE DEBATE

Massacre in South Africa (part 2)

Two decades after the fall of Apartheid, why did police open fire on mine workers? The Lonmin massacre goes beyond a dispute over wages inside platinum mines and shows up the chronic imbalances between rich and poor in today’s South Africa.
Massacre in South Africa
21/08/2012 - THE DEBATE

Massacre in South Africa

Two decades after the fall of Apartheid, why did police open fire on mine workers? The Lonmin massacre goes beyond a dispute over wages inside platinum mines and shows up the chronic imbalances between rich and poor in today’s South Africa.
Working to make child labour a thing of the past
12/06/2012 - INDIA

Working to make child labour a thing of the past

Tuesday 12th June marks World Day Against Child Labour. Despite efforts by the International Labour Organisation to ban the worst practices, it is still a common sight in many countries - even those where there are laws against it. In India, education has been made compulsory to age 14 in a bid to crack down on child labour, but crippling poverty means many families have no choice but to send their offspring out to do what is often difficult and dangerous work.
May Day: The people's platform
03/05/2012 - THE WEEK IN FRANCE

May Day: The people's platform

This special edition of the show is dedicated to the French presidential elections. We begin by speaking to voters about which issues will motivate their decision this Sunday. Next, we head beyond our borders, and explore what Socialist candidate François Hollande and incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy have in store for France's European future. Finally, we take a look at the two women who are in the running to be first lady.
Occupying May Day
01/05/2012 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

Occupying May Day

In today's pick of the world papers - the Occupy movement tries to bring May Day protests to the US, and we look at whether Joseph Kony is really involved in the conflict in Sudan.
A very political Labour Day
01/05/2012 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

A very political Labour Day

It's May Day in France - and the president is coming under heavy fire for setting up a counter-rally to the traditional union march.
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