Franggi Nicolás submitted a proposal to legalize strikes in essential services such as hospitals, police organizations, and food services, which failed having garnered only one vote from signatory José María Villalta, member of Frente Amplio.

Pepenadores – artisan waste pickers – line the streets of Mexico; in fact, they are so important in urban culture that Cri-Cri, a Mexican composer, made a song about them and they are often characters featured in movies.

Sitting in front of a sports shop in Ciudad Colonial, Andrés has made this space a place to survive, extending his hand to everyone who passes by and giving directions to those who are lost.

A recent workers strike alerted Chile to the implications of rapid technological advancement in jobs if the labor force does not adapt.

Much like African descendants in many western hemisphere countries that formerly had slavery, Afro-Brazilians know very little about their family origins.

Honduras has been engulfed in political fraud, social tension, and poverty, which has created the ideal stage for protests, demonstrations, and violence.

Indigenous communities in Cusco request that Glencore, a subsidiary in Peru of a Swiss copper giant, consult with them as they proceed with plans to expand their operations on the Espinar mountain.

According to the Instituto Nacional de Tránsito y Transporte Terrestre (Intrant), results from the first breathalyzer checkpoint have revealed that nearly half of the drivers have alcohol in their system.

Protesters marched in front of the national library in Brasilia this past week, in a broad coalition that included students, lecturers, Union members, indigenous women, supporters of ex-President Lula and those against the social security reforms proposed by President Jair Bolsonaro.

President Evo Morales and President of the UN General Assembly María Fernanda Espinosa joined government officials and activist groups in La Paz to march to eliminate violence against women.