World news about “Social conflicts” published by euronews.
Riots prompt focus on Sweden’s poor immigrant suburbs Almost a week of rioting in parts of Stockholm has highlighted social problems among the mainly immigrant communities in poor areas of Swedish cities. Heavy… 25/05/2013
Bangladeshi textile workers protest over safety conditions Protests have erupted in Bangladesh in the wake of the building collapse that has so far claimed the lives of close to 300 people. Resentment over working… 26/04/2013
Are we heading towards a generation gap? A young person’s life today is made up of many choices and much uncertainty. People have never been more connected, yet finding – and keeping – a job can be… 17/12/2012
Generation… why?What is “Generation Y” exactly? And how is it different from other generations? What are their peculiarities, and what do they expect from older people… 05/12/2012
Protests in India to mark World Disability DayA disabled child holds a placard during a demonstration to mark the World Disability Day in Srinagar December 3, 2012. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli 03/12/2012
Syria: Several killed by Homs gas attackActivists in Homs claim Syrian government forces used poisonous gas on a rebel-held neighbourhood, killing several people on Monday. They say that more… 24/12/2012
Mursi enhances military powers ahead of Egypt constitutional referendumEgypt’s military is once again playing a more active role since handing over power in June, with President Mohammed Mursi giving them the authority to arrest… 10/12/2012
Truckers demand action from EU on cheap labourMorning rush hour traffic in the Belgian capital was reduced to a snail’s pace when truckers from the country staged a protest angry at cheap labour from… 24/09/2012
South Africa miners ignore calls to return to workLess than ten percent of striking South African platinum miners have turned up for work at the Marikana colliery, despite calls by unions to end their wildcat… 10/09/2012
Italian Alcoa workers protest against plant closureEmployees of an Italian aluminium plant threatened with closure have protested in Rome. US owners Alcoa will shut the factory in Sardinia at the end of the… 10/09/2012
HRW: World Cup workers face abuse in QatarHuman Rights Watch, a leading international humanitarian watchdog is warning that migrant workers in Qatar face abuse sometimes amounting to forced labour. In… 15/06/2012
Health workers demonstrate in BelgradeAround 1,000 health workers have taken part in a protest in Belgrade over wages. The action was organised after it was revealed that pay levels could be… 20/04/2012
Refuse crisis in PalermoA week long strike by refuse collectors has left the Sicilian capital of Palermo struggling under a growing mountain of rubbish. Workers took industrial… 02/04/2012
Spain unions condemn labour reformsAn estimated half a million people joined in protests in 57 towns and cities across Spain decrying reforms unions say will destroy workers’ rights. Madrid… 20/02/2012
