Workers across a wide variety of fields joined protests against French President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 years old, according to Al Jazeera.
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With the socio-economic conditions created by COVID-19 both exposing and worsening a myriad of systemic issues throughout the world, the last thing global labor rights activists expected was to gain more bargaining power. However, CBNC emphasizes that the pandemic has resulted in a massive labor shortage in almost every country, putting power back in the hands of the working class.
Read moreAside from increasing the standard of living and improving quality of life, fewer hours per laborer means that work can be spread more easily among people—those who work too much will find respite, and those who are unemployed will find jobs.
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