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Mexico City, May 1 (EFE).- The countries of Latin America commemorated International Labor Day on Saturday with restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic but with firm claims of a speedy economic recovery. Since the outbreak of the pandemic in Latin America in March 2020, the region has lowered its gross domestic product to 2010 levels, according to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.Some 200 sex workers marched in Mexico City to demand an end to the violence and extortion that they suffer, as well as to demand their right to work. (Camera: MIGUEL ÁNGEL ANDRANDE). SHOT LIST: MAY DAY PROTESTS IN MEXICO CITY, MEXICO.
Brussels, Oct 7 (EFE / EPA) .- The European Trade Union Confederation organized Thursday a rally in front of the headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels to demand decent jobs for digital platform workers such as Uber and Deliveroo.(Camera: LEO RODRÍGUEZ)SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF THE PROTEST OUTSIDE THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION IN BRUSSELS, BELGIUM.SOUND BITES: LUDOVIC VOET, SECRETARY OF THE EUROPEAN TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (IN ENGLISH).
Seoul, Sep 16 (EFE/EPA).- South Korean health workers on Thursday gathered to demand guarantee of labor rights after the country's capital region reported its highest number of Covid-19 infections Wednesday.The figures are worrying as Saturday marks one of the main holiday periods of the country called Chuseok, a festival to celebrate the harvest and honor ancestors in which a large number of people travel from the capital region, where more than half of the national population lives, to other areas of the country. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN).SHOT LIST: SOUTH KOREAN WORKERS GATHER TO DEMAND LABOR RIGHTS IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
Colombo (Sri Lanka), Jun 17 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Chamila Karunarathne) .- Health workers carried out a strike on Thursday in front of the Colombo National Hospital to demand job improvements and prioritization of vaccination against Covid-19 to health personnel.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST ORGANIZED IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Bogota, May 1 (EFE).- The countries of Latin America commemorated International Labor Day on Saturday with restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic but with firm claims of a speedy economic recovery.Since the outbreak of the pandemic in Latin America in March 2020, the region has lowered its gross domestic product to 2010 levels, according to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.Colombia again witnessed demonstrations but, unlike the previous three days of protests against the tax reform proposed by the government, they took place calmly and without major incident on May Day in different cities, where better labor conditions were demanded. (Camera: JUAN DIEGO LÓPEZ). SHOT LIST: MAY DAY PROTESTS IN BOGOTA, COLOMBIA.
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