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Tunis, Sep 7 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Mohamed Messara) The wicker workshop of Fatma Mzoughi, 70, has suffered the economic onslaught of covid-19 by losing most of its sales that were destined for tourism sector and international fairs, events that have been canceled for a whole year and it is not known when they will return in the same format. According to official data, the income of the tourism sector in Tunisia has decreased by 65% during the current year, and the number of arrivals decreased by 78%. The sector's losses have been estimated over the past year at more than $ 2.1 billion, according to Tunisian Tourism Minister Habib Ammar.FOOTAGE FROM THE FATMA MZOUGHI WICKER WORKSHOP IN TUNIS
Lisbon, May 5 (EFE) .- (Camera: Paula Fernández) The response to the post-coronavirus crisis "is only achieved through a strong social state," says the Portuguese Minister of Labor, Ana, in an interview with EFE. Mendes Godinho, who highlights the opportunity to strengthen social Europe that opens at the summit convened this week in Porto.SOUNDBITES IN PORTUGUESE OF THE MINISTER OF PORTUGAL ANA MENDES GODINHO."The action plan of the European plan for social rights is a commitment to a set of goals related to various areas of the social dimension. The great importance of the action plan is to have concrete objectives to be achieved by 2030 in the whole of Europe, be it at the level of employment, qualifications, or the level of combating poverty These are the macro objectives, and within each of them we have more defined goals such as youth employment, the fight against inequality between men and women and qualifications in the digital area "."I think this crisis showed well how Europe's social values ??and Europe's dimension of solidarity are the key principles that unite us as a society and what differentiates us from the rest of the world. This model of social Europe is what sets us apart. It differs from other realities and it is clear what we have to deepen and accelerate. And we also have to transform what has to be transformed. Because this pandemic also showed us that there are dimensions of social Europe that have to have a different response. Just think, for example, the number of atypical or informal situations that were outside the social protection system "."In recent months we have seen that the response to a crisis is only achieved through a strong social state that corrects asymmetries, distributes and guarantees that regardless of where a person is born, they have collective response instruments when necessary.""This social Europe also has to be a Europe that welcomes and treats everyone in solidarity. I give a concrete example of what Portugal did during the pandemic and as the particular one of having been at a critical moment, fragile for everyone from the point of view From an economic and social point of view. Portugal recognized all the rights of all immigrants who were in Portugal even though their processes had not been completed. At the beginning of this week, we extended this recognition of rights to all the people who presented their legalization requests until the end of April 2021 "."Europe needs everyone. We cannot forget how old Europe is and how much a mainly immigrant population needs to also ensure that it can overcome this giant demographic challenge that we have as a continent. Let us not forget that the immigrant population is also a key factor in our future. ""In this survey that was carried out with companies and workers, the majority argued that they do not want to have a model that is exclusively teleworking. They strongly defend mixed, hybrid solutions, and above all that they are the result of dialogue and agreement between company and worker and that They are not imposed solutions. I think that is the way, that clearly we all understood the advantages that teleworking can have, but also the disadvantages. That is why it is necessary to have balanced models that balance the various dimensions and, on the other hand, also safeguard various of the situations that became evident that extreme telework. The isolation of people, lack of definition of rules, such as the issues of food allowance or the rules applicable to accidents at work or the rules of safety and health at work "."The great concern at European level is to have convergence indicators and objectives at European level at the level of conditions and quality of life of Europeans. What has been on the table is the discussion of a directive on adequate minimum wages in European terms, which does not intend an equal value for all Europeans, but reference values ??based on the economic indicators of each European country ".
Kolkata (India), Apr 24 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Piyal Adhikary) Hospitals in India continued to struggle with dangerously low levels of medical oxygen as the deadly second pandemic wave piled up nearly 350,000 new patients and killed more than 2,600 people. FOOTAGE OF THE EXTERIOR OF THE HOSPITAL OF KOLKATA, INDIA.
Legendary Indian actor Soumitra Chatterjee has died at the age of 85. CNN reports Chatterjee died at Belle Vue Clinic in Kolkata on Sunday, of complications related to COVID-19. The famous protégé of Oscar-winning director Satyajit Ray had been in the hospital since October 6th, under the care of a team of 15 of West Bengal's best doctors. An accomplished poet, playwright, and theater actor, Chatterjee's career spanned six decades and 300 movies. Messages from prominent leaders and celebrities came flooding in. India's prime minister Narendra Modi called Chatterjee's death a 'colossal loss.'
Buenos Aires, Sep 23 (EFE).- Argentina's unemployment rate hit 13.1% in the second quarter of the year and other labor indicators also showed the strong impact of the current economic crisis, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. (Camera: ALBERTO CARATOZZOLO)SHOT LIST: B- ROLL OF BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA.
New Delhi, Jun 13 (EFE).- When India went into lockdown in late March to check the spread of the novel coronavirus, the measure brought an end to massive protests against a citizenship law seen to be discriminatory that had rocked the country for months, but the police persecution of the activists has been relentless since then.Arrests under repressive laws have multiplied as citizens and the media remain preoccupied with the growing number of Covid-19 cases in the country.The Shaheen Bagh neighborhood of Delhi had been the symbolic center of the protests since December.For months, large groups of protesters led by women stood up against a controversial amendment to the Citizenship Amendment Act, that granted citizenship to persecuted minorities from neighboring countries except Muslims. The law was a key initiative of the Hindu nationalist government of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).Now, the only remaining signs of the protests on the streets of Shaheen Bagh are some paintings on the ground, next to metal plates and flags full of slogans that have become a makeshift home for several homeless people. (Camera: IQBAL ABHIMANYU).FOOTAGE SHOT ON JUNE 8, 2020.SHOTLIST: B-ROLLS OF THE SHAHEEN BAGH NEIGHBORHOOD OF NEW DELHI, INDIA, AND AN INTERVIEW WITH ABBAS ALI NAQVI, RESIDENT OF THE NIEGHBORHOOD AND PARTICIPANT OF THE PROTEST.SOUNDBITES: ABBAS ALI NAQVI, RESIDENT OF SHAHEEN BAGH AND ACTIVIST (IN HINDI).TRANSLATIONS: 1.) It (the protest against NRC/CAA) had to be stopped because the coronavirus disease was spreading across the country and all over the world. So when the government imposed the lockdown, we stopped the protest, because we are not against the government per se, and the virus is very dangerous for everyone. 2.Earlier the government probably didn’t know what could be the repercussions of the law they have brought. Now because of the protest, not just the government but the whole world has got to know what are the people’s problems with the law. So now the government knows that if they try to implement this law, it could lead to problems.
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