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Added on the 07/10/2021 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Caracas, 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. In Venezuela, where workers from different unions demanded with banners "decent salaries" and "vaccines for all," the government Satuday increased the minimum wage by 177.78 percent and placed it at 10 million bolivars, equivalent to $3.54, according to the official exchange rate. (Camera: IVAN CARDENAS).SHOT LIST: MAY DAY PROTESTS IN CARACAS, VENEZUELA.
Belvidere, Oct 18 (EFE/EPA).- Parent company Stellantis has cut production and laid off 1,100 employees at the plant indefinitely because of a shift toward electric vehicles and a global microchip shortage. Employees laid off have been offered options of relocation, quitting or being fired as the US faces supply chain problems. (Camera: TANNEN MAURY).AERIAL FOOTAGE TAKEN WITH A DRONE SHOWS NEW VEHICLES AWAITING SHIPMENT AT THE FIAT CHRYSLER ASSEMBLY PLANT NEAR BELVIDERE, ILLINOIS, US. .
Colombo (Sri Lanka), Oct 8 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Chamila Karunarathne) Around 100,000 health workers began a five-hour strike across the country this Friday demanding solutions and the allocation of a payment for risk of covid-19, in addition to other demands.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTESTS IN A COLOMBO HOSPITAL, SRI LANKA.
Madrid, Sep 25 (EFE).- Hundreds of public sector temporary staff arriving from across Spain demonstrated Saturday in Madrid to demand from the government the end of their temporary status and stability in their jobs. (Camera: ÁNGEL HERRERA / SANTIAGO CASTRO ).SHOT LIST: THE VOLCANO ACTIVITY AND LAVA ON THURSDAY NIGHT, IN LA PALMA, CANARY ISLANDS, SPAIN.
New Delhi, Sep 24 (EFE/EPA).- Accredited Social Health Activist(ASHA) workers and supporters protested Friday against their working conditions and low wages in New Delhi. (Camera: RAJAT GUPTA).SHOT LIST: ACCREDITED SOCIAL HEALTH ACTIVIST (ASHA) WORKERS AND SUPPORTERS SHOUT SLOGANS AS THEY PROTEST AGAINST THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT IN NEW DELHI, INDIA.