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Kolkata, Jun 30 (EFE/EPA).- With reduced train schedules due to the COVID-19 restrictions in west Bengal, hawkers are struggling to make ends meet as lockdown and economic fallout continues. (Camera: PIYAL ADHIKARY). SHOT LIST: TRAIN HAWKERS AT A RAIL STATION DURING THE ONGOING LOCKDOWN TO COMBAT THE SPREADING OF THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19) PANDEMIC IN KOLKATA, EASTERN INDIA.
EU Heads of State meet for a roundtable working dinner at Brdo Castle near Kranj, to discuss China and trade over a working dinner. IMAGES
Beit Sahur (West Bank), Feb 20 (EFE) - (Camera: Joan Mas) In a workshop full of Christian iconography, Palestinian Firas Hawwash continues the trade he inherited from his grandfather: carving religious figures with olive wood, a tradition of the Holy Land that artisans like him struggle to maintain after almost a year without pilgrims because of the pandemic. He has not made a profit since then, spent his savings and had to lay off almost all of his employees. Nevertheless, he is determined to persevere in this trade. FOOTAGE OF OLIVE WOOD RELIGIOUS FIGURINE WORKSHOPS AND FACTORIES IN THE TOWN OF BEIT SAHUR IN THE OCCUPIED WEST BANK. SOUNDBITES OF JOSEPH KASSIS, REPRESENTATIVE OF OLIVE WOOD WORKSHOPS AND OWNER OF A SOUVENIR AND RELIGIOUS FIGURINE STORE IN BEIT SAHUR.
Former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen is now being confirmed for another top job--that of Treasury Secretary in the Biden administration. And according to Business Insider, she says raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour would have little to no impact on employment. Democrats support raising the minimum wage, but it remains a partisan issue due to its potential effects on the economy. GOP lawmakers consistently argue that raising the minimum wage would cost the country millions of jobs. However, Yellen said Tuesday that a $15 minimum wage increase wouldn't significantly impact the job market.
Beni-Enzar (Morocco), Sep 24 (EFE), (Camera: Mohamed Siali).- Thousands of workers in the Nador region, northeast of Morocco, have been struggling for months due to the prohibition of smuggling with the neighbouring Melilla, Spain, and the closure of the land border with the Spanish city for seven months. The decision of the Moroccan government affects 9,000 former porters (25,000, according to union sources), more than 5,000 Moroccan workers with jobs in Melilla and various sectors linked to smuggling, such as transportation and retail.FOOTAGE OF THE CITIES OF NADOR AND BENI-ENZAR IN MOROCCO. SOUNDBITES OF:-FATIMA JATTI, A DOMESTIC WORKER HAS BEEN WORKING IN MELILLA FOR 13 YEARS:"We ask our Government for an adequate solution to return to work and feed our children. No one helps me, neither Spain nor Morocco, the only one who helps me is my Spanish employer."-ATIKA JATTI, FATIMA JATTI'S SISTER, DOMESTIC WORKER WHO HAS BEEN WORKING IN MELILLA FOR 7 YEARS:"We ask the Government to guarantee our interests so we can enter Melilla, where we also have our health coverage and our bank accounts."