Greece lawmakers back plan to allow 13-hour workday
Athens (AFP) - Greece's parliament on Thursday approved a government-backed bill allowing people to work 13-hour days, despite fierce objections ...
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Greece weighs disputed 13-hour workday reform
Athens (AFP) - Greece's parliament on Wednesday debated a controversial reform proposed by the conservative government, which would allow 13-hour ...
Thousands protest in Greece over 13-hour workday plans
Athens (AFP) - Thousands of Greek workers prompted large-scale disruption during a 24-hour general strike on Wednesday, protesting against the ...
‘Shut your mouth’: Low-paid women still waiting for their #MeToo
Bordeaux (AFP) - "You need the work," one woman said, "so you shut your mouth. " #MeToo may have helped ...
S. Koreans greeted with applause at home after US detention
Incheon (South Korea) (AFP) - Hundreds of South Korean workers were greeted by applause and tearful relatives Friday when they ...
S. Korean workers arrive home after US detention
Seoul (AFP) - A specially chartered flight carrying hundreds of South Korean workers detained in a US immigration raid last ...
S. Korea workers head home after US immigration raid
Seoul (AFP) - Hundreds of South Korean workers were headed back to Seoul on Friday after their detention in a ...
South Korea sends plane to fetch detained workers from US
Seoul (AFP) - A chartered plane departed Seoul for the United States Wednesday to repatriate hundreds of South Korean workers ...
Seoul says over 300 South Koreans detained in US to be released
Seoul (AFP) - Seoul said Sunday that negotiations with the United States to secure the release of South Korean workers ...
US agents arrest 475 in raid on Hyundai-LG plant
Washington (AFP) - South Koreans suspected of working in the United States illegally were the majority of 475 people arrested ...
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