Portugal has moved a step closer to ordering digital platforms such as Uber and Glovo to employ some of their drivers as staff with formal contracts and benefits, becoming the latest European nation to tackle the gig economy.
Geopolitics
The Journal: ‘Everything I planted was dead’: How Israeli attacks are devastating farmers in the West Bank
While eyes around the world have been trained on the Gaza Strip since last October, violence against Palestinians at the hands of Israeli settlers and soldiers in the West Bank has intensified dramatically. Read HERE
EU politics
DeStatis – 21% of Germans worked in low-wage jobs
Roughly 7.8 million jobs were low-wage jobs earning less than a gross 12.27 euros per hour. Read here
National Politics
Nick Turse: When Is a Coup Not a Coup? When the U.S. Says So.
The Pentagon refuses to call the overthrow of Niger’s president a coup — a move that could affect military assistance and a U.S. drone base. Read HERE
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