Author: Clivette

Haitian garment workers protest to demand higher wages

February 18, 2022 in Regional

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Thousands of Haitian garment workers protested in Port-au-Prince on Thursday to demand higher wages following weeks of similar demonstrations over pay and working conditions at firms that export to U.S. clothing retailers. For decades, Haiti has promoted itself as a center...

In GOP embrace of truckers, some see racist double standard

February 18, 2022 in International

Former President Donald Trump, who repeatedly called Black Lives Matter protesters “thugs” and “anarchists,” said there’s “a lot of respect” for the overwhelmingly white truckers who blocked streets in the Canadian capital and shut down border crossings with the U.S. to oppose COVID-19 restrictions. To Republican...