Why are workers going on strike around the world?
A growing number of strikes and labour protests is threatening industries all over the world.
Energy, food and mortgage costs are at their highest in decades in many countries. And the rising cost of living is eating into workers wages.
Rapidly rising prices have already pushed more than 70 million people into poverty, mainly in the developing world, while at least one in four people are struggling financially in the developed world.
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Published On 3 Dec 2022