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Wall Street Journal
2 days ago
- Lifestyle
- Wall Street Journal
Soaring Gold Prices Draw Illicit Miners—and Armed Gangs—to Colombia's Jungles
PUERTO CLAVER, Colombia—The lure of even a few specks of gold compels Elizabeth Mosquera awake before dawn to slog to a muddy pit, where she wades into waist-deep water and starts to pan. Traces of the precious metal are enough to supplant the pedicures and dye jobs she used to provide for a pittance. 'What you earn in a month in a regular job, you can make here in an hour or two,' said Mosquera, 47 years old.
Washington Post
06-05-2025
- Business
- Washington Post
Spain's government approves a bill that reduces the workweek from 40 to 37.5 hours
MADRID — Workers in Spain may soon have 2.5 more hours of weekly rest. The Spanish government approved a bill Tuesday reducing the workweek from 40 to 37.5 hours. Twelve and a half million full-time and part-time private sector workers will benefit from the reduction, expected to improve productivity and reduce absenteeism, according to the Ministry of Labor.
Associated Press
06-05-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Spain's government approves a bill that reduces the workweek from 40 to 37.5 hours
Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] MADRID (AP) — Workers in Spain may soon have 2.5 more hours of weekly rest. The Spanish government approved a bill Tuesday reducing the workweek from 40 to 37.5 hours. Twelve and a half million full-time and part-time private sector workers will benefit from the reduction, expected to improve productivity and reduce absenteeism, according to the Ministry of Labor. 'Today we are modernizing the world of labor and helping people to be a little happier,' said Vice President and Labor Minister Yolanda Díaz. The measure, which already applies to civil servants and some sectors, will mainly affect the retail, manufacturing, hospitality, and construction industries, Díaz added. The parliament, where the left-wing coalition government doesn't have enough votes, will have to approve the bill for it to come into effect. The main trade unions support the proposal, unlike the business association. Sumar, the leftist minority partner of President Pedro Sánchez's Socialist Party, proposed the bill. The Catalan nationalist party Junts, an occasional ally of Sánchez's coalition, expressed concern over what they said were the bill's negative consequences for small companies and the self-employed. Spain has had a 40-hour workweek since 1983, when it was reduced from 48 hours.
The Independent
06-05-2025
- Business
- The Independent
Spain's government approves a bill that reduces the workweek from 40 to 37.5 hours
Workers in Spain may soon have 2.5 more hours of weekly rest. The Spanish government approved a bill Tuesday reducing the workweek from 40 to 37.5 hours. Twelve and a half million full-time and part-time private sector workers will benefit from the reduction, expected to improve productivity and reduce absenteeism, according to the Ministry of Labor. 'Today we are modernizing the world of labor and helping people to be a little happier,' said Vice President and Labor Minister Yolanda Díaz. The measure, which already applies to civil servants and some sectors, will mainly affect the retail, manufacturing, hospitality, and construction industries, Díaz added. The parliament, where the left-wing coalition government doesn't have enough votes, will have to approve the bill for it to come into effect. The main trade unions support the proposal, unlike the business association. Sumar, the leftist minority partner of President Pedro Sánchez's Socialist Party, proposed the bill. The Catalan nationalist party Junts, an occasional ally of Sánchez's coalition, expressed concern over what they said were the bill's negative consequences for small companies and the self-employed. Spain has had a 40-hour workweek since 1983, when it was reduced from 48 hours.
