Image via Wikimedia Commons Throughout Europe, housing is a human right. One would assume that this would be true for all citizens of the European Union, right? Unfortunately, this is not so for many of the migrant Roma living in France. It was not that long ago that Mihaiela Cirpaciu was forced to leave a… Read more »
Raising the minimum wage seems to be a trending economic push within city councils, state assemblies, and the federal government. Since the beginning of the year, the White House has been actively lobbying Congress to raise the minimum wage by proposing an hourly jump of $2.85, bringing the national minimum wage to $10.10 an hour…. Read more »
Image courtesy of evrensel.net “In many cases, refugee families lacking financial resources send their children to work to ensure survival. In both Jordan and Lebanon, the researchers found children as young as seven years working long hours for little pay, sometimes in dangerous or exploitative conditions. In Za’atri refugee camp, Jordan, most of the 680… Read more »