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Latin America's Social Safety Net: Inadequate for the AI Revolution
A World Bank report reveals that 30% of Latin Americans lack effective social protection, a figure that soars to 68% among the poor, leaving them vulnerable to AI-driven job displacement; the report urges urgent reforms to create more inclusive, anticipatory, and adaptive social safety nets.
Latin America's Social Safety Net: Inadequate for the AI Revolution
A World Bank report reveals that 30% of Latin Americans lack effective social protection, a figure that soars to 68% among the poor, leaving them vulnerable to AI-driven job displacement; the report urges urgent reforms to create more inclusive, anticipatory, and adaptive social safety nets.
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24% Bias Score
Criticized Russian Tax Plan Targets Stay-at-Home Spouses and Rentiers
A proposed Russian tax on stay-at-home spouses and rentiers, aimed at bringing 1.5 million people into the workforce and legalizing income from the informal economy (15 million people), faces strong criticism for being discriminatory, impractical, and difficult to implement due to challenges in trac...
Criticized Russian Tax Plan Targets Stay-at-Home Spouses and Rentiers
A proposed Russian tax on stay-at-home spouses and rentiers, aimed at bringing 1.5 million people into the workforce and legalizing income from the informal economy (15 million people), faces strong criticism for being discriminatory, impractical, and difficult to implement due to challenges in trac...
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72% Bias Score
Amsterdam Recyclers Form Unofficial Union to Fight Stigma and Improve Conditions
Amsterdam's informal recycling workers, facing negative public perception and systemic challenges, are forming an unofficial union, the Amsterdam Can Collective, to advocate for better working conditions, accessible cash payments for recycling, and improved waste management policies.
Amsterdam Recyclers Form Unofficial Union to Fight Stigma and Improve Conditions
Amsterdam's informal recycling workers, facing negative public perception and systemic challenges, are forming an unofficial union, the Amsterdam Can Collective, to advocate for better working conditions, accessible cash payments for recycling, and improved waste management policies.
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44% Bias Score
Argentina's Pension Moratorium Cancellation Jeopardizes Retirement for Thousands
Nilda Rivadeneira, a 59-year-old Argentine woman, risks losing her pension due to the government's termination of a payment plan for those with less than 30 years of formal contributions; this impacts many women due to high informality rates in sectors like domestic work.
Argentina's Pension Moratorium Cancellation Jeopardizes Retirement for Thousands
Nilda Rivadeneira, a 59-year-old Argentine woman, risks losing her pension due to the government's termination of a payment plan for those with less than 30 years of formal contributions; this impacts many women due to high informality rates in sectors like domestic work.
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52% Bias Score
Mexico City Sanitation Workers Face Abuse, Low Pay, and Systemic Neglect
In Mexico City, sanitation workers like Rogelio and Vicente face daily verbal abuse, low pay, and financial burdens, highlighting the precariousness of informal labor and lack of public empathy, despite some workers being registered under government programs like Nómina 1.
Mexico City Sanitation Workers Face Abuse, Low Pay, and Systemic Neglect
In Mexico City, sanitation workers like Rogelio and Vicente face daily verbal abuse, low pay, and financial burdens, highlighting the precariousness of informal labor and lack of public empathy, despite some workers being registered under government programs like Nómina 1.
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28% Bias Score
Karachi Salt Miners Face Exploitation, Health Risks
Karachi's Hawks Bay salt miners earn 600 rupees daily for collecting 100 sacks (60-75kg each) of salt, facing severe health risks from sun exposure, salt burns, and lack of safety equipment, while systemic issues and the absence of labor protections leave them vulnerable.
Karachi Salt Miners Face Exploitation, Health Risks
Karachi's Hawks Bay salt miners earn 600 rupees daily for collecting 100 sacks (60-75kg each) of salt, facing severe health risks from sun exposure, salt burns, and lack of safety equipment, while systemic issues and the absence of labor protections leave them vulnerable.
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36% Bias Score
Argentina Unveils Plan to Formalize USD 213 Billion in Untaxed Savings
The Argentine government announced a plan to incentivize citizens to formalize their estimated USD 213 billion in untaxed US dollar savings held outside the banking system by relaxing financial reporting requirements to boost the slowing economy and potentially alleviate the country's USD 254 billio...
Argentina Unveils Plan to Formalize USD 213 Billion in Untaxed Savings
The Argentine government announced a plan to incentivize citizens to formalize their estimated USD 213 billion in untaxed US dollar savings held outside the banking system by relaxing financial reporting requirements to boost the slowing economy and potentially alleviate the country's USD 254 billio...
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40% Bias Score
Argentina's Currency Controls Eased: "Arbolitos" Vanish from Buenos Aires
Following a $20 billion IMF bailout and a partial lifting of currency controls, informal dollar traders ("arbolitos") have virtually disappeared from Buenos Aires' Florida Street, as the peso has defied devaluation predictions and remained stable within the government-set range of 1000-1400 pesos.
Argentina's Currency Controls Eased: "Arbolitos" Vanish from Buenos Aires
Following a $20 billion IMF bailout and a partial lifting of currency controls, informal dollar traders ("arbolitos") have virtually disappeared from Buenos Aires' Florida Street, as the peso has defied devaluation predictions and remained stable within the government-set range of 1000-1400 pesos.
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48% Bias Score
San Salvador's City Center Displacement: Over 8,000 Vendors Evicted
Over 8,000 street vendors in San Salvador's city center were displaced in February 2025 due to a territorial reorganization, raising concerns about poverty and the erosion of cultural heritage amidst a climate of fear and increased foreign investment.
San Salvador's City Center Displacement: Over 8,000 Vendors Evicted
Over 8,000 street vendors in San Salvador's city center were displaced in February 2025 due to a territorial reorganization, raising concerns about poverty and the erosion of cultural heritage amidst a climate of fear and increased foreign investment.
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52% Bias Score
4,000 Kenyan Artisans Face Eviction from Kisumu Workspaces
In Kisumu, Kenya, over 4,000 jua kali artisans risk losing their workspace due to Kenya Railways Corporation leasing the land, despite a five-year-old unfulfilled county government promise for relocation after the construction of Uhuru Business Market.
4,000 Kenyan Artisans Face Eviction from Kisumu Workspaces
In Kisumu, Kenya, over 4,000 jua kali artisans risk losing their workspace due to Kenya Railways Corporation leasing the land, despite a five-year-old unfulfilled county government promise for relocation after the construction of Uhuru Business Market.
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36% Bias Score
Mbare Musika's Reconstruction: Formalizing Zimbabwe's Informal Economy
Zimbabwe's Mbare Musika market, devastated by fire in 2024, is undergoing phased reconstruction, with the first phase accommodating over 2,000 of the 4,253 verified affected vendors, reflecting the government's commitment to formalizing the informal sector which contributes 60% of employment and 40%...
Mbare Musika's Reconstruction: Formalizing Zimbabwe's Informal Economy
Zimbabwe's Mbare Musika market, devastated by fire in 2024, is undergoing phased reconstruction, with the first phase accommodating over 2,000 of the 4,253 verified affected vendors, reflecting the government's commitment to formalizing the informal sector which contributes 60% of employment and 40%...
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44% Bias Score
South Africa's Mining Decline Fuels Illegal Gold Rush
South Africa's mining industry, once a pillar of its economy and a symbol of white supremacy, has drastically declined since the end of apartheid, leading to widespread unemployment and the rise of a massive, dangerous informal mining sector producing an estimated 21 billion Rand (1.4 billion Euros ...
South Africa's Mining Decline Fuels Illegal Gold Rush
South Africa's mining industry, once a pillar of its economy and a symbol of white supremacy, has drastically declined since the end of apartheid, leading to widespread unemployment and the rise of a massive, dangerous informal mining sector producing an estimated 21 billion Rand (1.4 billion Euros ...
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36% Bias Score
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