COVID-19 in Switzerland
Swiss health workers organize week-long protest demanding pay rise and recruitment
Protests were organized across Switzerland by health workers with the support of trade unions and progressive political groups. The protesters demanded pay rise, bonus, safer working conditions and more recruitment
Swiss left groups intensify campaign for mandatory minimum wage in Geneva
The Geneva Trade Union Action Community and left parties launched a popular initiative earlier this year calling for a minimum wage of 23 Swiss francs (25.26 USD) an hour
Swiss left groups intensify campaign to save jobs and public services amid pandemic
The Swiss Party of Labor (PST-POP) has initiated a campaign to institute a Corona Solidarity Tax to help people in distress due to the COVID-19 pandemic, while the Swiss Communist Party has sought a parliamentary initiative to legally prohibit layoffs during this period of crisis
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