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Doctors rallied outside Colombo’s National Hospital ahead of the 2027 Budget, demanding solutions on allowances, staffing and trade-union rights while pledging to keep patient services running.
Teachers protested across Paraguay over roughly $60 million in public pension funds at Ueno Bank, pressing the new government for recoveries and clearer guarantees.
Nepal has approved a framework tying wages, social-security contributions and worker identification to government procurement. It is a significant change for workers on public contracts, but the quoted totals include contributions that should not be confused with take-home pay, and the rules' impact depends on contractors, budgets and inspections.
South Korean non-regular school staff plan a November 27 strike over pay, benefits and education finance. Further talks remain possible before November 27, and disruption to school services is not yet known.
Mexico has legislated a gradual move from 48 to 40 ordinary work hours by 2030, but its first mandatory two-hour cut will not arrive until January 2027.
The Bangladeshi government appointed a six-member wage board after garment worker protests. The existing monthly minimum is Tk12,500; workers' demand for Tk30,000 remains under review.
A coordinated day of action reached ports across several continents on October 30. But the number of participating ports, the length of stoppages and the impact on cargo varied sharply.