ecns.cn (2022-03-10). China urges end to violation of migrant children's rights. ecns.cn China and over 20 other nations on Wednesday urged "certain countries" to stop violating the rights of children held at immigration detention centers.
Joyce Chediac (2022-03-09). 50,000 Mexican women say 'no!' to femicide. liberationnews.org 
With femicide on the rise in the U.S. and elsewhere, these women are fighting for women in other countries as well as for themselves.
Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-03-09). California Assembly Bill 1655 – Juneteenth Paid Holiday for the State of California. indybay.org One block from Old Sacramento Supreme Court Chambers the auction block of "enslaved" prisoners of war were sold. All along the American River Parkway, in the shadow of the early California State Capitol construction, enslavement of people of African Descent, Genocide of Indigenous Nations, Kanakas, Mexicans, Chileans and anybody with melanin pigmentated skin were not a citizen in 1849. Throughout the State same song…
ecns.cn (2022-03-09). Chinese company delivers 800 natural gas buses to Mexico. ecns.cn delivered 800 passenger buses powered by natural gas to Mexico on Tuesday, marking China's largest passenger bus export order to Mexico to date."ÄÄ"ÄÄ…
Payal Sinha (2022-03-09). The Federal Backlog That's Hurting Immigrants — and Our Economy. otherwords.org Why are so many employers struggling to find workers right now? One reason is the unprecedented federal backlog of work permits for immigrants. | U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the agency that issues these permits, is sitting on U.S. employers are required to ensure their employees — regardless of citizenship or national origin — are allowed to work legally. For native-born Americans, that…
Dianne Mathiowetz (2022-03-09). Georgia rally demands: 'No prisons for profit!'. workers.org 
Atlanta March 3 — Immigrant rights groups and other social justice organizations responded to a call from the Detention Watch Network to hold demonstrations at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities across the U.S. today. In Georgia, the Coalition to Shut Down ICE was formed that included dozens of organizations . . . |
JANET (2022-03-09). International Working Women's Day means solidarity. iacenter.org By Kathy Durkin March 8, 2022 International Working Women's Day is commemorated around the world on March 8. Two words signify its essence: solidarity and struggle. Ontario Federation of Labor Established in 1910 at an International Women's Socialist Conference in Copenhagen, this special day was intended to broaden global solidarity and strengthen ties among women workers. IWWD's socialist founders deplored the terrible working conditions faced by women workers, as they poured into factories in the U.S., Europe and elsewhere. They noted the strikes and massive demonstrations held by women immigrants in New York…
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Latin America continues to lead over the rest of the world in parliamentary gender parity. | Cuba, Nicaragua and Mexico have been ranked 2nd, 3rd and 4th in the world, having achieved the highest proportion of women in parliament out of 189 countries. What's more, these three along with Rwanda and the United Arab Emirates are the only five countries in the world to have achieved gender parity in their lower or single legislative house (National Assembly, Congress, or Parliament) as of February 2022. | The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) released its 2021 Women in Parliament report of countries with the best gende…
The United States lifted a ban on imports of Mexican avocados last month, ending a week-long suspension that halted America's primary supply of the produce. Worst fears over an imminent shortage of the fruit and soaring prices may have been averted. But U.S. experts and …