The French demonstrators in the Nuit Debout movement (Up All Night) hope that a convergence of struggles will enable them to extend their appeal beyond the young and university-educated, and become part of an international dynamic. One of their campaign issues the rejection of free trade treaties may help those objectives. The intricacies of trade agreements often discourage protest, as it is very hard to know which stage of the process to scrutinise most closely, or which apparently (...)

Under-16s in Andean countries are encouraged by their governments to combine part- or full-time work with their schooling, to support their families.