‘Only foreigners work here, he confesses. It’s hard work and poorly paid. Sixteen hours a day for the minimum wage. You keep going because they give you a contract, that is needed for a permit.’ Amit Kumar, originating from India is 32 years old and works since 2013 in Portugal. First in horticulture in the […]
Dog at the table, fish on the plate ‘And what if the dog bites one of the customers? How do we know the dog isn’t sick?’ utters José Manuel Esteves, director of the Hotel and Restaurant Association (AHRESP). ‘Than we will be responsible!’ Eunice Marcelino, attorney at the Public Ministry is less concerned. ‘Pets are […]
‘Don’t kill our elderly’ people shouted in front of Parliament on May 29. Euthanasia continues to be a crime with prison sentences ranging from two to five years in “the land of the Maria’s” as Parliament rejected with 115 against 110 votes a proposal of the ruling left-wing parties last week to decriminalize assisted death. It […]
May 25 is Gender Equality Day ‘Is it normal to slap your girlfriend? To check her phone? And what if she wants to check your phone?’ These are questions, 17-year-old Paulo Silva asks his male classmates of the Ferreira Alves secondary school in Valadares, northern Portugal as part of a collaborative European study on teenage […]
Room with a view in the center – Martim Moniz – 18 m², 1300 euro/month ‘No, it is not okay’, mutters João. ‘We got a letter from the landlord the other day. Our contract expires in November. He wants to increase the rent from 300 to 800 euro a month and reduce the contract period […]
PAULA REGO ‘traditional tales and fairy tales’ paintings Cascais – Casa das Histórias until September 30
1500 refugees – most of them Syrians relocated from Greece and Italy by the European Commission – have applied for asylum in Portugal since December 2015. In the meantime, more than half of them have already left the country in search of greener pastures. Only a quarter has obtained refugee status. 15 of them have ever […]
Empowerment his aim Education his weapon Africa his battleground Bernard Groosjohan, dean medical school, Beira, Moçambique. Rest In Peace – a luta continua.