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7 May 2014

Author:
Lisa De Bode, Al Jazeera America

Fast-food workers announce global protest, walkouts set for 33 countries

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Fast-food workers are planning a global strike for better pay and working conditions, with actions set to take place in 150 U.S. cities and 32 other countries in a bid to exert pressure on multinational companies. Strikes are planned for May 15 across five continents in countries including Morocco, Japan, India, Belgium, Germany, Brazil, Argentina and New Zealand, where workers will stage a protest at the McDonald’s headquarters in Auckland, according to a statement by activist group Fast Food Forward. Other strikes will target Burger King, Wendy’s and KFC...In the U.S., more than two-thirds of minimum-wage workers are women, and many single mothers struggle to take care of their families on $7.25 per hour ­­­­— or less, according to the National Women’s Law Center.