Stéphanie Nyota Muliri, 50, is still officially employed as public relations officer by the Bakwanga mining company (Miba) in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. But the company has not paid its employees’ wages in months and its 7,000 staff are left without work. Read more.

Jeb B., 50, has just been fired for the second time since his arrival in France, back in 1990. Yet, this Franco-American economist still thinks French companies should have more freedom to lay off staff. Read more...