offices and pushed the protesters behind a barricade. on thursday, ranil wickremesinghe was sworn in as president. now on bbc news, it s time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. around the world, there are signs of deepening worker discontent. inflation is outstripping wages, global corporations stand accused of putting profits before people, while many governments see organised labour as a threat. why, then, is the union movement seemingly in retreat? have workers lost their faith in collective action? well, my guest is long time boss of the international trade union confederation, sharan burrow. do workers have problems that unions cannot fix? sharan burrow in brussels. welcome to hardtalk. good evening. good to have you on the show. let s look at what is happening in the world right now. we have a spike in energy costs right around the world, we have rising inflation in many countries and a squeeze on the cost of living. how grim do you think the prospec
and britain s nhs is stepping up its vaccination programme against monkeypox as more supplies of a jab come on the market. against monkeypox as more supplies of the jab come on the market. hello and welcome. the congressional committee in the us investigating last year s attack on the capitol by donald trump s supporters have shown evidence that the then president made no calls from the white house while the violence was unfolding. the latest hearing was told that instead of intervening to calm the situation, mr trump sat in the dining room, where the television was tuned to fox news. the committee presented several witnesses who said they repeatedly called on donald trump to say something. this is former white house counsel pat cipollone, one of the people closest to mr trump. i think ithinki i think i was pretty clear there needed to be an immediate and forceful response statement, public statement, that people need to leave the capitol. mi; that people need to leave the
america will use all its power to prevent iran from ever getting nuclear weapons. it s six in the morning in singapore, and three thirty am in the sri lankan capital colombo, where celebrations have been taking place, after gotabaya rajapaksa became the country s first sitting president to quit. he did so after months of angry protests over the rapidly rising cost of living, and shortages of food and fuel. from colombo, rajini vaidyanathan reports. a moment to savour after months of struggle. now there s joy. these demonstrators had one key demand, that the man they blame for their economic woes resign. tonight, president gotabaya rajapaksa did. protesters say they are celebrating what represents a victory for people power. it s the end of the rule of the rajapaksas, after a week of turmoil on the island. just yesterday at the prime minister s office, security forces were overrun by protesters. it was one of a number of government buildings taken over by the masses. today, pr
nuclear weapons. it s seven in the morning in singapore, and four thirty am in the sri lankan capital colombo where celebrations have been taking place after gotabaya rajapaksa became the country s first sitting president to quit. he did so after months of angry protests over the rapidly rising cost of living, and shortages of food and fuel. from colombo, rajini vaidyanathan reports. a moment to savour after months of struggle. now there s joy. these demonstrators had one key demand, that the man they blame for their economic woes resign. tonight, president gotabaya rajapaksa did. protesters say they are celebrating what represents a victory for people power. it s the end of the rule of the rajapaksas, after a week of turmoil on the island. just yesterday at the prime minister s office, security forces were overrun by protesters. it was one of a number of government buildings taken over by the masses. today, protesters handed it back to the authorities, soldiers now on guard,