Empowering local relationships
Contents Clean Drinking Water and Healthy Food – linking subsidies to pesticide use The Swiss electorate will vote on the Popular Initiative which links federal subsidies and their control or withdrawal because of a farmer using pesticides and prophylactic antibiotics on his farm. A new range of environmental conditions will also be introduced requiring compliance … Read more
Swiss ‘burka ban’ Accepted By Majority – To Become Law The first national votes of 2021 brought international surprise and the expected “yes” vote for the burka ban. Switzerland voted for a ban on facial coverings including the Muslim burka and niqab in public spaces. Full facial veils will still be allowed to be worn … Read more
Some Minimum Wage History In Switzerland low-paying jobs like waiting staff, cleaners, taxi drivers and others account for over 12% of the working population. This excludes the gig economy and competition for jobs and hiring remains very strong. In 2014 voters in Switzerland rejected plans for a nationwide minimum wage set at CHF22 an hour. … Read more
Contents Zurich and many in Switzerland could learn about affordable housing initiative from their Austrian neighbours in Vienna. They have a history of over 100 years on affordable and social housing. The Viennese have seem to have successfully balanced the needs of social housing, tax its residents and balance commercial construction projects with the minimum … Read more