The photos were picked up around the world as a striking reminder that even in wealthy Switzerland, poverty and precarity were still very present issues.
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Who’s at risk of poverty in Switzerland?
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Over a million Swiss residents were struggling financially before coronavirus. The pandemic threatens to push many of them into precarious situations.
The groups behind the initiative said that an existing constitutional right to a “sufficient quality of life” needed more clarity.
They now want to create a participatory body which would define the contours of a law to implement the constitutional clause. This body would bring together public authorities, farmers, craftspeople, distributers, caterers and consumers.
Right-wing opponents of the vote on Sunday said existing dispositions were adequate and that the new clause will merely overload the constitution without bringing concrete change.
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One in 20 in Switzerland is ‘materially and socially deprived’
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In 2021, 5% of the Swiss population had to go without certain “important goods, services and social activities” due to lack of money.
Swiss cantons have killed 39 wolves so far this autumn
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In mid-November, 35 packs of three or more wolves were detected in Switzerland. At least eight of them may be eliminated during the current hunting season. So far, at least 39 wolves have been shot in Graubünden, Valais, Vaud and St. Gallen.
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Pierre-Yves Maillard, president of the Swiss Trade Union Confederation, sees no agreement in sight in negotiations with the European Union.
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The "Dubai chocolate" has also caused a rush in Switzerland: queues formed outside the Lindt chocolate factory in Kilchberg, canton Zurich, on Saturday morning.
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Stargazers currently have the chance to spot shooting stars in the night sky. Until November 30, the Leonid meteor shower is lighting up the darkness.
Nationalisation suggested to save Red Cross Museum
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The director of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum in Geneva is calling for a national debate on the institution's future.
Climate: 224 Swiss companies announce CO2 reduction targets
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A total of 224 companies from Switzerland have joined the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), committing to CO2 reduction targets that are in line with the Paris Climate Agreement.
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Covid-19 has widened economic and health disparities, study finds
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Low-income households in Switzerland have been particularly hard hit by the coronavirus crisis, according to a large-scale survey.
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Over a million Swiss residents were struggling financially before coronavirus. The pandemic threatens to push many of them into precarious situations.
Disadvantaged groups almost five times more exposed to Covid-19
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Those close to the poverty line are up to 4.5 times more exposed to the effects of Covid-19 than the rest of the population, according to a survey.
Coronavirus leaves irregular migrants in Switzerland in precarious situation
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The coronavirus pandemic is exacerbating the challenges faced by the estimated 100,000 irregular migrants, also called ‘sans papiers’, in Switzerland.
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