Rural
A group of Les Républicains senators publishes an op-ed in Le Monde to defend rural schools amid demographic decline. They criticize the accounting logic leading to class closures and call for an adapted school offer in villages. In their view, this would sustain territorial vitality and provide individualized child support.
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Colombia's rural sector recorded 4.8 million occupied people in 2025, the highest figure since 2021, according to DANE. The rural unemployment rate dropped to 6.7%, the lowest in seven years, driven by 103,000 new jobs in agriculture. Agriculture Minister Martha Carvajalino credited these advances to policies under President Gustavo Petro's government.
In the Yonne department, the town of Joigny, home to 9,000 residents, has lost over 500 public sector jobs in the past twenty years due to the state's rationalization policy. Sectors such as health, education, taxes, and justice have been hit hard, fueling growing resentment among locals. A 2011 Senate report labeled it a 'martyred town' of the general review of public policies.