Today’s newsletter covers internships of seniors in Italy, Miss South Africa’s participation at Miss Universe, the French flag and Malaysian citizenship.
Always more interns aged 55+ in Italy
In Italy, the number of internships after a curriculum doubled in less than 10 years. Usually underpaid, these internships increased more among the 55+ age category in the past years than any other age group.
South Africa withdraws its support to her Miss at Miss Universe 2021
South African officials want a boycott of the Miss Universe beauty contest held in Israel, qualifying the country as “guilty of the apartheid treatment of Palestinians.” In 1976, nine countries boycotted Miss World because of the apartheid in South Africa. Miss South Africa wants to go.
Also elsewhere in the world…
France changed a color of its flag
In 2020, France changed the blue of its national flag. Since the 70s, French national colors have displayed a blue similar to the European Union flag for aesthetic reasons. But French President Emmanuel Macron reverted it to its original color from 1793 as a symbol of the French Revolution. With no official communication, the change is only an “incitement” but not an “instruction” according to Europe 1.
Malaysian government reluctant to change a discriminatory citizenship status
Last September, a Malaysian Court ruled out that children born overseas from Malaysian mothers were eligible to gain Malaysian citizenship. It used to be only granted to children born to Malaysian fathers. The children are therefore considered foreigners, having to pay hospital fees without having access to the Malaysian healthcare protection systems, for instance.
Facing a lawsuit, the government has been trying to slow things down from the start. It recently applied to suspend the Court decision pleading the need to amend the Federal Constitution. But on November 15, the High Court dismissed the appeal, finding the government’s positions “contradictory” since there is no need to amend the Constitution.
Since 2013, more than 97% of the 6,500 citizenship applications for children of Malaysian mothers remained to be processed.
