 Hello and welcome to the International Daily Roundup with People's Dispatch where we bring some of the top stories from across the globe. Let's take a look at today's headlines. Warrior met cold workers near 5th month on strike for a fair contract. Israeli forces killed 12-year-old Palestinian child in the occupied West Bank. Erythron refugees in Ethiopia faced violence and uncertainty as it continues. Pedro Castillo takes office as Peru's president and sets policy agenda. In the first wave, we go to the U.S. where mine workers in the state of Alabama have been on strike for four months. Organized by the United Mine Workers Union, over 1,000 workers at the Warrior Met cold facility walked out on April 1. This was after the company presented a contract that would cut wages, healthcare and other protections. Workers have already accepted a $6 an hour wage cut in 2016. At the time, the mines previous owner had filed for bankruptcy. Despite earning steady profits over the years, Warrior Met has not restored wages. Hundreds of workers also picketed outside the Black Rock Company in New York on July 28. It holds around 14.5% of Warrior Met's outstanding stock. Workers from Alabama, Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia also participated in the protest. Warrior Met has deployed a series of coercive measures in an attempt to break the strike. It has used drones, higher private security and even state police to surveil the workers. Journalist Kim Kelly has also reported at least four cases of vehicular attacks against workers on the picket line. Meanwhile, the company has frozen on wage benefits and brought in temporary workers. Striking workers are demanding that the wages be restored to pre-2016 levels. They're also demanding safe working conditions and adequate healthcare coverage. Warrior Met had offered a tentatively in April which offered a $1 per hour wage increase. Another increase of 50 cents would be given over the next three years. The deal also retained the company's four strike policy, this meant that workers could not take time off due to unexpected events or injuries. The deal was rejected by workers with a majority of 106 to 45. 12-year-old Muhammad Al-Alami was shot and killed by Israeli forces on July 28. He was sitting in his father's car along with his two siblings near the town of Biyat-Umar. Located in the occupied West Bank, their house is near a permanent Israeli military base. Relatives stated that as Al-Alami's father was trying to turn his car, Israeli forces opened fire without warning. The family reported that Muhammad sustained five bullet injuries. Thousands of people gathered for his funeral procession held on July 29. However, just as the procession near the town cemetery, Israeli forces opened fire once again. 20-year-old Shaukat Khalid Awad was shot in the head and abdomen and died shortly after. The Palestinian Red Crescent reported that at least 12 others were injured by life ammunition. Earlier on Thursday, Israeli forces also raided the Office of Defense for Children, Palestine near Ramallah. Six computers, two laptops, hard drives and client files of child detainees in Israeli military courts were seized. Israel detained and prosecuted between five to seven hundred Palestinian children every year. The DCIP works to document such abuses against Palestinian children and also offers legal services to group house accorded. The killing of 78 children by Israeli forces in 2021. As per the latest available data, at least 168 children are being held as security detainees. Hundreds of people gathered outside the UNHCR office in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, on July 29. A protest was held to demand protection for Eritrean refugees in the warhead Tigray region. Most of the protesters were among the 30,000 refugees who had been displaced from the Hitzar and Shimbila camps in January. 21,000 Eritreans are now present in two camps in the My Sabri town, which was captured by the TPLF in mid-July. The Agency for Refugees and Returnees Affairs has stated that at least 60 refugees have been killed by militants. The Agency has also stated that all efforts by refugees to lead the conflict zone have been prevented by the TPLF. The Ethiopian news agency has also reported looting, sexual violence and abduction of children from camps. The UN did not have access to the My Sabri camps as of July 27. These camps are located in the southwestern regions of Tigray, which were taken over by militias from the Amhara state. The TPLF has been fighting these militias to gain control over this region. Thousands of Eritrean refugees fled to the Afar region, which was already hosting 55,000 refugees. However, the war spread to Afar after the TPLF entered the state on July 18. Over 20 people were killed and another 54,000 are estimated to have been displaced. The Ethiopian government has been joined by militias from five states in the war with the TPLF. Prime Minister Abe Ahmad had declared a unilateral humanitarian ceasefire on June 28. However, as the fighting continues, 91% of Tigray's population is now in the need of food aid. By the beginning of July, 400,000 people had already been pushed into famine. Food and medical aid supplies have been restricted. And for a final story, we go to Peru, where Pedro Castillo has officially taken office as president. The new government faces the challenge of rebuilding the country after years of neoliberal policies. Peru's GDP declined by 11% during the pandemic and there was an increase in poverty and unemployment. The country also has the world's highest COVID-19 mortality rate with almost 200,000 deaths. During this inaugural speech, President Castillo stated that vaccinations would be his worst priority. Here is a video on the inauguration and the policy plans outlined by Castillo so far. For the time we have for this episode of The International Lady Roundup for more such stories and videos, visit our website PeopleSysPatch.org, subscribe to our YouTube channel and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Thank you for watching.