Thousands of outraged “slackers” protest against Macron’s labour law reforms
Without a minute’s hesitation, Cathy Le Gac swapped her nurse’s frock for a leather jacket and a good pair of walking shoes. She, together with […]
International
Cheap labour versus robots, who will sew the clothes of the future?
The t-shirt you are going to buy next month is probably being made at this very moment. It could be that a woman of about […]
Despite migration ban, Indonesian domestic workers still face forced labour and abuses in the Gulf
“I had only been at my employer’s house for a week and was hit and slapped repeatedly,” says Bu Tayem, a former domestic worker in […]
Can union organising help save Nigeria’s textile industry?
Funke Omoniyi Johnson is the founder of Mama Tee Fashion and Saidat Taiwo Oshodi is the proud owner of Sai Tai Enterprises Nigeria Limited. They […]
Brazil’s prisons still “ticking time bombs”
The images of the clashes and massacres in Brazilian jails that reached Europe a few months ago were met with shock and horror. Yet the […]
Locals fight evictions and zooming rents as old Lisbon gentrifies
In the picturesque Alfama district of Lisbon, Carla da Cunha and her family wonder where they will go when they are eventually forced out of […]
Radio feature on women in trade unions in Africa
A radio feature on women’s participation and influence in trade unions on the continent. Produced by WWMP in 2014.
After Grenfell, the UK government faces urgent demands for more regulation and fewer fire service cuts
More than two months since one of the worst disasters in modern British history and the fallout from London’s Grenfell Tower fire continues to have […]
Radio documentary on the Marikana Massacre
On Thursday 16th August 2012, the state and its heavily armed police force, under pressure from the mine bosses, government officials and the NUM leadership, […]
Indonesia: global trade unions and NGOs back PepsiCo-linked palm oil workers in their fight for labour rights
Research into palm oil plantations in Indonesia reveals that workers and their families are paid illegally low wages, are exposed to dangerous pesticides and face […]
Divisions over shale gas in Morocco
The return of prospecting companies is raising hopes, amongst some, of an economic upturn in this region hard hit by poverty, as well as fears over potential shale gas exploitation on this land dedicated to grazing
The future of work in the era of artificial intelligence
The premise that intelligent machines will perform tasks more efficiently and at a lower cost than human beings is by no means far-fetched. The challenges facing the workers of the future are multiplying before our very eyes.
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