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Between high rates of HIV/AIDS and punitive new trafficking laws, India’s sex workers are struggling to assert their humanity

13th August 2019 Equal Times 0

Gauri Dobe vividly remembers the last day of her childhood. It was a summer afternoon, and she had just finished devouring some mangoes. As she […]

Retraining and upskilling: solutions for the future of (human) work?

30th July 2019 Equal Times 0

In three years’ time, 42 per cent of task hours will be performed by machines or algorithms and humans will take care of the remaining […]

As young Croatians head west, employers are looking to foreign and retired workers to tackle labour shortages

25th July 2019 Equal Times 0

Wine is a family business for Toni Katunar. His family has been producing wine for decades, and their 20,000 vines are located on the paradise […]

Sowing seeds of resistance: the fight for food sovereignty in Palestine

23rd July 2019 Equal Times 0

This article is accompanied by a mini-documentary. Click here to watch. Food sovereignty in Palestine is inextricably linked to the fight for self-determination. Land dispossession in […]

In the United States, ‘click workers’ are struggling to make ends meet

22nd July 2019 Equal Times 0

Evan Hutchinson lives connected to his computer, day and night. At 27 years old, this Houston-based film graduate is what is known as a ‘click […]

In Albania, call centre workers are organising for better working conditions

10th July 2019 Equal Times 0

In one of the few old houses still standing in central Tirana, a small courtyard covered with colourful posters of social struggles from around the […]

Ex-SAB workers demand unpaid benefits

4th July 2019 Mzi Velapi 0

Former SAB workers have vowed to continue with their struggle to get monies owed to them.

Wastepickers tell of poor conditions

28th June 2019 Mzi Velapi 0

Wastepickers collect waste and contribute to cleaning the urban environment at no cost to government.

Two years on, Grenfell survivors are still waiting for justice

14th June 2019 Equal Times 0

When flames engulfed the Grenfell Tower in west London in the early hours of 14 June 2017, and voices screamed out in terror, few could […]

Report shows major clothing brands failing to meet living wage commitments

11th June 2019 Mzi Velapi 0

A report by Clean Clothes Campaign unveils how global garment and sportswear industries are violating internationally recognised human rights norms and their own codes of conduct.

Domestic workers’ union welcomes court ruling

3rd June 2019 Mzi Velapi 0

More than 1 million domestic workers around the country are now eligible for compensation for occupational injuries and diseases after a landmark court ruling.

Most call centre jobs are a dead end for South Africa’s youth

28th May 2019 Mohammad Amir Anwar 0

The South African government believes that the business processing industry is key to job creation. And the sector has indeed created thousands of jobs, in particular […]

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