Sentencing of farmer to life imprisonment lauded as victory for farmworkers
The sentencing of a violent, psychopathic farmer has been hailed as a victory for farmworkers in that it may deter farmers from assaulting them.
Marginalised workers
Can Saint-Louis be saved from the sea?
“You see? Right there, two metres down!” The water is murky and choppy, but it is still possible to see the roofs of some small […]
Latin America’s environmental challenge
For the 45 million indigenous people of Latin America, their link with the environment goes beyond its potential use as a resource to a spiritual […]
Expropriate land within existing law
AFRA argues that the expropriation of land that labour tenants and farm dwellers currently live on and use must be tested under the existing legal framework.
In Denmark, a historic collective agreement is turning the “bogus self-employed” into “workers with rights”
In a world first, as of this August, hundreds of workers for a Danish online platform for cleaning in private homes will benefit from significant […]
Unions to fight against classification of education and public transport sectors as essential services
SADTU and SATAWU have vowed to make submissions against the essentialisation of education and public transport sector
“If you don’t take them on globally, you won’t win” – how Fight for $15 in the US inspired the UK’s McStrike
“Most of us are on zero hours contracts, so we don’t know how many hours we will be getting each week. The managers cut one […]
In Iraq, trade unions are helping to rebuild popular power
In Iraq’s May national elections, of the 329 parliamentary deputies chosen, Sairoon (meaning ‘Forward’ or ‘the Alliance for Reforms’) scored the biggest win – 55 […]
“The Gulf is no longer a dream land for Asian migrants” “The Gulf is no longer a dream land for Asian migrants”
In 2015, Mohammed Arshad, 28, migrated to Saudi Arabia from Chittagong in Bangladesh with high hopes. He had plans to build a decent house, take […]
Work, fight, protect: around the world in workers’ rights in 2018
Every year for the last five years the Global Rights Index has catalogued violations of freedom of expression, freedom of association and the right to […]
From open conflict to open-air gallery: can street art help heal Mostar?
This year marks the seventh edition of the Mostar Street Arts Festival which is running across Bosnia’s fifth largest city until 21 June. Bosnia and […]
“They have forgotten the lessons of Rana Plaza”
Five years after the disaster that took place on 24 April 2013, garment worker-organisers in Bangladesh say that many employers are still failing to ensure that worksites remain safe.
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