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In the United States, the digital giants are baring their claws against emerging support for trade unions

17th Jun 2021 Equal Times 0

A little grey letterbox could lead to huge changes for employees at Amazon’s Bessemer warehouse in Alabama. On 9 April, workers at the site overwhelmingly voted […]

The fight for safe rates for transportation workers in South Korea

20th Jan 2021 Equal Times 0

In the past decade, South Korea has emerged as one of East Asia’s most advanced digital economies, with e-commerce, ride-hailing, and other services all growing. […]

YouTubers of the world, unite! – what happens when a grassroots, international creators’ movement and a traditional trade union join forces?

6th Oct 2020 Equal Times 0

Jörg Sprave built his first slingshot at the age of six but didn’t think of pursuing his hobby further until almost 40 years later. At […]

The “normalisation of mass surveillance” could pose a threat to social mobilisation, warns digital rights advocate Diego Naranjo

31st Aug 2020 Equal Times 0

Long before the arrival of 2020, the ‘year zero’ of Covid-19, efforts to safeguard digital rights and the public debate on fundamental rights (often disregarded […]

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

30th Jul 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 […]

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

22nd Jul 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 […]

Undertaking the crucial task of bringing cryptography to activists

11th Feb 2019 Equal Times 0

A group of journalists and activists slowly trickle into a room. They take a seat. Some talk amongst each other, others play around with their […]

New technology developed in Benin set to revolutionise patient care in African hospitals

27th Aug 2018 Equal Times 0

What can be done to provide all Africans with easy and equal access to quality healthcare? That is the question raised by Beninese doctor Vèna […]

The Workers Lab: the union-backed accelerator helping to disrupt capitalism

21st Aug 2018 Equal Times 0

“Last month the first 800 workers started out, and these are people who will have access to healthcare for the first time ever,” explains Carmen […]

In Denmark, a historic collective agreement is turning the “bogus self-employed” into “workers with rights”

12th Jul 2018 Equal Times 0

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 […]

In California, more and more companies want to recruit autistic employees In California, more and more companies want to recruit autistic employees

21st Jun 2018 Equal Times 0

Staring at his screen, Dakota Jordan adds the last touches to the cartoon he has been working on assiduously for weeks. “When I am creating, […]

Transformation or destruction: the uncertain future of work in the fourth industrial revolution

5th Apr 2018 Equal Times 0

Digitalisation, automation and artificial intelligence are changing the way we produce, work and interact. In the fourth industrial revolution the principal player is technology, and […]

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