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South Asia’s migrant workers are facing a jobs crisis both at home and abroad

15th Feb 2021 Equal Times 0

In February 2020, PK Valsala, a 45-year-old single woman from Kerala, south India, went to Oman to start a job as a domestic worker. She […]

Argentina at an energy crossroads: the role of trade unions in building a just transition

14th Dec 2020 Equal Times 0

Argentina is at a crossroads. The repercussions of the pandemic look set to worsen the socio-economic crisis already looming over the country and are having […]

Why the Omnibus Law is not only an assault on workers’ rights but also on Indonesia’s SDG progress

8th Dec 2020 Equal Times 0

Besides a raging Covid-19 pandemic that has seen Indonesia produce the second highest confirmed death toll in Asia after India, widespread opposition to President Joko […]

Despite landmark legal protections, women continue to face gender-based violence in pandemic-era Tunisia

25th Nov 2020 Equal Times 0

In Tunisia, during the two and a half months of lockdown introduced on 21 March to stop the spread of the coronavirus, the ‘1899 Green […]

In desperate search of disposal sites for its nuclear waste, Japan offers poisonous grants to two small villages

12th Nov 2020 Equal Times 0

One morning in September, 87-year-old retiree Masao Takimoto was reading the newspaper in his house in Kamoenai when a news story captured his attention, ruined […]

Trade unions and civil society are pushing for ambitious climate action in Scotland

5th Nov 2020 Equal Times 0

As Glasgow prepares to host COP26, the UN climate summit in November 2021, Scotland will take centre stage in the global power struggle surrounding if […]

In a time of global crises, waste workers are our unsung heroes

29th Oct 2020 Equal Times 0

If the global fight against Covid-19 made one thing clear, it is society’s complete dependency on essential workers, and the risks involved in these professions. […]

Eight years after the Ali Enterprises factory fire in Pakistan, victims and their families are still fighting for justice

22nd Oct 2020 Equal Times 0

On 22 September 2020, almost exactly eight years after Pakistan’s worst industrial fire officially killed 264 garments workers and injured over 60 others in the commercial capital […]

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 ongoing struggle to protect Guinea’s domestic workers

25th Sep 2020 Equal Times 0

On reaching the home where she was hired as a domestic worker, on 30 May 2020, in the Sangoya district in the upper suburbs of […]

Commitment or marketing: is there really an ethical awakening in the fashion industry?

20th Jul 2020 Equal Times 0

In February 2019, Spain’s fashion multinational Inditex put a new sweatshirt on the market with a promising slogan. Printed, in capital letters on a black […]

See you in court: a rise in legal attacks against rights defenders aims to silence corporate critics

8th Jun 2020 Equal Times 0

Athit Kong has been fighting to stay out of prison for more than four years. The Cambodian union leader faces criminal charges of intentional violence, […]

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