As climate displacement increases, migration myths fuel fears
Wave by wave, Saint-Louis is slowly but steadily sinking beneath the rising ocean; the waters that once provided the northern Senegalese city with sustenance now threatening its […]
Poverty and inequalities
Understanding the era of emotion
Less than three finger-widths, around four or five centimetres, separate the neocortex from the amygdala: our reason and our emotions. For centuries, thinkers and poets […]
Bernard Duterme: “The environmental movement must be urgently decolonised”
We may all be in the same boat, but not all of us have access to the lifeboats. This expression, borrowed from the Cameroonian economist […]
Argentina at an energy crossroads: the role of trade unions in building a just transition
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 […]
Despite reforms, patriarchal systems continue to hinder land ownership by African women
Despite recent advancements in land reforms across Africa, women and girls are still hugely disadvantaged, according to a recent meeting of experts. The 2020 Africa Land […]
Kinshasa’s new generation of artists are seeking recognition and support
“Art is dead, if the expats leave the country tomorrow,” says Junior Moka, a professional photographer, before sitting down resignedly. His comment may seem to […]
In Valencia, a local neighbourhood offers an example of how to resist speculative urban planning
Neighbourhoods in the limelight usually attract media attention either for being hotbeds of conflict or hubs of investment. El Cabanyal in Valencia, Spain, has fit […]
28-year-old mother of two without an ID
Tomase still has longer to wait for her ID document that will give her and her children access to a social grant or the covid-19 emergency relief grant as a cushion against their grinding poverty.
Janhavi Dave: “We need to empower home-based workers by investing in more co-operatives. Unity builds strength and resilience”
South Asia is home to over 50 million home-based workers, most of whom are women. From agarbhatti incense stick rollers in India to piecework garment workers in Sri […]
Zimbabwe informal workers cry foul over new lockdown restrictions
Informal economy workers in Zimbabwe say the government imposed the lockdown without making sure they would have means to survive.
Zim employers taking advantage of longer working hours imposed by Covid
Trade unions organising domestic workers in Zimbabwe say that employers are taking full advantage of the changing work environment imposed by the lockdown due to covid-19.
Alexandra food gardening in hard times
Covid-19 and the consequent lockdown has affected communal food gardens that contribute to food security for the poor in Alexandra.
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