Equal Times

12 November 2018

Atlantic bigeye tuna is approaching collapse: fishery managers must act now

Grantly Galland: “If fishery managers allow business as usual to continue, the population is 60 times more likely to totally collapse within the next 15 years than to recover to sustainable levels.”Read the full article

8 November 2018

Human rights

Ageism: the most acceptable form of human rights violation?

Nena Georgantzi : “There is something fundamentally flawed with those assumptions that consider the discrimination and exclusion of older people as more acceptable than the discrimination and exclusion of people on the ground of their gender, race or [...]Read the full article

25 October 2018

Labour

Is artificial intelligence alleviating stress at work or causing it?

Beata Cnudde: We need to demand workplaces that provide encouragement, opportunity and support for employees to develop and use their skills and capacities effectively.Read the full article

15 October 2018

Labour

Let’s seize the opportunity to ensure a strong, international binding treaty on business and human rights

Ruwan Subasinghe: “It is high time for governments, business, trade unions and civil society to collectively engage in meaningful and constructive dialogue to address the existing accountability gaps with respect to corporate human rights [...]Read the full article

4 October 2018

Labour

A four-day work week is only a matter of time – and that’s not necessarily a good thing

Stan De Spiegelaere: Is the gradual extension of part-time contracts a natural way of decreasing working time for the benefit of all?Read the full article

27 September 2018

Politics & economy

What do this year’s elections mean for regional integration in Latin America?

Carlos Malamud: The various election results have affected and will continue to affect regional and sub-regional integration processes in Latin America, from ALBA to Mercosur. At the same time, the region is not immune to the protectionist winds arriving from [...]Read the full article

13 September 2018

Labour

Embracing data is key to the future of unions

Jenny Andrew: Change can be a bitter pill for a movement that cherishes its heritage and its tradition. But if Darwin has a lesson for us it is this: there can be no posterity without survival.Read the full article

23 August 2018

Development

2017 STEMM Equality Congress – lessons learned and where next for gender equality

Laura Hindhaugh: “Finally, organisations can no longer hide behind the silence and are being forced to act.”Read the full article

16 August 2018

Development

Sustainable Development Goals – how are we doing?

Theo Morrissey: Without strong, action-oriented commitments to overcome the obstacles, the Sustainable Development Goals will simply not be achieved.Read the full article

25 July 2018

Politics & economy

Across Europe, cities of sanctuary and supportive citizens are building a more humane migration policy

Mathilde Têcheur : We can stand up for a humane migration policy that respects each individual’s fundamental rights. How? By adding our signatures to the European citizens’ initiative For a hospitable Europe.Read the full article

11 July 2018

Development

How collective action can bring about change to young urban women

Bridget Dedaa Amemfi: “Thanks to the mobilisation and awareness-building, we now have a group of young urban women ready to fight for change in their own communities.”Read the full article

4 July 2018

Environment

Ensuring a just transition

Sharan Burrow: “Nothing less than a transformation is needed on the environmental, the social and the economic front. There are promising signs.”Read the full article

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