Equal Times

13 September 2018

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

6 June 2018

Politics & economy

Why economic migrants are heroes

Speranta Dumitru: Doing a great deal of good with very little means cannot be compulsory, but it is still highly praiseworthy.Read the full article

16 May 2018

Labour

Celebrating education’s unsung heroes

David Edwards: “Whether educators in their own right and interacting with students on a daily basis, or professionals that work ‘behind the scenes’ in education institutions, all ESP contribute to the provision of quality education.”Read the full article

10 May 2018

Labour

RecruitmentAdvisor: the new platform for fair recruitment and migrant worker empowerment

Jeroen Beirnaert : Recruitmentadvisor.org allows workers to connect and learn from each other’s experiences with recruitment agencies and employment abroad.Read the full article

4 May 2018

Human rights

2018 points to a new wave of citizen activism

Inés Pousadela: “Long used to the fact that rights and freedoms are never gained once and for all, progressive civil society has proved its determination not to let long-term gains slip away at the first unfortunate turn of [...]Read the full article

27 April 2018

Labour

Coming together for a safer Tesla on Workers’ Memorial Day

Branton Phillips: “The truth is that Tesla has had serious health and safety problems, and frontline workers like myself have been impacted by them in dangerous ways.”Read the full article

12 April 2018

Politics & economy

Are we finally seeing the end of water privatisations?

David Boys: A recent report published by Public Services International and the Transnational Institute shows that since 2000 there have been at least 235 cases of water remunicipalisation in 37 countries, affecting more than 100 million people. So what’s driving [...]Read the full article

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