Equal Times

24 March 2023

Considered neither refugees nor economic migrants, Burmese workers in Thailand eke out a living in the shadows

After 2011, Myanmar engaged in a semi-controlled path to democracy and many Burmese migrant workers returned home to set up businesses, thanks to the skills and capital they acquired while working abroad. But the recent coup has disrupted this [...]Read the full article

Women's cooperatives overcome water wars and climate drought in Rojava

22 March 2023

Environment

Women’s cooperatives overcome water wars and climate drought in Rojava

By re-irrigating agricultural land facing drought – due to climate change and Turkey preventing the flow of water – a women’s project in northern Syria is helping to revitalise local communities from the roots upwards.Read the full article

Between war and the recent earthquake, health workers are exhausted after ten years of trauma in north-west Syria

17 March 2023

Labour

Between war and the recent earthquake, health workers are exhausted after ten years of trauma in north-west Syria

The earthquake was the final blow for an already overstretched health system in Idlib province, exhausted by ten years of war, bombing, and the recent outbreaks of coronavirus and cholera.Read the full article

24 February 2023

Human rights

Schools, a target of war

Globally, over 33 million children living in areas affected by armed conflict are unable to go to school.Read the full article

An escalating arms race will not solve the world's multidimensional problems

23 February 2023

Human rights

An escalating arms race will not solve the world’s multidimensional problems

Jesús A. Núñez Villaverde: “The issues of security and wellbeing are not antithetical but are the two basic pillars of peace, both within and beyond the borders of all states.”Read the full article

23 February 2023

Labour

One year on, Ukraine’s trade unions are playing a critical role in the war effort – and will be central to a just peace

Owen Tudor: “Under incredibly difficult circumstances, and frequently at great personal risk, trade unionists have been delivering humanitarian assistance and working to keep the economy, especially vital services, going.”Read the full article

China moves to displace Russia in the ‘New Great Game' in Central Asia

3 November 2022

Politics & economy

China moves to displace Russia in the ‘New Great Game’ in Central Asia

Juan Antonio Sanz: China has displaced Russia as the dominant power in Central Asia. It has done so thanks to its diplomatic and economic might. Russia’s decline highlights the fragility of relations with Central Asia based on Moscow’s military superiority.Read the full article

What impact has the war had on Ukraine's child-focused workers?

21 October 2022

Labour

What impact has the war had on Ukraine’s child-focused workers?

“Nobody has been preparing to provide services to people who are running from war. Everybody is working with trauma now, but it’s hard to have those skills.”Read the full article

Syrian refugees returning home face poverty and danger

3 October 2022

Human rights

Syrian refugees returning home face poverty and danger

According to Human Rights Watch, “Syria is not safe for refugee return”. In June, Muhammad Fawzi Akkad became the first Syrian refugee to win a case against Turkey when the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Turkish authorities had unlawfully deported [...]Read the full article

29 September 2022

Environment

Climate change poses uncharted territory for Europe’s armed forces

Dimitra Koutouzi: EUROMIL is advocating for the promotion of sustainable practices in the military sector, the proper training of troops and the total understanding that the defence sector can significantly contribute in the fight against climate [...]Read the full article

12 September 2022

Labour

Poland’s generous welcome doesn’t mitigate the personal upheaval, labour gaps and potential abuses facing Ukrainian female refugees

“Even before the outbreak of the war we had issues with illegal employment and even cases of forced labour. Now given the scale of the crisis, we have a lot of concerns.”Read the full article

1 September 2022

Labour

Soldiers are workers like everybody else, so why do so many countries refuse them the right to association?

Emmanuel Jacob: If we want to implement and respect human rights and fundamental freedoms, and if we want to respect social rights for military personnel, associations and trade unions have an essential role to play. So why do so many political and military leaders refuse the right of [...]Read the full article

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