Equal Times

29 May 2024

In the wake of privatisation scandals, it’s time to reclaim public education

The Privatisation in Education and Human Rights Consortium (PEHRC): “We need a narrative change. The privatisation of education is incompatible with equality.”Read the full article

Malian master puppeteer, Yaya Coulibali: “Puppetry is the sum of the collective human imaginary”

15 March 2024

Culture

Malian master puppeteer, Yaya Coulibali: “Puppetry is the sum of the collective human imaginary”

“We need to be able to promote unity in diversity. We puppeteers have always experienced difficulties with religions, and with power in general, because we speak the truth. And now we are the target of the jihadists, who consider the representation of human beings as [...]Read the full article

Training is the key to a different agricultural model

26 February 2024

Development

Training is the key to a different agricultural model

One of the keys to moving towards a food system that is less dependent on fossil fuels and pesticides is farmer education and training. Challenging the prevailing narrative is part of the process: “Of all the monopolies in industrial agriculture, the most powerful is the monopoly of [...]Read the full article

“Homecoming”: former emigrants struggle to reintegrate in Senegal

1 February 2024

Development

“Homecoming”: former emigrants struggle to reintegrate in Senegal

This photo documentary chronicles the lives of Senegalese migrants who return home after leaving their country in search of a better life.Read the full article

What role can artificial intelligence play in the social and professional integration of people with disabilities?

22 January 2024

Labour

What role can artificial intelligence play in the social and professional integration of people with disabilities?

A number of projects in the works could improve integration and create new career opportunities for people with disabilities.Read the full article

17 January 2024

Labour

It’s time to focus on information literacy for workers

Dijana Šobota: Workers who more positively assess their level of being informed about workers’ rights are more likely to state that their rights have not been violated, while a higher incidence of violations of rights was recorded among those respondents who felt that their level of being informed was [...]Read the full article

In crisis-ridden Lebanon and Afghanistan, already deficient public services are in a desperate state

9 November 2023

Politics & economy

In crisis-ridden Lebanon and Afghanistan, already deficient public services are in a desperate state

“Both countries have one thing in common: the absence of social protection policies. This exacerbates social exclusion and poverty of the populations in both Lebanon and Afghanistan.”Read the full article

Malawian demographer Eliya Zulu: “Africa's youthful population could drive the continent's socio-economic transformation”

6 November 2023

Development

Malawian demographer Eliya Zulu: “Africa’s youthful population could drive the continent’s socio-economic transformation”

“The question is: can the world ignore Africa? The fact that other regions don’t have youthful populations means that Africa has an opportunity to actually help address labour shortages elsewhere and the rest of the world will have Africa’s young people to go and contribute to development. But [...]Read the full article

Women face increasing pressure in Paraguay, a country deeply rooted in conservative values

26 October 2023

Human rights

Women face increasing pressure in Paraguay, a country deeply rooted in conservative values

“There are really no favourable expectations. This is going to be above all a time of resistance for women and minority groups.”Read the full article

When digital infrastructure and digital literacy do not go hand in hand: Bolivia's digital divide

23 October 2023

Labour

When digital infrastructure and digital literacy do not go hand in hand: Bolivia’s digital divide

Bolivia continues to face significant challenges in addressing its digital divide. Although progress has been made with extending the fibre optic network, large numbers of people are still unconnected and digitally illiterate.Read the full article

A new era of opportunity is opening up in Iraq with the development of the private sector and the creation of start-ups

13 October 2023

Politics & economy

A new era of opportunity is opening up in Iraq with the development of the private sector and the creation of start-ups

Iraq’s private sector has suffered greatly from years of armed conflict. Today, the country’s entrepreneurial landscape is comprised of a mosaic of small and medium-sized enterprises that contribute, to a greater or lesser extent, to the country’s economic [...]Read the full article

Unemployment and older workers: overcoming the barriers to decent work

9 October 2023

Labour

Unemployment and older workers: overcoming the barriers to decent work

At the same time as consideration is being given to extending our expiry date as workers, there are people in the last stage of their careers who simply cannot find a job.Read the full article

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