Equal Times

28 June 2022

We need a new social contract to rebuild workers’ trust and lives

Sharan Burrow: The 2022 ITUC Global Rights Index reveals a dire situation for working people across the world. We must reverse this trend.Read the full article

As coal mines close, Silesia's miners face an uncertain future

17 June 2022

Politics & economy

As coal mines close, Silesia’s miners face an uncertain future

Poland has closed two-thirds of its mines over the last 30 years, reducing the number of jobs in the sector from 300,000 to 80,000. The energy transition raises both hopes and fears. While miners understand the need for change, they fear for their future and the future of their [...]Read the full article

Rise of telework poses opportunities and challenges, for women especially

1 June 2022

Labour

Rise of telework poses opportunities and challenges, for women especially

Teleworking has expanded rapidly and haphazardly due to the pandemic. The risks include teleworking being confused with work-life balance and certain costs being placed on workers.Read the full article

The challenge of getting everyone on board for electric vehicles in Slovakia and Czechia

15 April 2022

Environment

The challenge of getting everyone on board for electric vehicles in Slovakia and Czechia

Producing electric vehicles requires fewer jobs than combustion engines, creating a challenge for European workers. In large car-producing countries such as Slovakia and Czechia, unions are working to ensure a just transition for [...]Read the full article

6 April 2022

Environment

Staunching the plastics tide

Waste pickers call for their voices to be heard in negotiations for a global treaty on plastics that some compare to the Paris climate agreement.Read the full article

7 February 2022

Labour

How the labour movement helped defeat pro-business legislation in India and Indonesia

After years of setbacks for civil society in both countries, these victories have helped to reinvigorate their respective labour movements. The ability to maintain pressure over long periods of time, build broad-based coalitions, and use legal channels proved key, and labour leaders in India [...]Read the full article

Decent work in Burkina Faso is a work in progress, but more vital than ever after the coup

28 January 2022

Development

Decent work in Burkina Faso is a work in progress, but more vital than ever after the coup

Although the concept of ’decent work’ is gaining ground, the recent coup d’état and military takeover, in addition to ongoing insecurity in the country, magnified by chronic food crises linked to climate change, will not facilitate the task at [...]Read the full article

Think the gig economy provides a platform for ‘women's empowerment'? Take a look at Ukraine and think again

27 January 2022

Labour

Think the gig economy provides a platform for ‘women’s empowerment’? Take a look at Ukraine and think again

Svitlana Iukhymovych : Chronic informality and gender inequity have paved the way for the platform economy’s current success in Ukraine.Read the full article

Between military violence, union busting and deteriorating working conditions, Myanmar's factory workers are being squeezed from all sides

24 January 2022

Labour

Between military violence, union busting and deteriorating working conditions, Myanmar’s factory workers are being squeezed from all sides

“Employers have taken advantage of the coup to overthrow the unions. They are violating labour rights, cutting wages, forcing workers to work and violating all previous labour agreements.”Read the full article

Turkey's flagship online food ordering company is failing to deliver on workers' rights

21 January 2022

Labour

Turkey’s flagship online food ordering company is failing to deliver on workers’ rights

In Turkey, tech companies are pushing back hard against any attempts to unionise, to prevent riders from being able to demand basic labour rights.Read the full article

17 January 2022

Human rights

Internet access: a new human right?

Today, it is hard to imagine a world without the internet, so much so that many are calling for internet access to be recognised as a universal and inalienable human right. Those opposed to the idea, however, warn that it is a source of [...]Read the full article

16 January 2022

Human rights

Undocumented but undeterred, an Indian migrant attempts to make the long, perilous journey back home from Oman

Rejimon Kuttappan: There are an estimated nine million Indian migrants in the Middle East region. In his new book, journalist and researcher Rejimon Kuttappan sheds light on the lives and struggles of some of those trapped by the kafala system.Read the full article

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