“The primary occupation of these corporations is the security of their goods, not the health and safety of the workers or environmental standards.”Read the full article
Despite extensive scientific literature, many believe that agroecology is nothing but a trend, and see banning single-use plastics as an inconvenience. What they don’t understand is that we have no other option – we’re living on borrowed time. If we don’t set limits for ourselves, the planet will do it for [...]Read the full article
Artificial intelligence is shaking up journalism. Automated news writing and distribution processes are already a reality. What will journalists of the future have to learn? Will working conditions in the profession improve? What do media businesses stand to gain and [...]Read the full article
“This is a complete urban failure. It’s a mistake in every field – town planning, architecture, traffic, infrastructure, social policy. They’re building a separate town in the middle of the city.”Read the full article
“Suddenly the planes begin to arrive. We hear them, we know we are in danger because our hearts start to race. We keep quiet and I try to stay in my place…then the person in charge of the school comes and sends us all home. It’s the only thing we can [...]Read the full article
“As with the fight against climate change, the fight against antibiotic resistance must involve all sectors of society.”Read the full article
“I feel like I’m no longer doing the work I’m paid for and just making a pretence of treating patients.”Read the full article
For years, the true impact of nuclear testing in French Polynesia was kept a closely-guarded secret. But recently, the full extent of the fallout has slowly begun to come to light.Read the full article
That is the challenge and the time limit. In this special, we take a glance at the Sustainable Development Goals set out in the 2030 Agenda, and examine, with the help of experts and examples on the ground, the scale of the challenges to be met, the progress made and the obstacles [...]Read the full article
In the midst of an unprecedented economic crisis, Venezuela is gripped by gold fever. Venezuelans are flocking by the hundreds to the Orinoco Mining Arc and the environment is paying the price in the form of deforestation and mercury-polluted [...]Read the full article
“We decided to have babies because life must go on. My country needs a new generation to rebuild itself from the ruins. I hope our children are able to live in peace and safety and grow up to have a happy life.”Read the full article
As these workers are often employed by the caporalato (gangmasters) who run a system of minimum payment and maximum exploitation, the victims of labour exploitation are often unrecorded by official statistics.Read the full article
“There is a deeply unjust imbalance: a victim of a multinational cannot apply to any court for justice, while a multinational can turn against states via private arbitration tribunals.”Read the full article
In our globalised economy, as consumers and citizens, we are increasingly confronted with the impact of our purchases on the lives and health of those who produce and make our food and day-to-day objects.Read the full article
“Going to court to settle a planetary issue not dealt with by international law, that’s where the novelty lies. Judges are also breaking new ground by agreeing to hear cases of this kind.”Read the full article
According to the WHO, some seven million people die as a result of environmental pollution every year. Over 90 per cent of these deaths are caused in low- and middle-income countries. It is no coincidence.Read the full article
Despite all its environmental plaudits, Kigali still doesn’t have a comprehensive waste management framework.Read the full article
Ninety-eight per cent of the workers who lost their lives in 2017 were non-union or temporary workers.Read the full article
“When you speak to donors about supporting access to healthcare, for example, it needs to be framed in terms of general access that benefits migrants and local communities alike,” to help minimise any xenophobic sentiment and to promote development and [...]Read the full article
“Social media works, but the Lebanese government should bring these women under the protection of the labour law.”Read the full article
The death of a Senegalese street vendor has reopened the debate on the decriminalisation of street vending in Spain.Read the full article
Despite the roadmap to eradicate child labour by 2022, published by the Indonesian government in 2015, the presence of minors in the country’s factories and plantations continues to be an everyday reality. Pending concrete measures, the development and the lives of thousands of children remain under [...]Read the full article
Today, 445 factories with more than 216,000 workers have unions to represent their interests and protect their rights.Read the full article
A referendum that could enable the liberalisation of access to abortion is set to be held at the end of May in Ireland. It is a unique opportunity for supporters of this right, who are working to mobilise all their resources, in a country where laws on abortion are amongst the most restrictive [...]Read the full article
