Türkiye has not only failed to ratify the International Labour Organization (ILO) Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190) and its accompanying Recommendation (No. 206) but also withdrew from the Istanbul Convention in 2021. Trade unions in Türkiye have been forced to rely on [...]

“We need a narrative change. The privatisation of education is incompatible with equality.”

“Continuity in the government after the elections in Mexico on 2 June will mean the end of Mexican democracy as we know it. We will see a transition to a system of competitive authoritarianism or a façade of democracy which will not allow for a change of [...]

Ahead of Israel’s expected full ground invasion of Rafah, a nurse and paramedic writes about his and his family’s horrifying experience of trying to survive in Gaza over the last seven months.

“The ETUC demands that asylum-seekers should have the right to work in all member states. Trade unions and employers should work together to ensure decent employment conditions, essential to building solidarity between workers and equal opportunities and treatment for [...]

The wave of repression that began in the summer of 2023 has continued following the February 2024 presidential election. For the last 20 years, Azerbaijan has steadily slipped down the international rankings for democratic principles and freedom of [...]

“We know there is no future for this capitalist food system. It has to die but it is not yet dead. In this process, food sovereignty activists act as collective midwives that are giving birth to a new system.”

“All governments and actors have an obligation under the Geneva Conventions to protect civilians, especially those providing lifesaving services in conflict zones. Making human rights law optional or context-dependent sends a dangerous message, endangers public service workers and undermines the [...]

Women in Mexico are waging a fervent battle against the huge upsurge in gender-based violence and the impunity surrounding too many cases of femicide.

The year 2020 marked an inflection point for Hong Kong’s book sector, when the Chinese government imposed a sweeping national security law on the city, partly to crush the 2019 protest movement that challenged Chinese President Xi Jinping. Publishing words in Hong Kong has become a risky [...]