In a world where goods and capital flow freely, it should come as no surprise that men and women are also crossing borders more [...]Read the full article
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What lessons can these new grassroots movements teach us? Can local or individual struggles have global resonance? One thing they do demonstrate [...]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 [...]Read the full article
The International Trade Union Confederation’s (ITUC) latest annual survey on workers’ rights around the world is published on 7 [...]Read the full article
Despite significant progress at both a national and international level, the socio-economic status of domestic workers in Brazil is still [...]Read the full article
“We are taking action now because we want to ensure that all the women and girls who want to follow in our footsteps will have the means to achieve [...]Read the full article
“This is the social empowerment of the small farmers. It is both economic, helping them to become more competitive and develop their business, and [...]Read the full article
“Rather than focussing their efforts on preventing, investigating and prosecuting homicides, prisons are being filled with minor [...]Read the full article
“It’s not only the landowners attacking us now, but our own government.”Read the full article
“Profound changes are being put in place in our society and our economy that will have consequences for decades to come.”Read the full article
“The state is still encouraging the use of asbestos today, through its programmes to build social housing.”Read the full article
Brazil holds the unenviable record of having the highest number of homophobic and transphobic murders in the world.Read the full article
