Equal Times

1 July 2024

“I’ll stay on strike for months or even years to get this collective agreement”: In Sweden, the fight against Tesla continues

For the past eight months, around thirty employees of Tesla garages in Sweden have been striking for a collective agreement. While their strike has generated solidarity and sympathy throughout Sweden, the company’s position does not bode well for a quick [...]Read the full article

The UN must speak up loud and clear for the right to water – without being shackled by the interests of big business

7 September 2023

Development

The UN must speak up loud and clear for the right to water – without being shackled by the interests of big business

Chloé Maurel: “Under the 17 ‘Sustainable Development Goals’ (SDGs) proclaimed by the UN in 2015, goal 6 aims to ensure access to and the sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. But will these declarations remain a dead letter in a world where they have no binding force and the UN has no power to [...]Read the full article

In Guinea, bauxite workers and their families fight for access to their pensions

3 August 2023

Labour

In Guinea, bauxite workers and their families fight for access to their pensions

Following a decade of struggle, pensioners from Africa’s largest alumina plant and their families are finally able to benefit from their social security rights.Read the full article

31 July 2023

Environment

Given the ravages of climate change, has the time come for environmental accountability and responsibility?

During the summer, the Equal Times newsdesk invites you to explore an issue by revisiting our archives.Read the full article

In a landmark case, Kenyan tea workers continue to fight for damages from a Scottish tea giant over musculoskeletal injuries

28 April 2023

Labour

In a landmark case, Kenyan tea workers continue to fight for damages from a Scottish tea giant over musculoskeletal injuries

Between 2,500 and 3,000 workers have come together to file a case in Scotland against James Finlay Kenya, accusing the company of creating the terrible working conditions that have caused them life-limiting musculoskeletal injuries.Read the full article

Are the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse just a series of shocks, or signs of a systemic crisis?

27 April 2023

Politics & economy

Are the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse just a series of shocks, or signs of a systemic crisis?

Daniel Kostzer: “The response to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse are both powerful examples of the underlying logic of capitalism, that a bank can be bailed out in a matter of hours but during the Covid-19 pandemic it took most governments several months before deciding to intervene to [...]Read the full article

Ten years on from Rana Plaza, how much have conditions in Bangladesh's garment industry improved?

24 April 2023

Labour

Ten years on from Rana Plaza, how much have conditions in Bangladesh’s garment industry improved?

“The same individuals who own the garment factories also hold positions in the parliament and cabinet. There is no representative of the workers in the parliament. The rulers are exploiting us.”Read the full article

Trade union freedom in Morocco: more an aspiration than a right

29 March 2023

Labour

Trade union freedom in Morocco: more an aspiration than a right

While Moroccan legislation guarantees a number of individual freedoms and social rights, including freedom of association, workers who make too many demands are likely to face harsh reprisals.Read the full article

Does the new EU consumer rights directive go far enough?

13 March 2023

Politics & economy

Does the new EU consumer rights directive go far enough?

The new directive makes possible EU-wide class actions for breaches of 66 different EU directives and regulations, from legislation related to medical devices to the EU’s seminal 2018 GDPR privacy law.Read the full article

With claims of mass workers shortages and layoffs in the US, we must read between the lines

26 January 2023

Labour

With claims of mass workers shortages and layoffs in the US, we must read between the lines

Daniel Kostzer: It is clear that the popular narrative about worker shortages and layoffs is aimed at building a cultural consensus against workers and the labour movement, and is based on biased, partial, and even contradictory definitions.Read the full article

In the Iberian peninsula, “unsustainable, unviable” berry businesses are draining water and exploiting migrant labour

5 December 2022

Environment

In the Iberian peninsula, “unsustainable, unviable” berry businesses are draining water and exploiting migrant labour

“This extractivist industry doesn’t benefit the region. It’s unsustainable, and it relies on the exploitation of migrant labour.”Read the full article

Resistance to greenwashing grows in the struggle for a liveable planet

6 October 2022

Environment

Resistance to greenwashing grows in the struggle for a liveable planet

Steve Rushton: “Since the 1980s, scientists have driven the response to the unfolding climate emergency. Countering this, an industrial complex has developed to deny what is happening and stymie meaningful action, funded by the world’s most profitable fossil fuel [...]Read the full article

Multinationals

Most popular articles