Ultimately, all workers must raise their voices in support of equal pay for equal work for everyone.Read the full article
It is in nobody’s interest to provoke a direct confrontation in the duel being fought by Riyadh and Tehran. While Riyadh is more protected, Tehran has greater military power, considerable human resources and an iron [...]Read the full article
“The Commission has effectively launched an unprecedented two-pronged attack on workers’ rights by both denying the equal treatment of workers in central government and the private sector, and by undermining the function of social [...]Read the full article
It is not a ‘choice’ to work long hours, with no breaks and no vacation time. For most informal workers it is inescapable. It is not a problem that can be self-regulated.Read the full article
“Policies that support privatisation, constraints on minimum wages and collective bargaining, cuts to pensions and other social protection measures simply mean the destruction of people’s hope and security.”Read the full article
Obsessed with cutting its bilateral trade deficits, the US fears that in the absence of pressure and threats, the EU will not agree to sit down at the negotiating table. The current trade dispute is being played out against the backdrop of two [...]Read the full article
The shock of 1968 prompted Europe’s ruling class to develop a more sophisticated and determined strategy to maintain its power and wealth, reflected in the clamp-down on trade unions, student movements and left-wing [...]Read the full article
“It is not the role of the government to decide what is true or untrue. Censorship cannot counter disinformation.”Read the full article
In World Development Report’s future world of work, where firms have been relieved of the burden of contributing to social security and have the flexibility to pay wages as low as they want and fire at will, the report insists that trade unions “would [...]Read the full article
“Adequate and quality childcare is not just a critical need for the children involved. It also determines women’s participation in the labour force and the type of work they can take on.”Read the full article
Franco was a prominent dissenting voice in a racist and classist society, which made her a target. But her death has triggered a new wave of activism, just at the start of a very long and uncertain presidential [...]Read the full article
Every time you use the internet you are likely the unwitting subject of dozens of experiments trying to figure out how to most effectively extract money from you.Read the full article
