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Ownership should not equal control: how democracy at work puts shareholders in the hot seat
28 November 2019
Labour
Ownership should not equal control: how democracy at work puts shareholders in the hot seat
Stan De Spiegelaere: Workers invest their labour on a daily basis in the companies they work in. This is an equally important investment which should therefore come with ownership rights.Read the full article
The ILO's Global Social Protection Week needs to address austerity, the elephant in the room
21 November 2019
Politics & economy
The ILO’s Global Social Protection Week needs to address austerity, the elephant in the room
Evelyn Astor: “Financing social protection systems that are both adequate and sustainable is not a fantasy; it is merely a question of political will.”Read the full article
For the last four years, the African Trade Union Development Network has been promoting stronger unions and better development policies in Africa
14 November 2019
Development
For the last four years, the African Trade Union Development Network has been promoting stronger unions and better development policies in Africa
Alex Nkosi: The strengthening of national affiliates to champion the decent work agenda will go a long way to ensure that trade unions have a say on SDGs implementation at a national level.Read the full article
The accomplices to austerity are also responsible for human rights violations
29 October 2019
Politics & economy
The accomplices to austerity are also responsible for human rights violations
Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky: Can international financial institutions be deemed responsible for the human rights violations spawned by the austerity measures they advocate?Read the full article
Could the demise of Thomas Cook mark a new beginning for the tourism industry?
24 October 2019
Development
Could the demise of Thomas Cook mark a new beginning for the tourism industry?
Rashmee Roshan Lall: The point of a new travel model would be to forge the real linkages that enrich the visitor just as much as the people and the place they have visited. This has never been more important.Read the full article
Why the fight for tax justice is a global struggle
3 October 2019
Politics & economy
Why the fight for tax justice is a global struggle
Arnaud Zacharie: Ensuring tax justice at all levels would not only reduce inequality and address the democratic fatigue of citizens, but it would also free up significant financial resources for social and ecological [...]Read the full article
Reasserting the rights and duties of journalists with the IFJ's new Global Charter of Ethics
19 September 2019
Human rights
Reasserting the rights and duties of journalists with the IFJ’s new Global Charter of Ethics
Anthony Bellanger: The growing contempt towards journalists around the world has prompted the IFJ to draw up a new global charter reinforcing the ethical standards governing the profession.Read the full article
Unions must join the Global Climate Strike to avert a climate catastrophe
5 September 2019
Environment
Unions must join the Global Climate Strike to avert a climate catastrophe
Ruwan Subasinghe: Without the right to strike workers will not be able to effectively demand investment in new green jobs, training, income protection and other necessary measures for a fair and just transition.Read the full article
The Amazon rainforest is burning – and we are all hypocrites
27 August 2019
Environment
The Amazon rainforest is burning – and we are all hypocrites
Mathilde Dorcadie: The critical state of our common natural heritage is all of our responsibility. The rainforest is burning because we’ve let it happen.Read the full article
A Green New Deal could stop the carbon bootprint of the military-industrial complex in its tracks
8 August 2019
Environment
A Green New Deal could stop the carbon bootprint of the military-industrial complex in its tracks
Steve Rushton: “Putting peace front and centre of the Green New Deal offers a way to reverse the vicious cycle of arms, oil and war.”Read the full article
In the face of climate emergency, we should be wary of placing too much responsibility on the individual
25 July 2019
Environment
In the face of climate emergency, we should be wary of placing too much responsibility on the individual
The Conversation: Focusing too much on individual responsibility can create social backlash and limit understanding of the main reasons for taking action and our collective ability to address these issues.Read the full article
The worrying reversal of peace in Colombia
18 July 2019
Politics & economy
The worrying reversal of peace in Colombia
Víctor Báez Mosqueira : “It is urgent, therefore, that we put the peace process in Colombia under the microscope, because in the last two years, instead of making progress, it has gone backwards. The sooner we realise that, and act accordingly, the better it will be for [...]Read the full article
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