“The more visible we become, the more backlash we receive, but that is part of struggle.”Read the full article
In this interview with Equal Times, the former Polish president calls for ‘positive globalisation’ and a change of attitude from the United States, as well as sharing his views on homosexuality, freedom of expression and the accusations of spying that he [...]Read the full article
“When you speak to donors about supporting access to healthcare, for example, it needs to be framed in terms of general access that benefits migrants and local communities alike,” to help minimise any xenophobic sentiment and to promote development and [...]Read the full article
“We are using the ILO ruling to tell the world that this is where the rights have been won, and we have secured the victory that we needed.”Read the full article
Many Commonwealth countries are currently dependent on Britain to facilitate trade across Europe, so the whole Brexit move leaves us very vulnerable. But I don’t even think that Britain knows what Brexit means for them right now. Or for the [...]Read the full article
“There must be thousands of people in India today who must know how it started, what really happened: what the logistics were, who supplied the weapons and kerosene, the white phosphorus, who distributed the lists, who brought the mobs in on [...]Read the full article
“Every time I think of it, I am so, so grateful to Law and Justice and to Chairman Kaczyński, really. If it had not been for all they had done, there would have never been such an acceleration, such a rapid joining of forces among women’s movements, civic [...]Read the full article
“One of the things that keeps women in violent situations is fear of loss of financial stability. Pay equity is also part of the picture. You can’t just look at one piece of the puzzle. The solution to equality in the work place has to be [...]Read the full article
“We have a Gender Equality Act, so by law, women should be given equal opportunities and equal employment. But in reality, this isn’t the result.”Read the full article
“We leave work too late. And many of us live quite far away from our workplace. So we risk being assaulted, raped or killed.”Read the full article
Bertha Zúñiga Cáceres: “We know that what is in dispute in the world today are the natural commons, because that is where the energy is going to be taken from, it’s the new business. As a result, those of us who are working to defend ancestral lands are faced with a very [...]Read the full article
“While both the EU and UK are saying that they want to protect workers’ rights, and that they won’t use workers as bargaining chips, it is becoming clear that this is exactly what is happening.”Read the full article
