Equal Times

14 June 2019

Ex-child domestic worker Angela Benedicto calls on the Tanzanian government to shore up protections to “break the cycle of poverty”

“Gender-based violence in school and at home, harmful traditional practices – all aggravated by poverty – are the factors pushing children into domestic work. If we had good and strict laws which prohibit children from working, we will not be where we are [...]Read the full article

Ndume Olatushani and Jerry Givens: the death row inmate and the executioner

6 March 2019

Human rights

Ndume Olatushani and Jerry Givens: the death row inmate and the executioner

“As long as you have the death penalty, innocent people will be subjected to it.”Read the full article

For Christophe Yanuwana Pierre, France must “recognise the distinctive nature of the indigenous peoples of French Guiana”

22 February 2019

Politics & economy

For Christophe Yanuwana Pierre, France must “recognise the distinctive nature of the indigenous peoples of French Guiana”

“As Native Americans, we are doubly sanctioned. On the one hand, we are not recognised as indigenous peoples. On the other hand, although we are French, our rights as citizens are not respected.”Read the full article

Mustafa Dzhemilev: “For political prisoners, things are worse now than during the Soviet Union”

18 December 2018

Human rights

Mustafa Dzhemilev: “For political prisoners, things are worse now than during the Soviet Union”

“During the Soviet Union, the authorities were afraid of bad publicity. But now they’ve got nothing to lose.”Read the full article

Mike Bonile Sikani: “For our workers, health and safety is key to a just transition”

12 December 2018

Environment

Mike Bonile Sikani: “For our workers, health and safety is key to a just transition”

“The primary occupation of these corporations is the security of their goods, not the health and safety of the workers or environmental standards.”Read the full article

Vicente Posada Unay Jr: “How can you genuinely create green jobs without talking to the unions?”

30 November 2018

Environment

Vicente Posada Unay Jr: “How can you genuinely create green jobs without talking to the unions?”

“The privatisation of the power industry is one of the biggest barriers to the government’s commitment to reduce carbon emissions.”Read the full article

From the boardroom to the factory floor, trade union women say “nothing about us without us”

23 November 2018

Labour

From the boardroom to the factory floor, trade union women say “nothing about us without us”

“Our movement is full of strong feminist women who have organised and pushed for change.”Read the full article

Lecia Brooks of the SPLC: “We're in this ‘growing pains' moment and I think we'll be ok. It's just going to get really ugly first”

19 October 2018

Human rights

Lecia Brooks of the SPLC: “We’re in this ‘growing pains’ moment and I think we’ll be ok. It’s just going to get really ugly first”

“Ultimately, white supremacists can’t win because they don’t have the numbers in terms of the population. They know that the shift is happening; this is their last gap of hope.”Read the full article

Congolese trade unionist Joséphine Shimbi Umba: “We say 'protect the workers', but which workers are we talking about if only 2.5 per cent have formal jobs?”

10 October 2018

Labour

Congolese trade unionist Joséphine Shimbi Umba: “We say ’protect the workers’, but which workers are we talking about if only 2.5 per cent have formal jobs?”

“You have to be able to show informal workers the concrete benefits that come from being a part of a trade union.”Read the full article

Brazilian indigenous women's leader, Leonice Tupari: “We not only want to be represented, we want to be heard”

31 July 2018

Development

Brazilian indigenous women’s leader, Leonice Tupari: “We not only want to be represented, we want to be heard”

“What we want is equality, and that equality should also apply to decision-making. In this struggle, we want to stand alongside men and not be sidelined, to make decisions, particularly regarding our [...]Read the full article

Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera: “Africa's LGBT community is stronger together”

11 June 2018

Human rights

Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera: “Africa’s LGBT community is stronger together”

“The more visible we become, the more backlash we receive, but that is part of struggle.”Read the full article

Lech Walesa: “If we don't give people solutions, it will awaken the demons of the past”

1 June 2018

Politics & economy

Lech Walesa: “If we don’t give people solutions, it will awaken the demons of the past”

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

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