“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
In tables turned, Valeska Grisebach’s film portrays German workers struggling to integrate in Bulgarian town.Read the full article
“Our organisations are set up for work in a workplace; the online platform allows us to organise a workforce that is more fragmented.”Read the full article
Jyoti Macwan: Along with organising and demonstrating for their rights, trade unions also need to take a holistic development approach for the betterment of workers.Read the full article
‘’Sometimes things need to fall apart before they can be put back together again, and I feel like that’s where we are right now with the Trump presidency.’’Read the full article
“Exile during the Brazilian dictatorship was a wrench for the workers concerned, but it was also a time of rich experience, of discovering the world”Read the full article
Julia Hall, AI: “What really saves lives is good police and intelligence work.”Read the full article
Assaad Chaftari: “Each country has its own way of turning the page but the amnesty law has fundamental issues”Read the full article
Paul Mason: “What we want is to deepen the political offer for the people who voted for Brexit...we have to make them understand that the real enemy is the elite of Britain and their strategic friend is the migrant [...]Read the full article
Ali Zeddini, one of the representatives of the Tunisian Quartet (Nobel Peace Prize 2015), assesses the path travelled by his country over the last five years and talks about the region, terrorism, refugees and civil [...]Read the full article
Latin America is the region with highest number of transgender homicide victims. It is, however, Latin America that is, according to the Venezuelan deputy Tamara Adrián, “stepping up to the mark in terms of civil rights for LGBT [...]Read the full article
Yemen’s 2011 Nobel Peace Prize winner Tawakkol Karman speaks to Equal Times about the prospects for peace in her war-shattered landRead the full article
“Rather than working on the causes of radicalism, we’re still working on the consequences,” say two French former Guantanamo detainees.Read the full article
