Labour

This is not a General Election that any of us can approach with great enthusiasm, writes Chris Brazier.…

19 per cent of US babies have a television in their bedroom… but should we care?…

*Jeremy Seabrook* visits Bangladesh to better understand the roots of child labour.…

Don't buy Uzbek cotton…

Bob Chaundy visits Ghana’s gold-mining region, where a new project is giving child labourers hope of a better future.…

Forgetthe terminology – child labour is exploitative and abusive.…

Swinging open Chinas cell doors to hear whos inside, and why...Civilunrest is rising in China, particularly in rural areas where people areincreasingly disgruntled because of corrupt or inefficient officials.In a push upwards by the people, more and more protesters are claimingfreedom of speech and demanding a right to be heard…

The bus drivers of Tehran are one of the medal winners in New Internationalist's Human Rights Olympics.The medals have been awarded to inspirational groups around the worldwho are struggling for human rights in their fullest sense…

With the Christmas parties and New Year feasting that's featuring in many millions of homes this week, the Radio New Internationalist team wants to get it's teeth into some of the interviews that we've done during 2007 about the food we're finding on our dinner tables: Angus Calder - a company director in search of more efficient agriculture - takes us through the problems that threaten our food supplies…

This week, as the holiday shopping season gets into full swing, we examine some of the impacts our consumption patterns have on people and planet…