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23 Jul 2013 2 minute read

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Labour rights boost for Egypt

The inclusion of a union leader in the new cabinet bodes well, reports Public Services International.

2 Jul 2013 4 minute read

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Britain turns back the clock on migrant domestic workers

The government’s decision to end the overseas domestic worker visa has given bad employers opportunity to abuse, argues...

26 Jun 2013 4 minute read

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Flourishing in a not-for-profit world

Donnie Maclurcan and Jen Hinton report from the new Earth of 2050 where the money-driven...

3 May 2013 3 minute read

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Why I won’t be boycotting Primark

After the factory deaths in Bangladesh, Ilana Winterstein says consumer pressure is what's needed to make...

2 May 2013 3 minute read

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Forget about winning, Lefties

Shimri Zameret on why he thinks national struggles for social justice are failing to bring true international...

2 May 2013 3 minute read

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Bring workers’ rights back into fashion

Angered by the avoidable tragic factory collapse at Rana Plaza, Bangladesh, Mari Marcel Thekaekara looks at...

Overseas Filipino Workers – heroes at home, exploited abroad

25 Apr 2013 3 minute read

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Overseas Filipino Workers – heroes at home, exploited abroad

In Qatar, Iris Gonzales is surrounded by fellow Filipinos forced to find jobs away from their families.

1 Apr 2013 7 minute read

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Argument: Should prostitution be legalized?

Human rights lawyer Dianne Post and writer and filmmaker Bishakha Datta go head-to-head.

29 Mar 2013 4 minute read

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Anarchists in the boardroom

In its silence on management, the Left has adopted many of the structures it criticizes – but there are alternatives writes ...

23 Nov 2012 4 minute read

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Happy birthday retail monsters

Discount stores have been in North America for half a century but there’s not a lot to celebrate says Wayne Roberts...

20 Nov 2012 3 minute read

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Factory farms are the new sweatshops

Not only bad for animals, they also exploit and endanger their workers, says Chris Grezo.

1 Nov 2012 4 minute read

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Spain’s brain drain

Dan Hancox on the skilled young people who, after thirty years of Spanish democracy, are finding their...

5 Jul 2012 3 minute read

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John Lewis’ cleaners fight back

Those cleaning the huge department stores in London are still paid the minimum wage but now they’re getting organized, reports...

1 Jun 2012 4 minute read

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Goodbye welfare, hello workfare

Warren Clark is unimpressed by governments forcing citizens to 'donate' their labour to big business.

Government forced to back down on workfare

30 Apr 2012 3 minute read

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Government forced to back down on workfare

Campaigners have won a temporary reprieve, but the fight to end ‘forced labour’ continues. Izzy Köksal ...

1 Apr 2012 3 minute read

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The unpalatable reality of working for Apple

A fresh wave of reports unveiling exploitation in the iPad empire are forcing Apple to clean up up its act, reports ...

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