
Covid-19 didn’t cause the care crisis—privatisation did
The scandal of Europe’s biggest eldercare operator highlights how a public good has been turned into a private asset class.
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Rosa Pavanelli is general secretary of Public Services International (PSI) and chair of the Council of Global Unions.

The scandal of Europe’s biggest eldercare operator highlights how a public good has been turned into a private asset class.

The world’s health workforce could be vaccinated in 36 hours if the pandemic of tax abuse were ended.

In these authoritarian times, defending and re-empowering public services is also defending democracy.

By blocking Covid-19 vaccine patent waivers, the EU is damaging its reputation and holding the world back.