Tackling forced labour—without the labourers
Simply banning products made with forced labour won’t help the workers affected.
Sweden: less special than it was
The political centre of gravity in Sweden has shifted to the conservative pole.
Italy’s elections: a perpetual political logic
Behind the anticipated far-right victory in Sunday’s elections lie trends of wider concern.
Belgium: heat rising over cost of living
Thousands of workers join a union rally in Brussels to defend their purchasing power.
Failing the pandemic-preparedness test
The G20’s pandemic-preparedness fund risks becoming just another burdensome distraction.
Fresh-start Truss faces a ‘sudden stop’
The UK is staring into an economic abyss for which it is wholly unprepared.
Health and social care: staff shortages critical
Clapping key workers was one thing—Europe needs to recruit and retain more of them.
Ukrainian women in Poland—an insecure sanctuary
Poland’s welcome doesn’t mitigate the upheaval and labour gaps facing refugees.
How can we build an international labour court?
Multinationals dominate the economy but no global body defends workers in supply chains.
Children’s rights—delivering the Child Guarantee
Social services must be central if the Child Guarantee is to deliver for vulnerable children.
The explicable non-death of neoliberalism in Chile
The rejection of the new constitution in a referendum has deep historical traces.
Equal rights for domestic workers (finally) in Spain
Labour rights are to be extended to this large, female—and largely informal—sector.
Tourism in southern Europe: potential and perils
The return of tourists to southern Europe’s squeezed resorts is not an unmixed blessing.
Is ESG the solution to climate and social ills?
Corporations tacking on environmental and social goals falls well short of an answer.
Here we go again …
The cost-of-living crisis, Kate Pickett writes, follows a familiar path of hugely unequal burdens.
The political struggle over reality in Sweden
Elections come amid sweeping claims from the (far) right about a Sweden in decline.
Where is the French left going?
Beyond the new electoral formation, a potential avenue is open to democratise work.