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Published on : June 20, 2025 Published in : Tech Policy Press Written by : Nandita Shivakumar, Shikha Silliman Bhattacharjee View Publication The artificial intelligence boom isn’t powered by algorithms alone—it runs on the invisible labor of millions of workers across the Global South. These are the data labellers and content moderators who spend their…

As world leaders gather for UN Climate Week, the scale of the climate crisis demands urgent and ambitious action. Yet climate ambition stripped of social justice risks becoming an empty promise. The transition to renewable energy cannot be called “just” if it reproduces exploitation, deepens inequality, or silences the very people whose labour makes it…

Dear Friends, We are honoured to invite you to an inspiring in-person gathering hosted by Equidem in New York during United Nations General Assembly week. 🌍 Threads of Solidarity – Worker Organizing from Care to the Cloud📅 Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2025⏰ Time: 8:30–10:30 AM EST📍 Location: Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice – 20…

Published on: August 19, 2025 Published in: Online Khabar Written by : Rameshwar Nepal, Equidem View Publication Thousands of Nepalis are taken abroad on visitor visas in order to work without obtaining labour approval from the government. This puts workers in incredibly dangerous situations, vulnerable to abuse and exploitation. Agents and organized groups are facilitating…

For Democracy that Delivers Peace and Prosperity for All As we approach the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we, the undersigned organisations, call on governments and international institutions to reaffirm their commitment to a world free from nuclear weapons, honouring the demand of the hibakusha and 2024 Nobel Peace laureate…

“They provide food, but I am only allowed to eat their leftovers. There have been days when I did not get any food. I am not allowed to cook food for myself.” – Ndanu, a Kenyan domestic worker in Saudi Arabia  Migrant domestic labour is essential at every level of society worldwide — to both…

His Excellency Eng. Ahmed bin Sulaiman Al-Rajhi Minister of Human Resources and Social Development in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Riyadh – Al-Mughrazat DistrictAl Imam Saud ibn Abdul Aziz Branch Rd Exit 9 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 16 June 2025 His Excellency Eng. Ahmed bin Sulaiman Al-Rajhi,Minister of Human Resources and Social Development in the…

This year, Equidem joined Gig Workers United and other worker-led organisations in Geneva to ensure that the voices of platform workers — particularly those in outsourced and often invisible roles — were brought into the heart of international labour policymaking. We were proud to stand alongside these workers and to contribute rigorous new research to…

The undersigned civil society organisations, non-governmental organisations and unions express our firm support for the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) conclusion in its yellow report to adopt a Convention supplemented by a Recommendation as standards on decent work in the platform economy. Our collective work demonstrates that platform work has weakened workers’ rights and protections, illustrating…