The Progressive Magazine Op-Ed: The United Arab Emirates Is Not Protecting Climate Migrants by Mustafa Qadri

A Victory Built by Workers  Every generation of workers has had to confront a new language invented to deny an old truth: work is work, control is control, and those who profit from labour must be accountable for the conditions under which it is performed.  For garment workers, global fashion brands have long relied on…

FIFA still missing human rights goals as tournament starts in Saudi Arabia, a year after Qatar World Cup “When I came here, I had to face violence, one day I was feeling pain in my body, so I started taking rest for a while, at the same time the supervisor came and abused me and slapped me…

Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Context of Climate Change:  Access to information on climate change and human rights Renewable Energy Introduction  Equidem is a human and labour rights not-for-profit working globally to promote the rights of marginalised communities, accountability for serious violations, and building…

I only received overtime my first year. After that they refused to give overtime and began deducting from our wages for different reasons. We ended up getting less than what was written in our contracts. When government inspections took place, they showed them salary books that showed that they were paying us properly for overtime…

What are the Drivers of Human Trafficking and Forced Labour?  Human trafficking and modern slavery are driven by multi-faced systems centered around a lack of opportunity. Average people find themselves in difficult situations in countries around the world where people face poverty and a lack of opportunity, which leads them to seek work either in…