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

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…

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…

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…

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…

Written by Roxanne O’Connell, Head of Programmes  Beginning a New Conversation  Last week in Nairobi, I had the privilege of participating in my first convening for Equidem after taking on the role of Head of Programmes. It was a meaningful milestone for me personally, but more importantly it marked the beginning of a new area of work at Equidem focused on improving the systems…