An overshadowed statistic in federal data, long-term unemployment (LTU) is one of the most poignant social irregularities for millions of American families, as well as an example of Washington’s disrespect for human rights. Jorge V. Jaime People looking for work for six months or more join another 120,000 […]
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James Ayala: “As long as there is work in London, I will stay here”
In July, this Colombian cleaner will have been in London for four years. He left Valencia, a city on the Spanish Mediterranean coast where he had settled after leavig Colombia in 2000 and came to London with the hope of finding work. The crisis in Spain has forced him […]
Scared Glastonbury dwellers ask for signatures against nuclear power plant
Glastonbury citizens, as well as those surrounding it, gather signatures to avoid the construction of a nuclear power plant located in Hinkley. Through the campaign “End Nuclear Insanity Now’- Veto Construction of Hinkley C Nuclear Power station”, a group of activists are petitioning for signatures to stop the construction of […]
21st Century slaves in the UK
Although this form of human exploitation was outlawed in the UK 200 years ago, many people continue in servitude in this country. Mafias force immigrants to work without pay or rights and in sub-human conditions. – – Miriam Valero – Thousands of people get up to work all day as […]
The collapse of the Euro? The populism of an anti-immigration Europe
The European Union’s interior ministers have taken the first step in reforming the Schengen treaty, which enables people to circulate freely through much of Europe. Some EU governments want to be able to close their borders to immigration. The UK and other countries are making plans in the face of […]