The decision by some UK supermarkets to ration fresh produce has gained a lot of attention. But discussion about the rights of workers who pick this produce, in Spain and Morocco, is long overdue. Jasmine Owens UK supermarkets are currently experiencing shortages of fresh fruit and vegetables, from […]
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Migrants in supermarket supply chains face “horrific” conditions
Fruit and vegetable farms in Spain are routinely breaking eight out of nine basic workers’ rights. Abuses include refusal of legal wages, forced labour, sexual assault and intimidation. Jasmine Owens An Ethical Consumer report is calling on UK supermarkets to take immediate steps to protect the rights of […]
Migration crisis in Italy
Since the start of the year, 31,292 migrants have arrived in Italy, almost four times the 7,928 who arrived in the same period in 2021. As a result, the Italian government has declared a state of emergency. In just five days, from 7-12 April, 3,002 people made landfall, 1,389 […]
Between repression and revolt, France renews ‘the Marseillaise’
The streets of Paris have become the scene of police repression, attacks on the press and popular resistance. Reports of police brutality are innumerable, as today in France the rights to protest and to freedom of information are under attack. But these demonstrations against pension reform have led to the ‘class war’ regaining body and spirit.
A crash course to conflict
Across the British Council, especially in Spain, managerial relationships with staff are slipping and storm clouds are gathering. Busmens’ holidays in the sun? Many think that English as a Foreign Language (EFL) is a bit of an industry for extended holiday makers. There we are, off gallivanting around the […]