Experts say that only now does Europe seem to be discovering the US attempts to turn it into a second-hand player in the world economy and even in crucial international policy-making. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen considers it necessary to pay 18 billion euros to Ukraine as […]
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Workers fired for talking about Covid on Spanish farms
Conditions for farm workers in southern Spain became yet more dire as the coronavirus spread through the region. Jasmine Owens Crowded workplaces, a lack of hygiene and an air of secrecy, with some workers threatened with the sack for talking about the virus, are just some of the […]
A refugee’s testimony: Pushed back onto the sea and left adrift
“I am a Palestinian from the refugee Alsham camp in Syria. My dream was to guarantee a safe life for my daughters and to give them a homeland, because as a Palestinian I do not have a homeland. My husband died in Syria, when I was pregnant with my daughter […]
Taken to court for installing solar panels
When a union tried to improve living conditions in a shantytown in southern Spain by installing solar panels, the local government took legal action. Jasmine Owens The Spanish government is failing to provide adequate living conditions for the thousands of workers who migrate to Spain to work in […]
Bitter fruit: labour exploitation in Andalusia
Every year, thousands of Moroccan women move across the sea to Huelva in Andalusia, Spain for the soft fruit picking season. Often selected because they are widows or divorcees, the women arrive to find exploitative conditions including poor pay and accommodation. Ethical Consumer The city of Huelva is […]