Right-wing governments will “de-dollarise” with the business elites in mind, ensuring that they win – at great cost to the majority of the population. According to experts, de‑dollarisation could worsen living and working conditions for the Latin American population. Juan J. Paz-y-Miño Cepeda The dollar’s hegemony has long […]
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Smoking out exploitation in the tobacco industry
The tobacco industry is one of the most exploitative agricultural industries: only 6% of the wealth generated goes to farm workers, who often suffer from agricultural chemicals, poor accommodation, as well as economic exploitation. Trade unions need to innovate to deal with vested interests and corrupt lawmakers.
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 […]
Frustration and impunity rules in Peru
The social divide is deepening in this Latin American country. Everything started four months ago, and today Peru is involved in social protests of the greatest magnitude seen in Latin America in recent years. Sergio Ferrari The current Government of Dino Boluarte has not managed to ensure normality […]
Despair, migration and tragedy
The fact that 24.6 per cent of El Salvador’s young population is neither studying nor employed is a reservoir of future immigrants and gang members, according to experts who assess situations such as the one that occurred in Mexico. The 2022 Multipurpose Household Survey (Encuesta de Hogares de Propósitos […]
















