Although the number of child workers has been reduced by almost half since 2000, 138 million still work worldwide. Of these, 8.2 million are in Latin America and the Caribbean and work in dangerous conditions. International organisations warn that poverty, inequality and the lack of social protection continue to fuel this phenomenon.
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Latin American culture takes centre stage in London
One of the longest-running Latin music festivals, returns in spring 2026 with a celebration of sound, story, and culture across venues throughout the capital. Running from 20th April to 6th May 2026, it features a diverse line-up of icons and rising talent from across Latin America, the UK, and beyond. […]
A political utopia
“The State and revolution” was written by Lenin in 1917, after events in February had overthrown the Tsar but before October when Bolsheviks took power. Sean Sheehan It was an intensely political interregnum and dangerous too: Lenin had become a wanted man, with a reward of 200,000 roubles […]
Poetry and music in the voices of migrants and refugees
These two languages of art will converge in the “Voces Festival” (Chilean and Latin American Voices in the UK), an event that has taken place every year since 2016 and is a proposal that projects what immigrants and refugees living in a city as multicultural as London live and feel. […]
Immigrants at sea (2): Developing internationalist trade unionism
It is about organising wherever there are migrant, precarious, low-paid or marginalised workers willing to unite. It is about fighting outsourcing and structural race discrimination, disregard for workers’ rights and mainstream media bias on anti-exploitation struggles. It is about inspiring young people and making trade union history part of British education.
















