Médecine pour le Peuple: Defending the right to health for all
We speak to Dr. Hanne Bosselaers from Médecine pour le Peuple (MPLP) – an initiative of the Workers Party of Belgium (PTB/PVDA) – which seeks to provide accessible and quality health and medical care to the people
Belgian Workers’ Party proposes ‘millionaire tax’ to help combat COVID-19
The Workers Party of Belgium (PTB/PVDA) has called for imposing a 5% one-time tax on the 2% super-rich people in the country. As of March 24, 4,269 people had contracted the Coronavirus in Belgium, with 122 people dead
Massive protests across Greece in defense of social security
There is a strong demand for repealing the social security reforms proposed by the New Democracy (ND)-led government in the country. The reforms encourage privatization across sectors
UN Women: Conservative groups stall progress at this year’s CSW meet
Sanam Amin from the Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law, and Development (APWLD) talked to Peoples Dispatch about the discussions that took place at this year’s session of United Nations Commission on Status of Women.
- Myanmar unions call on garment sector employers to provide minimum wage during lockdown
- Indian security forces assault healthcare workers in Kashmir
- Thousands of jobs at stake as restaurant chain collapses in the UK
- In South Africa, NUMSA alleges forced work during lockdown
- With a virtual candle light march, Chileans honor victims of the military dictatorship
