South African workers continue strike against retrenchments at Bidvest SACD’s Durban plant
Workers have been on strike for over 20 days in response to attempts by the company to retrench permanent employees and replace them with outsourced ones, NUMSA’s spokesperson Phakimile Hlubi Majola told Peoples Dispatch.
Milei promised prosperity, yet 70% of Argentina’s population now lives in poverty
Recent reports from the Catholic University of Argentina and CELAG indicate that poverty has significantly increase during the eight months of Milei’s government
Biden wraps up another dismal year
“Genocide Joe” is under fire for his unconditional support for Israel—but he failed long before that
Precarious jobs, low earnings, and unpaid work haunt India’s economy
A recently released government report captures a reality where unpaid labor, especially of women, has increased significantly, informal work has increased, agriculture is increasingly the mainstay of work, and low-paying self-employment dominates the world of work
South Africa’s social movements lead resistance to organized xenophobia and state inaction
Since 2021, a ‘vigilante’ group called Operation Dudula has carried out actions targeting people perceived to be foreign nationals. A group of social movements, including the militant shack dwellers’ movement Abahlali baseMjondolo (AbM), have gone to court against Operation Dudula and the alleged complicity of the South African state
Indian workers and farmers unite against Modi government’s ‘Corporate-Sectarian Nexus’
On April 5, 100,000 workers, farmers, and agricultural workers held a unity rally in Delhi in rejection of the pro-corporate, anti-poor policies and sectarian politics of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party
No jobs – unless you want seasonal work in farms
The bounce-back from the pandemic is negligible, with the number of persons not working rising rapidly
Workers in Uttarakhand, India continue struggle against factory closure
Hundreds of workers have been protesting for eight months against an illegal factory lockout and demanding the restoration of factory operations as well as compensation
A severe cold wave is freezing the already starving people of Afghanistan
Over the past two weeks, the freezing cold has reportedly killed at least 70 Afghans and over 70,000 livestock. The freezing temperatures have worsened the plight of Afghans who are already facing an economic crisis
Young, educated, but jobless in India | With Aunindyo Chakravarty
Senior journalist Aunindyo Chakravarty explains how a lot of Indians are forced to settle for jobs below their skill and educational level because there are no good jobs
Record profits boost India’s corporate sector
This is in contrast to estimated 84% of Indian families reporting decline in their earnings due to pandemic-related lockdowns and restrictions
Resource limits to US capitalism & the predator state today
James K. Galbraith discusses the shift of US capitalism from an industrial state to what he calls a predator state: a finance-led, military-centered corporate republic that continues to prevail
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- Medics on hunger strike against Gaza genocide reach European Parliament
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- Syria’s interim government arrests senior Palestinian resistance leaders
