Walden Bello
Walden Bello| Is COVID an opportunity for Food Sovereignty?
Walden Bello, from Focus on the Global South, shows how the COVID-19 crisis exposed the fragility of the present corporate and free trade driven food supply system
Indonesia, COVID and Deglobalization of Food Systems
Indra Lubis of the Indonesia Political Economy Association, discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on small farmers and informal workers in Indonesia
Execution of Filipino woman points to Saudi Arabia’s appalling record on work conditions, executions
The 39-year-old woman was executed earlier this week on charges of murdering her employer. Rights organizations have long criticized the horrible conditions in which domestic workers are forced to work in Saudi Arabia, with the women facing abuse and rape
- Trade unions in Turkey call for demonstrations demanding revision in minimum wage
- Rally held in Sydney against Morrison government’s push to dilute LGBT+ rights
- Academic staff across the UK protest cuts in salaries and pension
- Moroccans protest normalization of ties with Israel
- Rights organizations call for renewed probe into possible war crimes in Yemen
