The 2024 ITUC Global Rights Index makes for difficult reading – a clear and urgent wake-up call that the democratic values and fundamental rights agreed upon by most countries at an international level are crumbling.
Author: Francine (page 13 of 84)
The South Centre and the Transnational Institute organized on 11 April of 2024 in Geneva a pivotal dialogue on the expected outcomes of the forthcoming United Nations (UN) Summit of the Future. The dialogue was specifically designed to allow International Geneva to dissect and exchange ideas on the ongoing negotiation process towards the ‘Pact for the Future’.
The dialogue brought together representatives from developing countries, scholars, researchers, and civil society organisations (CSOs) in a collective effort to deliberate on the Summit’s objectives and the proposed outcome document.
SouthNews: Geneva Dialogue on the UN ‘Pact for the Future’ (mailchi.mp)
“The constant attention paid to wealth will cause the nation one day to be faced with
an immense mass of people hostile to its institutions, disdaining all that was once
held sacred and delivering itself into the hands of the most savage demagogues.”
People who feel more empowered at work are less likely to agree with extreme-right arguments
Trade unions can defeat Europe’s far right – Democracy and society | IPS Journal (ips-journal.eu)
One person, one vote. The classic essence of democracy. But what if that one person happens to be a fabulously rich? Does that one person actually have just “one” vote? Can we have anything approaching democracy when some among us are sitting on fortunes grander than the rest of us can even imagine?
European workers enjoy more social support than five years ago but the far right and strict austerity are looming threats.
European elections: beware the ‘little man’ sorcerers (socialeurope.eu)
A survey shows an alarming malaise in a sector heavily dominated by women and migrant workers.
Homecare and domestic workers deserve better (socialeurope.eu)
The World Bank expects the international economic slowdown to be at its worst in over four decades in 2024. This is mainly due to powerful Western nations’ contractionary macroeconomic and geopolitical policies.
South Suffering Due to Powerful Nations’ Policies | Inter Press Service (ipsnews.net)
At the beginning of 2024 it emerged that the top five richest men in the world had doubled their wealth since 2020. If this trend continues, the world could see its first trillionaire within a decade.
EU instruments encouraging social dialogue and collective bargaining are very valuable—but not if employers can walk away.
Social dialogue: urgent to turn words into deeds (socialeurope.eu)
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