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Immigrants or Billionaires: who’s the bigger threat to democracy?

Don’t be distracted by the anti-immigrant rhetoric this electio in the US. The real impact on democracy comes from moneyed elites.

Immigrants or Billionaires—Who’s a Bigger Threat to Democracy? – LA Progressive

Tax Rules for a Globalised World

The European Union can be the biggest winner from the United Nations tax convention.

Developing tax rules for a globalised world (socialeurope.eu)

Workers’ call for a new social contract

The Ministerial Declaration issued at the conclusion of the High-Level political Forum (HLPF) reflects key elements of the workers’ call for a New Social Contract – it’s time to put them into practice.

HLPF 2024: ITUC calls for immediate action on Ministerial Declaration commitments – International Trade Union Confederation (ituc-csi.org)

Workers’ fundamental right to organise

is crucial to combat heat stress: vital role of trade unions in combating heat stress and need for organised labour to protect workers from this climate change-induced danger.

Workers’ fundamental right to organise is crucial in combating heat stress – International Trade Union Confederation (ituc-csi.org)

Social Dialogue: Democracy in practice

In the face of the threat from the far right, trade unions represent democracy’s strongest supporters.

Social dialogue: defending democracy in practice (socialeurope.eu)

More poor, yet again

Many low-income countries (LICs) continue to slip further behind the rest of the world. Meanwhile, people in extreme poverty have been increasing again after decades of decline.

More Poverty for the Poor | Inter Press Service (ipsnews.net)

Social Europe against all odds

Ursula von der Leyen, reaffirmed, promised initiatives on affordable housing and poverty. Ending poverty by 2040 should be the goal.

Social Europe against all odds—but is it enough?

Bretton Woods at 80: what future?

On the eightieth anniversary of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, it is time for a change of course. In this blog, our experts on the Bretton Woods Institutions explain why the world is in urgent need of more responsive, democratic, accountable and development-orientated. global economic governance. 

Bretton Woods Institutions at 80: What should the future look like? – Eurodad

Labour’s labour agenda

A worker-centred agenda from the new UK government could counterbalance the European shift to the right.

Labour’s labour agenda—resetting relations with Europe (socialeurope.eu)

Rising Tides and Sinking Boats

Growth is falling, its rewards are ill-shared and it is bursting planetary boundaries. Time for a rethink.

Rising tides, sinking boats: growth, climate and justice (socialeurope.eu)

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