Lasting peace requires the establishment of justice, the formation of an independent Palestinian state, and respect for the national sovereignty of the Palestinian people, writes NAVID SHOMALI
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Crisis and corruption in the global trade union movement
NICK WRIGHT examines the Qatargate scandal that has engulfed the EU bureaucracy and now the International Trade Union Confederation following the arrest and conditional release of its general secretary Luca Visentini
SLEAZE: Former ITUC leader Luca Vistentini
The West’s dangerous pesticide dumping in Africa is threatening biodiversity, population health and food sovereignty, argues ROGER McKENZIE
There is no substitute for hard work and on-the-ground organising when it comes to defeating the hard right, argues JOAO FELIX
EDDIE DEMPSEY explains why the RMT is calling for urgent action against assaults on staff and passengers on our public transport system
KELLIE O’DOWD reports on an event to highlight the GMB sisterhood
The Scottish labour movement’s rejection of the Supreme Court ruling on sex-based rights jeopardises not only the credibility of the unions but also poses legal risks and opens the door to far-right reaction, warns JANE McLENACHAN
THE corruption crisis engulfing the European Union and the Socialist and Democrats grouping in the European Parliament has reached a new stage.
The common reference point for each of the interlocking scandals is Qatar and the attention that the football World Cup brought to that state’s notoriously exploitative and repressive labour system.
Attention just recently centred on one Henrik Hololei, the Estonian boss of the European Commission’s transport operation, who is facing allegations concerning his extensive Qatar Airways business-class trips.
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