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SUPREME Court judges were accused yesterday of protecting “negligent” bosses by crushing Welsh plans to make them pay for the care of workers suffering “devastating” industrial diseases.
A Bill by Labour AM Mick Antoniw would have forced firms to compensate the NHS for the cost of treating people who contract asbestos-related diseases, such as mesothelioma.
It was scuppered at the last legal stage though by judges, who upheld a challenge by the Association of British Insurers.
Powerful agribusiness interests are trying to overturn efforts by the Lula government to protect the environment and indigenous peoples of the Amazon region, writes GABRIELA SA PESSOA
Legal frameworks designed to safeguard women are too often weaponised against them, reinforcing male power and entrenching injustice. The FiLiA Ending MVAWG Team highlight some of the issues
Our members face serious violence, crumbling workplaces and exposure to dangerous drugs — it is outrageous we still cannot legally use our industrial muscle to fight back and defend ourselves, writes STEVE GILLAN