Since 2022, the Anwar Ibrahim government has enacted the most union-friendly legislative reforms Malaysia has seen in decades --- loosening restrictions on union formation, prohibiting discrimination in union membership, and allocating fresh public funds to build union capacity. Private sector unionisation has nonetheless continued to fall, standing now at roughly 2.5% of the workforce.
S. Arutchelvan, Deputy Chairperson of Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM), explains how the MTUC became (…)

The Bangladesh Krishok Federation (BKF) expresses its profound solidarity with the people of the Philippines who have been affected by the recent earthquake. We are deeply saddened by the loss of lives, injuries, destruction of homes, and disruption of livelihoods caused by this tragic disaster.
On behalf of our members—peasants, agricultural workers, rural women, and marginalized communities across Bangladesh—we extend our heartfelt condolences to the families who have lost their loved (…)

Il y a cinquante ans, la loi française reconnaissait la sensibilité animale avec le désormais célèbre article L214-1 du Code rural.
Cet article a, depuis, été régulièrement mobilisé contre l'élevage intensif et ses dérives, car il reconnaît la nécessité pour chaque animal d'évoluer « dans des conditions compatibles avec les impératifs biologiques de son espèce ».
Un demi-siècle plus tard, cependant, les dernières loi Duplomb et loi d'urgence agricole s'éloignent de plus en plus de (…)