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Multi-millionaire garment brand owners once again fail their workers
War on Want and Labour Behind the Label joint statement on Arcadia
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Garment workers on the frontline of the pandemic: outbreak in Sri Lanka
Over 1,000 Covid-19 cases at a Brandix factory in Sri Lanka
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Indian workers protest draconian government measures which undermine their rights
Thousands face destitution and hunger as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic
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Hypocrisy at the World Economic Forum 2020
Those gathered at Davos are the very people blocking ambitious climate action
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UK–Africa Investment Summit: put dignity of people first
Abahlali baseMjondolo statement and an open letter from UK civil society
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COP25: Final Declaration of the People's Summit 2019
The solutions to the crises are driven by the communities who defend their lands
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Open Letter: Energy Charter Treaty
The ECT is incompatible with the Paris Climate Agreement, Just Transition policies, and the expected European Green Deal
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McStrike days of action 2019
As McDonald's workers from 6 south London stores went on strike, supporters took to the streets
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Time for constructive engagement on UN Binding Treaty
Statement on UN Binding Treaty signed by 59 civil society organisations
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#MeToo McDonald's week of action
McDonald's saw a full week of union action on sexual harassment