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The global food system is in crisis. The reason? Food being treated as just another commodity to be traded, rather than as a fundamental human right. The scale of hunger and malnutrition across the world today is the direct result of our global economy in which hundreds of millions of small farmers, fisherfolk, pastoralists and indigenous people face ruin - because of the hijacking of the food system by large corporate agribusiness and food retailers. 

Garment workers at a Next-owned factory in Sri Lanka have formed a trade union. Next has not accepted the union and won't engage in negotiations.

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Imogen Richmond-Bishop from Sustain discusses the fight for the right to food in the UK

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Statement from UK trade unions in solidarity with the millions taking action

‘Bonus’ pays for basic necessities garment workers cannot afford with their poverty wages

Standing with frontline communities struggling for justice

War on Want and Labour Behind the Label joint statement on Arcadia