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Taxing extreme wealth for fairer, greener societies

The UK government must join global efforts to coordinate wealth taxes and urgently tax those with more than £10 million in assets.

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Israel’s illegal settlements destroy Palestinian homes, lives and rights

Not only is this illegal, systematically violating the rights of the Palestinian people causes devastating harm.

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Global Green New Deal: 10 interventions to transform our world

The world is in crisis. Only a just transition to societies rooted in equality and harmony with our planet – through a Global Green New Deal – can ensure dignified lives for all.

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Women’s Day: Not only a day but years of resistance

War on Want today marks International Women’s Day by celebrating generations of women who secured vital rights, as well as supporting their successors battling against oppression and violence in the 21st century. War on Want continues to back women-led organisations and women human rights defenders who believe women are entitled to determine their own destinies and humanity’s future.
Bangladeshi garment workers. Photo: Tarif Rahman/War on Want.

Sweatshops in Bangladesh

The majority of garment workers in Bangladesh earn little more than the minimum wage
A worker sandblasts denim at a factory, topless but wearing a facemask. Photo: Justin Jin / Panos Pictures

Sweatshops in China

Millions of internal migrant workers in China do not receive any state protection