As one of the worst heatwaves in memory strikes India in these weeks, the absence of a single authoritative UN agency that deals with global climate change is jarring. The establishment of a World Environmental… [Read more]
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Transnational Sister Solidarity? How Covid-19 Sheds Light on the Invisible 99%
Covid-19 has indiscriminately shed light on the most vulnerable, undervalued, and underpaid of our society: migrant women working in the care sector. A new regime of inequality is observed at home, one between women –… [Read more]
A Breath of Fresh Air for New Delhi
Last week’s heavy smog highlighted the scale of New Delhi’s air pollution problem, stoking public anger and pushing the government to declare a state of emergency. Can India finally step up to address chronic air… [Read more]
Watching the World Health Organisation
Despite its longstanding reputation as an authoritative source of health guidelines and protector of the public interest, attempts to scrutinise the World Health Organization’s (WHO) decision-making processes are usually thwarted by a scarcity of information… [Read more]
The Future of Labour in Nursing — a Question of Life and Death
The nursing sector is fundamentally different from other sectors in its unique relationship between management, workers, and customers. Research has merely begun tackling this difference within the last years. Yet, as David Scheller-Kreinsen and Britta… [Read more]