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When dairy workers made common cause with Palestine solidarity activists, the result was radical love in the public square
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The time workers’ rights teamed up with Palestine solidarity
When dairy workers made common cause with Palestine solidarity activists, the result was radical love in the public square
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November 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
When dairy workers made common cause with Palestine solidarity activists, the result was radical love in the public square
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Radical feminists and religious groups got into bed together once. Now they're broadening the affair, says @gaatw.bsky.social www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...
A bizarre new alliance is coming after sexual freedoms
Radical feminists and religious groups teamed up against sex work. Now they’re going after broader reproductive freedoms
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November 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Radical feminists and religious groups got into bed together once. Now they're broadening the affair, says @gaatw.bsky.social www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...
Our final feature is rolling out! We wanted to end on a positive note, so asked a bunch of amazing people to write about their experiences with cross-movement solidarity and organising. We're very excited to share it with you. Enjoy! www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...
Solidarity beyond silos is our best bet to end exploitation
Far-right bullies are on the rise, and exploitation will likely rise with them. Cross-movement organising is the only way out
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November 17, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Our final feature is rolling out! We wanted to end on a positive note, so asked a bunch of amazing people to write about their experiences with cross-movement solidarity and organising. We're very excited to share it with you. Enjoy! www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...
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Anti-trafficking killjoys struggle to get beyond trafficking and slavery. The only way to truly get beyond anti-trafficking is to stop making it the main character.
Our final @beyondslavery.bsky.social feature on solidarities beyond silos
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Our final @beyondslavery.bsky.social feature on solidarities beyond silos
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Solidarity beyond silos is our best bet to end exploitation
Far-right bullies are on the rise, and exploitation will likely rise with them. Cross-movement organising is the only way out
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November 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Anti-trafficking killjoys struggle to get beyond trafficking and slavery. The only way to truly get beyond anti-trafficking is to stop making it the main character.
Our final @beyondslavery.bsky.social feature on solidarities beyond silos
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Our final @beyondslavery.bsky.social feature on solidarities beyond silos
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Our last ever series on openDemocracy’s Beyond Trafficking & Slavery launched today.
It’s all about solidarity and we’ve got an amazing line up.
Feels good to leave on a more positive and hopeful note. Enjoy!
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It’s all about solidarity and we’ve got an amazing line up.
Feels good to leave on a more positive and hopeful note. Enjoy!
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Solidarity beyond silos is our best bet to end exploitation
Far-right bullies are on the rise, and exploitation will likely rise with them. Cross-movement organising is the only way out
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November 10, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Our last ever series on openDemocracy’s Beyond Trafficking & Slavery launched today.
It’s all about solidarity and we’ve got an amazing line up.
Feels good to leave on a more positive and hopeful note. Enjoy!
@beyondslavery.bsky.social @opendemocracy.net
www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...
It’s all about solidarity and we’ve got an amazing line up.
Feels good to leave on a more positive and hopeful note. Enjoy!
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Next out in our final @beyondslavery.bsky.social feature is this brilliant piece by Jake Hall about Wages for Housework.
An important historical lens on solidarities beyond silos on the global stage, and the legacies of this trailblazing movement.
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An important historical lens on solidarities beyond silos on the global stage, and the legacies of this trailblazing movement.
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How Wages for Housework sparked an international movement
The 1970s movement paved the way for queer, Black, trans and sex working feminist organising across the world today
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November 11, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Next out in our final @beyondslavery.bsky.social feature is this brilliant piece by Jake Hall about Wages for Housework.
An important historical lens on solidarities beyond silos on the global stage, and the legacies of this trailblazing movement.
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An important historical lens on solidarities beyond silos on the global stage, and the legacies of this trailblazing movement.
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Next up in our solidarities feature, this vital piece on blindspots and tensions around trade union organising to support seasonal workers.
By the brilliant @mellino.bsky.social as a collab between @beyondslavery.bsky.social & @tbij.bsky.social
By the brilliant @mellino.bsky.social as a collab between @beyondslavery.bsky.social & @tbij.bsky.social
‘An indictment of the trade union movement’: Why no one is organising seasonal workers
‘An indictment of the trade union movement’: Why no one is organising seasonal workers
Farm workers go on unofficial strikes as their temporary visas create barriers to union membership
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Next up in our solidarities feature, this vital piece on blindspots and tensions around trade union organising to support seasonal workers.
By the brilliant @mellino.bsky.social as a collab between @beyondslavery.bsky.social & @tbij.bsky.social
By the brilliant @mellino.bsky.social as a collab between @beyondslavery.bsky.social & @tbij.bsky.social
It seems that shootings at sea are just par for the course in Starmer’s longstanding strategy to outsource borders. Read the story ⤵️
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Even shots on Britons won’t stop UK’s border expansion
It seems that shootings at sea are just par for the course in Starmer’s longstanding strategy to outsource borders
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November 5, 2025 at 10:56 AM
It seems that shootings at sea are just par for the course in Starmer’s longstanding strategy to outsource borders. Read the story ⤵️
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"Even if we want to start a business, there are no customers. Most people already fled."
The closing spaces for Rohingya livelihoods in Myanmar and Bangladesh ⤵️
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The closing spaces for Rohingya livelihoods in Myanmar and Bangladesh ⤵️
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‘No way out’: the closing spaces for Rohingya livelihoods
Rohingya refugees in Myanmar and Bangladesh find work where they can, but their rights are increasingly restricted
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October 30, 2025 at 9:38 AM
"Even if we want to start a business, there are no customers. Most people already fled."
The closing spaces for Rohingya livelihoods in Myanmar and Bangladesh ⤵️
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The closing spaces for Rohingya livelihoods in Myanmar and Bangladesh ⤵️
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Denied the status of student or worker, Rohingya refugees in Malaysia carve out informal spaces for themselves, hoping for a future.
Read the latest in our series on refugee labour in the global economy ⤵️
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Read the latest in our series on refugee labour in the global economy ⤵️
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Not student or worker: how Rohingya youth rebuild in exile
Denied a status, Rohingya refugees in Malaysia carve out informal spaces for work and study, hoping for a future
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October 29, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Denied the status of student or worker, Rohingya refugees in Malaysia carve out informal spaces for themselves, hoping for a future.
Read the latest in our series on refugee labour in the global economy ⤵️
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Read the latest in our series on refugee labour in the global economy ⤵️
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A year and a half into the war in Sudan, community support has been a lifeline – but it’s been stretched near to breaking ⤵️
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The world doesn’t care about Sudan. It’s up to us to rebuild
A year and a half into the war, community support has been a lifeline – but it’s been stretched near to breaking
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October 28, 2025 at 9:12 AM
A year and a half into the war in Sudan, community support has been a lifeline – but it’s been stretched near to breaking ⤵️
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Sudanese in Uganda: ‘Life didn’t stop with the war’
Sudanese in Uganda: ‘Life didn’t stop with the war’
Displacement is tough, but friendly policies and an adaptable mindset have helped Sudanese refugees to rebuild
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October 22, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Sudanese in Uganda: ‘Life didn’t stop with the war’
"I am convinced that the Sudanese people are capable of making peace and shaping their future."
How Sudanese refugees have adapted to displacement in Uganda ⤵️
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How Sudanese refugees have adapted to displacement in Uganda ⤵️
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Sudanese in Uganda: ‘Life didn’t stop with the war’
Displacement is tough, but friendly policies and an adaptable mindset have helped Sudanese refugees to rebuild
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October 22, 2025 at 8:38 AM
"I am convinced that the Sudanese people are capable of making peace and shaping their future."
How Sudanese refugees have adapted to displacement in Uganda ⤵️
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How Sudanese refugees have adapted to displacement in Uganda ⤵️
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Increasingly hostile migration policies in Brazil mean that, more than ever, building solidarity needs creativity and strong alliances.
Next up in our series on refugees in the global economy ⤵️
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Next up in our series on refugees in the global economy ⤵️
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Brazil's refugees: Collective resistance where policy fails
Increasingly hostile policies mean that, more than ever, building solidarity needs creativity and strong alliances
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October 21, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Increasingly hostile migration policies in Brazil mean that, more than ever, building solidarity needs creativity and strong alliances.
Next up in our series on refugees in the global economy ⤵️
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Next up in our series on refugees in the global economy ⤵️
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Work in Brazil is precarious and exploitative for refugees – a situation long faced by marginalised citizens. Continuing our series on refugees in the global economy ⤵️
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Refugees in Brazil: marginalised despite legal protections
Work in Brazil is precarious and exploitative for refugees – a situation long faced by marginalised citizens
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October 20, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Work in Brazil is precarious and exploitative for refugees – a situation long faced by marginalised citizens. Continuing our series on refugees in the global economy ⤵️
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Kurds working in demolition are plugging a much-needed labour gap in Japan. But a lack of legal status makes them vulnerable – and they've been increasingly deported after a legal 'loophole' was closed in 2023.
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Read the piece ⤵️
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Kurds increasingly deported after Japan closes ‘loophole’
Kurds working in demolition are plugging a much-needed labour gap. But lack of legal status makes them vulnerable
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October 16, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Kurds working in demolition are plugging a much-needed labour gap in Japan. But a lack of legal status makes them vulnerable – and they've been increasingly deported after a legal 'loophole' was closed in 2023.
Read the piece ⤵️
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Read the piece ⤵️
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Experience the sounds and sights of the Al-Hassan industrial zone in Jordan 🔊⤵️
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What does global production sound like?
Experience the sounds and sights of the Al-Hassan industrial zone in Jordan
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October 15, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Experience the sounds and sights of the Al-Hassan industrial zone in Jordan 🔊⤵️
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“It seems that this time they're serious about wanting all foreign workers out of the country.”
How refugees got caught in Jordan’s campaign against informal work ⤵️⤵️
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How refugees got caught in Jordan’s campaign against informal work ⤵️⤵️
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Refugees caught in Jordan’s campaign against informal work
A campaign to end informal work in Jordan is making refugees’ already precarious lives more vulnerable
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October 14, 2025 at 8:39 AM
“It seems that this time they're serious about wanting all foreign workers out of the country.”
How refugees got caught in Jordan’s campaign against informal work ⤵️⤵️
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How refugees got caught in Jordan’s campaign against informal work ⤵️⤵️
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Excellent new series on refugees in the global economy. Really thoughtful pieces across a wide range of international contexts.
Labour markets and refugees are increasingly dependent on each other, but the markets always have the upper hand.
Aslı Salihoğlu and @cthibos.bsky.social kicking off our new series on refugee labour in the global economy ⤵️
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Aslı Salihoğlu and @cthibos.bsky.social kicking off our new series on refugee labour in the global economy ⤵️
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Disposable yet indispensable: refugees in the global economy
Labour markets and refugees are increasingly dependent on each other, but the markets always have the upper hand
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October 13, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Excellent new series on refugees in the global economy. Really thoughtful pieces across a wide range of international contexts.
‘Empowerment’ models let refugees into labour markets, but they also remove safety nets and leave room for exploitation.
Read the next instalment in our series on refugees in the global economy ⤵️
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Read the next instalment in our series on refugees in the global economy ⤵️
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Exploitation embedded in business model of refugee support
‘Empowerment’ models let refugees into labour markets, but they also remove safety nets and invite exploitation
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October 13, 2025 at 8:26 AM
‘Empowerment’ models let refugees into labour markets, but they also remove safety nets and leave room for exploitation.
Read the next instalment in our series on refugees in the global economy ⤵️
www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...
Read the next instalment in our series on refugees in the global economy ⤵️
www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...
Poland was commended for welcoming over a million Ukrainians fleeing war – but those refugees have since hit a glass ceiling ⤵️
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How Ukrainian refugees hit a glass ceiling working in Poland
Poland was commended for welcoming over a million Ukrainians fleeing war – but long-term protection is lacking
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October 9, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Poland was commended for welcoming over a million Ukrainians fleeing war – but those refugees have since hit a glass ceiling ⤵️
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🚨 We all want accountability for Big Tech, but the Online Safety Act’s moralising aims are hurting LGBTQ+ people and sex workers ⤵️
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Online Safety: ‘Protect kids’ is pretext for rights erosions
We all want accountability for Big Tech, but the OSA’s moralising aims are hurting LGBTQ+ people and sex workers
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October 8, 2025 at 10:13 AM
🚨 We all want accountability for Big Tech, but the Online Safety Act’s moralising aims are hurting LGBTQ+ people and sex workers ⤵️
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Displacement from Venezuela taught me that class has no borders ⤵️
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Migrating taught me that class has no borders
Working as a migrant in Germany, I saw how elite migrants bypassed systems that kept the rest of us in precarity
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October 8, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Displacement from Venezuela taught me that class has no borders ⤵️
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Disposable yet indispensable: refugees in the global economy
Disposable yet indispensable: refugees in the global economy
Labour markets and refugees are increasingly dependent on each other, but the markets always have the upper hand
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October 5, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Disposable yet indispensable: refugees in the global economy
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Ten years on, Venezuelans still face precarity in Colombia
Ten years on, Venezuelans still face precarity in Colombia
Displaced Venezuelans found support and protection in Colombia. But more must be done to prevent their exploitation
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October 7, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Ten years on, Venezuelans still face precarity in Colombia