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Strawberry Fields in Greece: Exploitation and Racism
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By Aliki Kosyfologou
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At least 28 strawberry field workers from Bangladesh were transferred to hospital with injuries on 17 May after being shot by the “foremen” of their employer. The incident occurred at 6 p.m. on the 41st kilometer of the highway between Patras and Pyrgos in Peloponnese.
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International Mobilisation on 1 June
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“People United Against Austerity”
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In the end of April there has been launched an International Call in Portugal for 1 June to unite against the Troika. The mobilisations are growing.
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Petition
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Stop “Troika for everyone” – No to a Pact on Competitiveness!
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A petition for democracy and social security in Europe as an alternative to further cuts in social expenditure through a “pact for competition” has been set up by activists and scientists in Paris, Berlin and Vienna. Find here the text and the link to sign it.
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Lecture by Lilja Mósesdóttir at NPI on 17 April
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The ‘Other’ Way of Iceland: Analysing a Case of ‘No Bail-Out’
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By Giannis Gaitanis,
Sotiris Koskoletos
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The Professor of Economics and ex-MP of Iceland expressed her view that the Icelandic way out of the crisis shows an alternative to the neoliberal crisis management.
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Bulgarian Election: Fraud and Vote Buying
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By Margarita Mileva
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On 12 May in Bulgaria were held early parliamentary elections. They were reached after unprecedented massive protests in the whole country in February and the resignation of the government of the ruling party GERB.
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Conference Report
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First Central and Eastern European Social and Environmental Forum
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By Felix Jaitner
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From 2 to 5 May 2013 the first Central and Eastern European Social and Environmental Forum (CEESF) took place in Vienna, Austria. About 150 participants from 12 European countries discussed along the title “Revolts in the Periphery?” both the economic and political situation of central and eastern...
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Seminar Report
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Networking for the Emancipation of Labour
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By Orsan Senalp
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Supported by transform! europe, Transnational Institute, Networked Politics and IGOPNet, an international seminar on Networked Labour was held in Amsterdam from 7 to 9 May.
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Initiative by the Transnational Trade Union Rights Experts Network (TTUR)
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Building Bridges Between Academia and the Trade Union Movement
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We would like to draw your attention to the recent initiative by the Transnational Trade Union Rights Experts Network (TTUR) consisting of eight leading European labour law experts denouncing the systematic attacks on social dialogue and labour law provisions to which the Euro-area crisis and the...
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