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An updated version of the Call, which has been endorsed by more than 200 civil society organizations in September 2020, was published on April 2026. The revision is made in light of new political developments through April 2026. Read more
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By Florian Juergens-Grant. After a few years away from HelpAge, working on the extension of social protection coverage to workers in informal employment, I’m glad to be back. One of my first tasks on returning has been to help re-think and update Pension Watch - HelpAge’s global database on social pensions. We are currently working to finalise the database and interactive website in preparations for a grand unveiling of the sparkling new Pension Watch in September this year. In the meantime, I wanted to take the opportunity to share some of the insights that stood out to us in developing the new database. Read more
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Human Rights Watch has published a new report documenting how platform companies have created a business model that sidesteps labor law, avoiding obligations related to minimum wages, occupational safety, and social security, while exercising significant control over workers through algorithmic systems that determine pay, assign tasks, and can suspend workers, often without transparency or effective recourse. Based on interviews with workers in India, Kenya, Lebanon, Mexico, Pakistan, and the UK, as well as migrant returnees from Bangladesh and Nepal who previously worked for companies in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Kuwait, the report shows the human impact of unregulated work in the platform economy. It was released ahead of negotiations at the International Labour Conference on a new Convention and Recommendation that would establish the first binding global standards on decent work in the platform economy, including access to social security. Read more
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Ahead of negotiations at the 114th International Labour Conference at the International Labour Organization, civil society organizations, human rights, and workers’ groups, including the Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors, have called for strong global standards to protect all platform workers. The declaration urges governments to ensure that platform workers have access to labor protections and comprehensive, adequate social security, regardless of employment classification, and to address the risks created by algorithmic management. Read more
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On 24 June 2026, during London Climate Action Week, People's Courage International (PCI) will convene the Asia & Africa Forum on Climate Adaptation and Resilience for Workers in London, from 3:30 to 5:30 PM. This is a working forum - not a space to rehearse problems, but to accelerate proven, community-led solutions. We will share how markets and governments have worked with us to co-create solutions already demonstrating real potential for scale and impact, proof that change is not only necessary, but possible.
Governments, civil society, workers' organisations, researchers, philanthropies, and private sector actors will all be in the room. What this moment calls for is a voice that can connect moral urgency with real-world authority. We warmly invite you to join us at the forum. Your presence would be deeply valuable at this critical juncture, as someone who understands the stakes. Your engagement would bring weight, urgency, and inspiration to the dialogue. Please send a one-line confirmation or click here to register. Click here to register
Date: 24 June 2026 / Time: 3.30 pm – 5.30 pm
Venue: The University of Chicago Booth School of Business One Bartholomew Close, Barts Square, London EC1A 7BL
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The Gender IFI collective invites you to the 2026 Gender Summer School. This series of six-free online learning sessions brings together regional and global organisations working to advance economic justice, particularly from a feminist perspective, to discuss the IFIs’ impact on women’s rights and wellbeing, as well as sharing strategies and tactics to push back.
WHO CAN JOIN? The summer school is free to any activist, scholar and advocate interested in learning about economic justice and IFI influencing – especially women’s rights groups!
WHEN IS IT HAPPENING? From 22nd June to 2nd July 2026 Read more
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Across Asia and Africa, more than 1.8 billion informal workers keep cities, economies, and global supply chains running — yet they remain among the most exposed and least protected people on Earth when it comes to the climate crisis. People's Courage International (PCI) has published their regional study Hot Cities Make Hard Work Harder: Strengthening Health and Livelihood Resilience for Informal Workers in South and Southeast Asian Cities that documents their lived realities.
What they told us is urgent and unambiguous, dangerous conditions have become routine simply because there is no alternative. These findings demand action — not further study, not sympathy, but practical, scalable solutions built with and for the communities most at risk. Read more
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The 2024 Israeli war on Lebanon underscored the reliance on civil society as an operational backbone in crises, while acknowledging the limits of state-led emergency governance. CSOs demonstrated agility, local knowledge, and trust-based networks, yet faced persistent obstacles in coordination, funding, and systematic integration. This policy brief by the Camealeon Consortium and the Asfari Institute for Civil Society and Citizenship at AUB synthesizes evidence from a series of primary data collection with relevant stakeholders around the recent emergency to identify and address structural weaknesses in governance, data management, and social protection. It provides actionable policy recommendations to formalize CSO roles, strengthen coordination systems, and embed inclusive and evidence-based practices, offering a roadmap to enhance preparedness, equity, and accountability in future national emergency responses. Read more
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) notes with grave concern the latest Quarter 1 2026 Labour Force Survey released by Statistics South Africa. The figures expose an economy in deep structural crisis and a society being pushed towards desperation. SAFTU reiterates its demand for the immediate implementation of a permanent R1 500 Basic Income Grant for the unemployed and poor. The current SRD grant remains far below the poverty line and wholly inadequate for survival. Read more
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