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Making food safer and sustainable

Greater investments in science, technology and innovative practices can transform food systems, and ensure steady supplies, nutrition, and access

The future of work is here and it’s flexible

School leavers want flexibility and gig work offers it. But how will that affect the economy?

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The role of unions in the era of gig work

The loopholes in labour laws will need to be plugged if gig workers are ever to get a fair deal.

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Empowering older workers amid an ageing workforce

Discovering new ways to empower older employees to find their groove and stay relevant in an ever-changing workplace.

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Breaking the billion-dollar addiction to consultants in government

Private consultancy companies have governments addicted to their services and the bill continues to balloon year on year as the ties that bind get tighter.

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Coal mining in India has a human cost

Communities living close to coal mines in India face the constant threat of coal fires and land subsidence forcing them to flee their homes.

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Migrant workers paid a huge price for COVID-19

The mass movement of migrant workers during the pandemic allowed India’s authorities to weaken labour rights.

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Ride-share drivers find ways to survive COVID downturn

The COVID-19 pandemic decimated the incomes of Indonesian motorbike and car drivers working for ride-sharing apps. But they found creative ways to survive.

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Bland warehouses hide the heart of a city

What makes cities work? It is not the historic monuments or grand architecture but something far more prosaic. Q and A with Prof Brett Neilson.

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Kolkata’s domestic workers left insecure

Cities cannot function without domestic workers in India but their employment conditions remain precarious.

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Sex workers and the city: The fight for rights

Organisation and solidarity are critical to ensuring the rights of sex-workers.

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Poverty battle raged on in 2022, here are four ways women are working to escape it

Research across the world demonstrates how global poverty can be tackled effectively by empowering women in all aspects.

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