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workers rights

August 5, 2013

The true story behind zero-hours contracts

The following advertisement recently appeared in my local newspaper. ‘Female carer required to support client with all aspects of personal care in own home. Five calls a day between 7am and 10pm over 7days. Driver preferred. £6.75 an hour, 16-20 hours a week.’
August 2, 2013

Real scale of exploitative 'zero hours' working is still unknown

Figures published by the Office for National Statistics this week show that 250,000 people were employed on zero hours contracts last year.
May 10, 2013

Doubling wages of Bangladeshi textile workers 'would add 2p to cost of a t-shirt'

New figures published by the TUC suggest that low wages in the Bangladesh textile industry have nothing to do with cash-strapped consumers demanding cheap clothes.
October 31, 2012

Ecumenical advocacy for the rights of domestic migrant workers

Protection of the rights of migrant workers in Asian countries was high on the agenda at a recent ecumenical workshop held in Bangkok.
September 12, 2012

Austerity creates a tough climate for union negotiators

Austerity and the poor state of the economy has created a tough climate for union negotiators, according to the TUC Equality Audit.
July 22, 2012

The 'Olympishambles' and immoral attitudes towards employment

As anger and contempt at the 'Olympishambles' and for G4S' astoundingly hapless CEO fill columns and airwaves, little attention is being paid to the light this débâcle has shed on the callous and amoral attitudes towards employment which are taking root in our culture.
October 31, 2011

Our hard times: muddle or conspiracy?

“It's aw a muddle, lass. Aw a muddle.” This was the dying lament of Stephen Blackpool, the power-loom operator of Hard Times who was driven to physical and emotional ruin by the ruthless economic and industrial system of his day.
May 1, 2011

Deaths at work remembered by UK trade unionists

Britain's trade unionists have been taking part in International Workers' Memorial Day, to remember thousands who have died at work.
May 1, 2010

May Day: What (more) about the workers?

Work in the 21st century is no longer what it was in our parents and grandparents generations, says Jill Segger. May day gives us an opportunity to re-evaluate work and the lives we build through it.
March 8, 2010

Churches push for government to enforce workers’ rights

Britain's main Free Churches are joining with charities, unions and campaign groups to lobby for a fairer deal for the country's 3.5 million workers.