Migrant workers are the backbone of Saudi Arabia’s renewable energy projects. But our new research shows they are being exploited and dehumanised in the very industry that should symbolise a sustainable future. Read the full report ➡️ www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/b...

No Climate Justice Without Labour Justice. equidem.org/climate-week...

A Palestinian child has been killed every hour on avge by Israel in Gaza over last 23 months (over 20,000). That's why I'm running Royal Parks Half Marathon to raise money for Ajyal Foundation's support of children in Gaza. Pls donate! 2025-royal-parks-half-marathon.raiselysite.com/mustafa-qadr...

Energizing to lead @equidem.bsky.social’s workshop building human rights-driven platform work and beyond. Immense privilege to learn from Djoudi an Amazon France warehouse worker and Global Gig Worker Alliance leader and the other workers. Thank you @etuc-ces.bsky.social and @fesonline.bsky.social!

Thousands face deportation. Who counts the human cost; families torn apart, rights ignored, voices silenced. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle...

Indonesia's proposed ride-hailing fare hike has sparked a fierce backlash from drivers' groups, who say it sidesteps the real issue - excessive platform commissions that eat into their earnings and thereby offset any benefit from higher fares. www.dealstreetasia.com/stories/indo...

Profiting From Pain: Pakistan’s Migrant Workers Deserve Rights, Not Just Remittances www.eurasiareview.com/03072025-pro...

For the third time since 2021, Amazon did not show up to a European Parliament hearing on working conditions last Thursday in Brussels. www.brusselstimes.com/1646555/us-t...

“This is a new, modern-day factory floor. Unless labour regulations catch up with the digital age, we risk repeating industrial-era exploitation on a global scale,” writes my Equidem colleague Eiffel Abedin for @ihrb.bsky.social www.ihrb.org/latest/conte...

New report by the @business-humanrights.org reveals how 65 top fashion brands are failing to integrate worker rights and representation into their climate strategies. www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/b...

In Tech Policy Press, Shikha Silliman Bhattacharjee and Nandita Shivakumar, drawing on Equidem's latest report, unpack how Big Tech weaponizes NDAs to suppress workers trauma, block labour organizing & dodge corporate accountability. 📰 Read: techpolicy.press/how-ndas-bec...

THREAD: As Israel and the United States wage yet another war of aggression, I was struck by this speech that Martin Luther King Jnr gave to striking sanitation workers in Memphis Tennessee back in 1968, only a few weeks before he was assassinated, as part of the Poor People's Campaign.

FIFA, in bending the knee to King Trump, has decided not to show any videos, signage or marketing assets in venues hosting the Club World Cup in the United States which explicitly mention challenging racism or discrimination. Source: archive.ph/HECVV

Israel’s attack on Iran violates international law, threatening peace and security www.icj.org/israel-iran-...

Bayern Munich fans at the Club World Cup held up a banner saying "world football is more poorly governed than before" and "smash FIFA". They are not going out on a limb here. A 🧵 on the experts and organisations that recently said the same thing...

1/ After nearly 3 years of research, our @hrw.org report "The Gig Trap" is finally out. It documents how companies like Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Instacart, Shipt, Favor, and Amazon Flex created a business model that undermines labor rights & deepens inequality in the US. A 🧵https://hrw.org/node/391214

“Nowhere has the rise of digital platforms had a more unfair impact on work than in the Global South. What platforms describe as freedom is often closer to digital exploitation.” @chandancampaign.bsky.social @mustafaqadri.bsky.social #ILC2025 www.techpolicy.press/gig-workers-...

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📢 Happening today! 🕐 10 AM EST I 5 PM EAT 📲 Register now: us05web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 🎤 Speakers include: ▪️ Two former content moderators ▪️ Ephantus Kanyugi, Data Labelers Association ▪️ Eric Mwezi Manzi, ITUC ▪️ Mylene Cabalona, BIEN Pilipinas ▪️ Mustafa Qadri, Equidem

Over the last 12 months, Equidem did a global investigation into the labour and safety conditions of content and other data workers on major social media and AI platforms. Join us at 4pm CET (10am US ET) on Wed May 28 to find out more: us05web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Over 1,000 garment workers are demanding @Nike give them the recognition and pay they deserve. We stand with them. #SeeUsNike bsky.app/profile/glob...

Migrants send or bring back over three times the amount of money provided by global foreign aid. Cutting transaction fees could make this support even more effective in reducing poverty. ourworldindata.org/great-global...

If you're a conflicted fan, what can you do? I don't think you have to give up your club, but you can act. Donate to Saudi organisations like Al Qst who campaign to free political prisoners. Sign petitions by Amnesty. And whatever you decide, speak. It matters. alqst.org/en/support-u...

1️⃣ 📢New Equidem Brief As Saudi Arabia chairs the UN Commission on the Status of Women, Equidem exposes forced labour, gender-based violence & racial discrimination against Ethiopian, Kenyan & Ugandan women in the Gulf. 📢 Read: equidem.org/reports/shat...

Key Findings: 🔴Women workers face physical,psychological, sexual, and economic abuse—with 0 accountability for perpetrators. 🔴Kafala system still traps workers in abusive jobs, preventing them from leaving. 🔴Migrant women are denied fundamental rights: no freedom of movement, no legal aid,no unions.

📢 Saudi Arabia Chairs the UN Commission on the Status of Women – While Abusing Migrant Women Workers New Equidem Briefing paper Exposes the Truth. Read now : equidem.org/reports/shat...

This is a crucial moment for #bizhumanrights in the USA - and @business-humanrights.org is looking for a senior researcher to help prevent corporate backsliding and continue driving respect for human rights in business. Apply by 14 March: bhrrc.bamboohr.com/careers/94?s...

Saudi Arabia’s Neom megacity project has led to serious abuses against local residents and migrant workers, with potentially disastrous environmental consequences.⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi24...

Jeff Ochieng, the author of our latest report, recounted his own experience of being trafficked to #Qatar: https://buff.ly/3ERE3Aw

Recruitment to the #GCC, particularly #Qatar, has long been marred by corruption, with the bilateral labour agreement failing to address these issues. MR's @vanishforever.bsky.social investigated exploitative recruitment practices in the corridor shedding light on the role of #Gulf consultants.

📢 Read more about our involvement, the impact of these new EU laws, and the next steps: www.antislavery.org/latest/impac...

The Forced Labour Regulation is a critical step in ensuring that perpetrators can no longer profit from forced labour while empowering consumers to make ethical choices. We’ve worked tirelessly behind the scenes to make sure the draft text of the regulation is as worker-centric as possible.

🎉 We’re honoured to be nominated for Freedom United's Campaign of the Year for our involvement in shaping the EU Forced Labour Regulation! 👉 Vote here: www.freedomunited.org/freedom-unit...

I've been meaning to write about this for a while, well for years. But the Trump Administration’s sudden and destructive decision to pause development funding compels a response. Here are some thoughts that come to mind and I'd welcome your thoughts! www.linkedin.com/pulse/time-h...

Is nonprofit leadership taken as seriously as corporate leadership? According to The Freedom Fund CEO @nickgrono.bsky.social, the answer is often no! Hear the discussion at The Nonprofit Show! ➡️ lnkd.in/grMFhKdF

A big spread in Le Matin Dimanche.

🌡️ A Deadly Threshold: Workers at Risk Across industrial sectors, workers are enduring extreme heat as wet-bulb temperatures exceed the safe threshold of 32.1°C—conditions where the body’s cooling system fails, leading to severe health risks and even death. 🧵

How Saudi Arabia Bought Trump - And What They Want @moreperfectunion.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Su8N...

🧵 3/3 New Equidem and BHRRC report "Rush to Renewables" reveals this painful irony: Workers displaced by climate change face life-threatening conditions while building climate solutions. 📖 Read the full report here: www.equidem.org/reports/rush...

🧵 2/3 The impacts are severe: Even workers in air-conditioned vehicles develop health problems from temperature shifts. Despite labor laws requiring midday breaks, limited access to water, rest & shade leaves workers vulnerable to heatstroke, dehydration & chronic illness.

🧵 1/3 As Gulf countries race to build solar farms and wind turbines, the human cost of this "green" transformation remains hidden. Many workers first fled climate disasters in their home countries - only to face temperatures of 55°C (131°F) while building renewable energy projects.

US to impose sanctions on #Sudan RSF leader Hemeti. US found that RSF committed genocide, according to Reuters reuters.com/world/us-imp...

I feel honoured to lead an inspiring team of talented, dedicated and, most importantly, compassionately collegiate human rights professionals spanning four continents, multiple lived experiences including modern slavery survivors to build a new model for the not-for-profit sector.

Workers in Saudi Arabia say Amazon failed to compensate them for labor abuses: ‘They played a game against me’ My latest. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

In the final few days before the holidays, many nonprofit leaders will be feeling exhausted and overwhelmed after a year that's been even tougher than usual. All of which makes it particularly important for leaders to try and find time to take care of themselves. open.substack.com/pub/nickgron...

🚨 Equidem joins 20+ organizations in condemning FIFA's decision to award the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia. Ignoring the risks to workers, residents, and fans is a betrayal of FIFA’s own policies. This will lead to exploitation and injustice. #FIFA www.equidem.org/blogs/joint-...

Happening now! Launch of Business & Human Rights Resource Centre and Equidem's important new joint report on labour exploitation in the Gulf renewable energy sector. To join register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Read more on the Qatar report in my latest for Forbes: www.forbes.com/sites/samind...

A step forward: Chile, Costa Rica, Spain, France, Luxembourg and Mexico submitted a referral today to the ICC in the situation of Afghanistan, citing the worsening conditions and the seriousness of the situation for women and girls. www.minrel.gob.cl/noticias-ant...