Our final editorial: THANK YOU to everyone who helped us make BTS a success over the past 11 years. We will forever be in your debt, and we will miss you! Take care. www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...

We wondered how the US govt has evolved internally on anti-trafficking, so we asked Luis Cdebaca – one of the people who helped set it all up

When dairy workers made common cause with Palestine solidarity activists, the result was radical love in the public square www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...

Radical feminists and religious groups got into bed together once. Now they're broadening the affair, says @gaatw.bsky.social www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...

Our final feature is rolling out! We wanted to end on a positive note, so asked a bunch of amazing people to write about their experiences with cross-movement solidarity and organising. We're very excited to share it with you. Enjoy! www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...

Anti-trafficking killjoys struggle to get beyond trafficking and slavery. The only way to truly get beyond anti-trafficking is to stop making it the main character. Our final @beyondslavery.bsky.social feature on solidarities beyond silos www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...

Our last ever series on openDemocracy’s Beyond Trafficking & Slavery launched today. It’s all about solidarity and we’ve got an amazing line up. Feels good to leave on a more positive and hopeful note. Enjoy! @beyondslavery.bsky.social @opendemocracy.net www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...

Next out in our final @beyondslavery.bsky.social feature is this brilliant piece by Jake Hall about Wages for Housework. An important historical lens on solidarities beyond silos on the global stage, and the legacies of this trailblazing movement. www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...

Next up in our solidarities feature, this vital piece on blindspots and tensions around trade union organising to support seasonal workers. By the brilliant @mellino.bsky.social as a collab between @beyondslavery.bsky.social & @tbij.bsky.social

It seems that shootings at sea are just par for the course in Starmer’s longstanding strategy to outsource borders. Read the story ⤵️ www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...

"Even if we want to start a business, there are no customers. Most people already fled." The closing spaces for Rohingya livelihoods in Myanmar and Bangladesh ⤵️ www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...

Denied the status of student or worker, Rohingya refugees in Malaysia carve out informal spaces for themselves, hoping for a future. Read the latest in our series on refugee labour in the global economy ⤵️ www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...

A year and a half into the war in Sudan, community support has been a lifeline – but it’s been stretched near to breaking ⤵️ www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...

Sudanese in Uganda: ‘Life didn’t stop with the war’

"I am convinced that the Sudanese people are capable of making peace and shaping their future." How Sudanese refugees have adapted to displacement in Uganda ⤵️ www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...

Increasingly hostile migration policies in Brazil mean that, more than ever, building solidarity needs creativity and strong alliances. Next up in our series on refugees in the global economy ⤵️ www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...

Work in Brazil is precarious and exploitative for refugees – a situation long faced by marginalised citizens. Continuing our series on refugees in the global economy ⤵️ www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...

Kurds working in demolition are plugging a much-needed labour gap in Japan. But a lack of legal status makes them vulnerable – and they've been increasingly deported after a legal 'loophole' was closed in 2023. Read the piece ⤵️ www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...

Experience the sounds and sights of the Al-Hassan industrial zone in Jordan 🔊⤵️ www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...

“It seems that this time they're serious about wanting all foreign workers out of the country.” How refugees got caught in Jordan’s campaign against informal work ⤵️⤵️ www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...

Excellent new series on refugees in the global economy. Really thoughtful pieces across a wide range of international contexts.

‘Empowerment’ models let refugees into labour markets, but they also remove safety nets and leave room for exploitation. Read the next instalment in our series on refugees in the global economy ⤵️ www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...

Poland was commended for welcoming over a million Ukrainians fleeing war – but those refugees have since hit a glass ceiling ⤵️ www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...

🚨 We all want accountability for Big Tech, but the Online Safety Act’s moralising aims are hurting LGBTQ+ people and sex workers ⤵️ www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...

Displacement from Venezuela taught me that class has no borders ⤵️ www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...

Disposable yet indispensable: refugees in the global economy

Ten years on, Venezuelans still face precarity in Colombia

Displaced Venezuelans found support and protection in Colombia. Ten years on, more must be done to prevent their exploitation ⤵️ www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...

Refugees deserve work that matches their skills and ambitions – yet too often job programmes are merely an exit strategy for aid. Next up in our series ⤵️ www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...

Labour markets and refugees are increasingly dependent on each other, but the markets always have the upper hand. Aslı Salihoğlu and @cthibos.bsky.social kicking off our new series on refugee labour in the global economy ⤵️ www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...

Legislation is only part of the puzzle. Without access to justice and *enforceable* remediation, the cards are stacked against workers. Read these shocking cases of workers left without a penny, despite winning at tribunal against their former employers.

Rescue ship shooting: Where is the EU’s red line with Libya?

Reparations for racial injustice: Black fathers must be first in line

This is the first project to give women in prison recurring cash support. Their long-term goal is prison abolition. From Andrea James of the National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls, in the last instalment of our series ⤵️ www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...

Racial inequities mean Black kids increasingly grow up without fathers in the US. Reparations could break the cycle. Read the latest piece in our series on reparations for racial injustice ⤵️ www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...

The US is built on stolen labour. It’s time to settle the debt ✍️ Richard Wallace, Equity and Transformation Read part 4 of our series ⤵️ www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...

Everybody knows the Libyan Coast Guard is involved in the mass abuse/torture/murder of people in Libya. Over the years this hasn't been enough for the EU to break off its partnership. The LCG is now targeting NGOs - apparently that used to be a Commission red line, but we'll see if it still is.

The Libyan Coast Guard fired hundreds of bullets at a rescue ship. The European Commission had suggested direct fire would be a ‘red line’. Now the line has been crossed, they show no signs of ending the partnership with Libya. ✍️ @freylindsay.bsky.social www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...

Prison labour: the last stronghold of slavery in the US

Black Americans are disproportionately incarcerated and exploited with prison labour. It’s time to finish the work of abolition ✍️ @biancatylek.bsky.social ⤵️ www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...

The ACLU of Louisiana transferred wealth from the slave trade to survivors of racist policing. It’s a template for reparative justice ⤵️ www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...

Slavery caused stark wealth inequalities in the US – now that wealth must be returned to its rightful owners ✍️ Nika Soon-Shiong at the Fund for Guaranteed Income ⤵️ www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...

On Sunday, the migrant rescue ship Ocean Viking was attacked by armed men in international waters. The assailants: the Libyan Coast Guard, sponsored by the European Union to police the Mediterranean.

“Ultimately workers and employers both need to know that the workers have the option to withdraw their labour and find another job, and won’t lose their immigration status or risk destitution if they are unable to work" - @focusonlabour.bsky.social, in this new piece by @freylindsay.bsky.social

Kate Roberts @focusonlabour.bsky.social says the Employment Rights Bill (due back in parliament) “won’t do much” for seasonal workers. She says it's essentially incompatible with Labour’s commitment to improving labour standards. ✍️ @freylindsay.bsky.social

With the Employment Rights Bill shortly pack in parliament the UK needs to make sure that restrictive work visas don't leave workers unable to access rights. All workers, including those on the UK's seasonal worker visa, need to be able to access rights in practice

Migrant workers’ legal precarity reveals the incompatibility of Labour’s policies on worker’s rights and immigration. How seasonal workers continue to face exploitation as the visa scheme expands ✍️ @freylindsay.bsky.social ⤵️ www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...

Women working on UK farms report sexual harassment and financial insecurity

Global leaders must finally stand up to Israel before it’s too late for Gaza

Outdated laws and benefit cuts: Why women can’t leave sex work