Penelope Kyritsis is an assistant managing editor for Beyond Trafficking and Slavery and a freelance researcher on global labour issues. She co-authored ‘Confronting root causes: forced labour in global supply chains' and co-edited ‘Domestic workers speak: a global fight for rights and recognition'. Follow Penelope on Twitter @_penelopeCK.
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Publicado en: Beyond Trafficking and SlaverySurviving violence in a Bangladeshi garment factory
Laws against gender-based violence at work exist in Bangladesh, but their protective power is as thin as the paper...
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Publicado en: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryWhy we formed an independent farm workers union
The Familias Unidas por las Justicia migrant workers’ union in Washington state is taking action to defend the...
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Publicado en: democraciaAbiertaTrabajadores migrantes crean union independiente para combatir la discriminacion de género y proteger sus derechos laborales
El grupo Familias Unidas por las Justicia toma acción en el estado de Washington para defender los derechos de las...
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Publicado en: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryGender-based violence at work: when the boss is the threat
Treating gender-based violence as a type of discrimination leaves many women trapped under violent bosses with...
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Publicado en: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryInterview: the struggle for migrant workers' rights
How can migrant workers protect their rights when they are often excluded from collective action?
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Publicado en: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryThe fight for decent work: a need for new models
Workers usually organise within their sector, if at all. But in today’s economy, could a community-wide approach...