National governments must cede some control over immigration to EU-level institutions if migrants are ever to be received and dealt with humanely.
Barcelona seeks to welcome refugees and migrants into the fabric of the city, but its efforts have been stymied by the national government.
This year’s International Labour Conference could represent a turning point in the struggle to regulate global supply chains.
The individuals stuck in Greece have begun a hunger strike, their determination challenging the arbitrary distinction between refugees and migrants. How long must they sit there?
Balkan borders dominoed shut last week, ostensibly to block ‘economic migrants’, and now only Syrians, Afghans and Iraqis may pass. Those trapped, however, have come too far to stay quiet.
This week’s special feature was edited by Neil Howard, Genevieve LeBaron and Cameron Thibos from openDemocracy’s new editorial partnership, Beyond Trafficking and Slavery.
Introducing a new openDemocracy partnership challenging both the empty sensationalism of mainstream media accounts of exploitation and domination, and the hollow, technocratic policy responses promoted by businesses and politicians.
