The global economy runs on forced and precarious labour. This course explores how this economic engine operates and how worker and migrant rights can be strengthened.
Drawing upon numerous articles
Heed the call for rights not rescue
Three stories of commercial sex – which can protect the people engaged in it most?
It's not a question of 'what can be done?', but one of 'what are we willing to do?'
Migrant workers aren't inherently vulnerable – our immigration systems make them that way
With the right political will we can reduce labour exploitation in global supply chains
What drive business to exploit workers, and why do workers accept it?
What could transform the world? How about a global redistribution of wealth? What about universal basic income?
What are the political challenges associated with different approaches to regulating sex work? What is possible to change?
Changing the world has never been easy. Reform visas? Open borders? What could be both politically possible and effective?
What could combat forced and precarious labour? Awareness raising? Ethical consumption? Collective organising?
