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Issue 27 // 29th April 2024
Takis Iliopoulos considers how local suppliers, even in countries with low wages and labour standards, can wield power from their critical position in global supply chains. Read more of the article
Issue 27 // 29th April 2024
Malte Laub considers the effect of austerity on the role of the police, who are now having to act as teaching assistants and mental health support workers, and pick up the pieces of a failed welfare state. Read more of the article
Issue 27 // 29th April 2024
Iris Nikolopoulou analyses how the increasing influence of the financial sector has generated distinct paths in terms of working conditions between workers employed by private financial institutions and the rest of the economy. Read more of the article
Issue 27 // 29th April 2024
Thibault Darcillon and Yasmine Mohamed look at the link between the rise of institutional investors and the decreasing power of trade unions, and their consequent bargaining power. Read more of the article
Issue 27 // 29th April 2024
Gregory Tsardanidis looks at the power of boycotting in the digital age, when used by workers fighting unfair employment conditions. Read more of the article
Issue 26 // 19th January 2024
At the start of an election year of debate on migration, the latest issue of the Futures of Work blog provides a sober alternative to the anti-immigration rhetoric we’re likely to see in electoral campaigning. Read more of the article
Issue 26 // 19th January 2024
Clare Boden considers the diverse makeup of the West Midlands. Each year the West Midlands CA supports over 12,000 refugees and migrants through adult education, integration into the workplace and support with setting up businesses. Read more of the article
Issue 26 // 19th January 2024
Laila Kasem calls for a contextualisation of recent peaks in migration figures and an acknowledgement of how important migrants are for business and essential services in the UK. Read more of the article
Issue 26 // 19th January 2024
Fuad Mahamed and Davida Jepson imagine a better approach to helping migrants access the labour market. #migrantentrepreneurship #rethinkingrefugees #careerdevelopment #rethinkasylum Read more of the article
Issue 26 // 19th January 2024
Heather Rolfe argues that data on public attitudes towards immigrants reveals that the party forming the next government does not have to fear being pro-migration. Read more of the article
