MORE than 100 Ethiopian maids have been dumped on the doorstep of the country’s embassy in Lebanon as a result of the worsening economic crisis.
Initially the embassy took the maids to local shelters in the capital Beirut.
But as more were dropped off by their employers, the embassy shut its doors leaving the penniless women to fend for themselves.
As extremist movements grow on the streets and at the ballot box, the emergence of the Together Alliance points to a vital strategy: unity across trade unions, campaigners and communities, says TONY CONWAY
The West’s dangerous pesticide dumping in Africa is threatening biodiversity, population health and food sovereignty, argues ROGER McKENZIE
A joint statement from Derby Indian Workers’ Association and Vox Feminarum/Women’s Voices
MARTYN GRAY asks TUC congress to endorse measures that would help stop the present exploitation of seafarers


