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Equidem @equidem.bsky.social · 13d

No climate justice without labour justice.

A green transition built on exploitation is neither just nor sustainable.

Read Equidem’s Climate Week statement 👉 equidem.org/climate-week...

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Mustafa Qadri @mustafaqadri.bsky.social · 2d

New Report by @alphabetworkersunion.org Details Exploitative Working Conditions of U.S. Data Workers Behind The Big Tech AI Boom www.alphabetworkersunion.org/press/new-re...

New Report Details Exploitative Working Conditions of U.S. Data Workers Behind The Big Tech AI Boom

Sep 30, 2025 - Press Release from AWU-CWA

www.alphabetworkersunion.org

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Mustafa Qadri @mustafaqadri.bsky.social · 2d

Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bill giving 800,000 Uber, Lyft drivers in California the right to unionize abc7news.com/post/governo...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bill giving 800,000 Uber, Lyft drivers in California the right to unionize

More than 800,000 drivers for ride-hailing companies in California will soon be able to join a union and bargain collectively for better wages and benefits under a measure signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

abc7news.com

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Business & Human Rights Resource Centre @business-humanrights.org · 7d

Migrant workers are the backbone of Saudi Arabia’s renewable energy projects.

But our new research shows they are being exploited and dehumanised in the very industry that should symbolise a sustainable future.

Read the full report ➡️ www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/b...

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Mustafa Qadri @mustafaqadri.bsky.social · 6d

No Climate Justice Without Labour Justice. equidem.org/climate-week...

Mustafa Qadri @mustafaqadri.bsky.social · 8d

A Palestinian child has been killed every hour on avge by Israel in Gaza over last 23 months (over 20,000). That's why I'm running Royal Parks Half Marathon to raise money for Ajyal Foundation's support of children in Gaza. Pls donate! 2025-royal-parks-half-marathon.raiselysite.com/mustafa-qadr...

Mustafa Qadri @mustafaqadri.bsky.social · 8d

Energizing to lead @equidem.bsky.social’s workshop building human rights-driven platform work and beyond. Immense privilege to learn from Djoudi an Amazon France warehouse worker and Global Gig Worker Alliance leader and the other workers. Thank you @etuc-ces.bsky.social and @fesonline.bsky.social!

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HRM @h-r-m.bsky.social · 16d

Thousands face deportation. Who counts the human cost; families torn apart, rights ignored, voices silenced.

timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle...

Saudi Arabia mass crackdown: Over 21,000 arrested in just one week for residency, border and labor violations | World News - The Times of India

Middle East News: Saudi Arabia has launched a massive crackdown arresting over 21,000 individuals for residency, border, and labor law violations. Discover the details of this nationwide operation and...

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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Mustafa Qadri @mustafaqadri.bsky.social · Jul 9

Indonesia's proposed ride-hailing fare hike has sparked a fierce backlash from drivers' groups, who say it sidesteps the real issue - excessive platform commissions that eat into their earnings and thereby offset any benefit from higher fares. www.dealstreetasia.com/stories/indo...

Drivers protest Indonesia’s planned ride-hailing fare hikes—it's the platform fees that hurt

"Raising fares won’t fix the problem if most of the earnings are taken by platforms."

www.dealstreetasia.com

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Mustafa Qadri @mustafaqadri.bsky.social · Jul 3

Profiting From Pain: Pakistan’s Migrant Workers Deserve Rights, Not Just Remittances www.eurasiareview.com/03072025-pro...

www.eurasiareview.com

Mustafa Qadri @mustafaqadri.bsky.social · Jul 1

For the third time since 2021, Amazon did not show up to a European Parliament hearing on working conditions last Thursday in Brussels. www.brusselstimes.com/1646555/us-t...

US tech giant Amazon accused of snubbing European Parliament again

Amazon did not show up to a European Parliament hearing on working conditions inside its warehouses.

www.brusselstimes.com

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Mustafa Qadri @mustafaqadri.bsky.social · Jun 27

“This is a new, modern-day factory floor. Unless labour regulations catch up with the digital age, we risk repeating industrial-era exploitation on a global scale,” writes my Equidem colleague Eiffel Abedin for @ihrb.bsky.social www.ihrb.org/latest/conte...

Content moderation is a new factory floor of exploitation – labour…

www.ihrb.org

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Mustafa Qadri @mustafaqadri.bsky.social · Jun 24

New report by the @business-humanrights.org reveals how 65 top fashion brands are failing to integrate worker rights and representation into their climate strategies. www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/b...

The missing thread: Workers absent from fashion companies’ climate plans - Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

www.business-humanrights.org

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Equidem @equidem.bsky.social · Jun 24

In Tech Policy Press, Shikha Silliman Bhattacharjee and Nandita Shivakumar, drawing on Equidem's latest report, unpack how Big Tech weaponizes NDAs to suppress workers trauma, block labour organizing & dodge corporate accountability.

📰 Read: techpolicy.press/how-ndas-bec...

How NDAs Became the AI Industry’s Tool for Surveillance and Silence | TechPolicy.Press

Nandita Shivakuma and Shikha Silliman Bhattacharjee discuss the hidden labor supporting AI development and how NDAs silence these workers.

techpolicy.press

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Mustafa Qadri @mustafaqadri.bsky.social · Jun 24

"And so you cannot enter the kingdom of greatness.” This may well be the indictment on America. And that same voice says in Memphis to the mayor, to the power structure, “If you do it unto the least of these of my children you do it unto me.”"

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Mustafa Qadri @mustafaqadri.bsky.social · Jun 24

"It seems that I can hear the God of the universe saying, “Even though you have done all of that, I was hungry and you fed me not, I was naked and you clothed me not. The children of my sons and daughters were in need of economic security and you didn’t provide it for them."

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Mustafa Qadri @mustafaqadri.bsky.social · Jun 24

“We built gigantic buildings to kiss the skies. We built gargantuan bridges to span the seas. Through our spaceships we were able to carve highways through the stratosphere. Through our airplanes we are able to dwarf distance and place time in chains..."

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Mustafa Qadri @mustafaqadri.bsky.social · Jun 24

"And I come by here to say that America, too, is going to hell if she doesn’t use her wealth. If America does not use her vast resources of wealth to end poverty and make it possible for all of God’s children to have the basic necessities of life, she, too, will go to hell."

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Mustafa Qadri @mustafaqadri.bsky.social · Jun 24

THREAD: As Israel and the United States wage yet another war of aggression, I was struck by this speech that Martin Luther King Jnr gave to striking sanitation workers in Memphis Tennessee back in 1968, only a few weeks before he was assassinated, as part of the Poor People's Campaign.

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Spooky Snigdha @snig.bsky.social · Jun 17

FIFA, in bending the knee to King Trump, has decided not to show any videos, signage or marketing assets in venues hosting the Club World Cup in the United States which explicitly mention challenging racism or discrimination.
Source: archive.ph/HECVV

FIFA drops anti-racism, anti-discrimination messages for Club World Cup

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By Adam Crafton.

June 16, 2025 Updated 10:31 pm UTC

FIFA has decided not to show any videos, signage or marketing assets in venues hosting the Club World Cup in the United States which explicitly mention challenging racism or discrimination.

According to multiple sources briefed on FIFA's planning for the tournament, the world football governing body did develop promotional materials in the months leading up to the tournament for their "no racism" and "no discrimination" campaign but it has

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Mustafa Qadri @mustafaqadri.bsky.social · Jun 18

Israel’s attack on Iran violates international law, threatening peace and security www.icj.org/israel-iran-...

Israel/Iran: Israel’s attack on Iran violates international law, threatening peace and security | ICJ

The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemns Israel’s use of armed force against Iran’s sovereignty and territorial integrity as a

www.icj.org

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Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · Jun 16

Bayern Munich fans at the Club World Cup held up a banner saying "world football is more poorly governed than before" and "smash FIFA".

They are not going out on a limb here.

A 🧵 on the experts and organisations that recently said the same thing...

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Lena Simet @lenasimet.bsky.social · May 12

1/ After nearly 3 years of research, our @hrw.org report "The Gig Trap" is finally out. It documents how companies like Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Instacart, Shipt, Favor, and Amazon Flex created a business model that undermines labor rights & deepens inequality in the US. A 🧵https://hrw.org/node/391214

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Lena Simet @lenasimet.bsky.social · Jun 5

“Nowhere has the rise of digital platforms had a more unfair impact on work than in the Global South. What platforms describe as freedom is often closer to digital exploitation.” @chandancampaign.bsky.social @mustafaqadri.bsky.social #ILC2025

www.techpolicy.press/gig-workers-...

Gig Workers United: Reimagining Global Justice in the Era of AI | TechPolicy.Press

Platform workers from 28 countries meet in Geneva to ensure their voices are heard as the ILO discusses global labor standards for gig work.

www.techpolicy.press

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Sam Kunti @samindrakunti.bsky.social · Jun 17

Right.

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