by Agency Reporter | Nov 17, 2021 | Briefing
CARE LEADERS are calling on the UK government to award and fund a £1,000 bonus over the winter period for social care workers in England. The bonus would recognise the loyalty and dedication of care workers through the Covid-19 pandemic and would help stem the loss of...
by Agency Reporter | Nov 16, 2021 | Briefing
QUAKERS IN BRITAIN have issued a statement.following the conclusion of COP 26 “COP26 has delivered tiny steps forward when giant leaps are needed. “This is particularly unjust for people in the Global South who are feeling the first and worst impacts of the climate...
by Agency Reporter | Nov 16, 2021 | Briefing
B’TSELEM, THE ISRAELI INFORMATION CENTRE for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, has published a new report, State Business: Israel’s misappropriation of land in the West Bank through settler violence. The report shows how Israel has used settler violence...
by Staff Writer | Nov 16, 2021 | Briefing
OVER 300,000 PEOPLE working for almost 9,000 real Living Wage Employers throughout the country will receive a pay boost as real Living Wage rates rise to £9.90 across the UK, and £11.05 in London. Unlike the Government minimum wage (‘National Living Wage’ for over...
by Staff Writer | Nov 15, 2021 | Briefing
THE Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released Health at a glance 2021 on 9 November. The annual report provides the latest comparable data and trends on the performance of health systems in OECD countries and key emerging economies. This...
by Agency Reporter | Nov 15, 2021 | Briefing
THE LEBANESE AUTHORITIES’ destruction of the national currency, political deadlock, and reinforcement of long-standing inequalities have plunged the country into abject poverty, a UN human rights expert has said. “Lebanon is not a failed State yet, but it is a...
