Poverty
- Africa, Children, Coronavirus outbreak, Global development, Homelessness, India, Inequality and development, Infectious diseases, Kenya, Poverty, South Africa, South and Central Asia, World news
‘Will we die of hunger?’: how Covid-19 lockdowns imperil street children
For millions of young people, coronavirus restrictions have made access to food, water and shelter even more p…
- Bangladesh, Business, Coronavirus outbreak, Fashion, Fashion industry, Global development, Poverty, Primark, Retail industry, South and Central Asia, World news
Primark announces wage fund for garment workers
Pledge comes in response to claims that order cancellations to minimise Covid-19 losses have hurt millions of …
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‘They allowed the perfect storm’: UN expert damns New Zealand’s housing crisis
Special rapporteur says successive governments have contributed to what she called a ‘human rights crisis’When…
- Digital media, India, Media, Membership, Poverty, Social exclusion, Society, South and Central Asia, Technology, US news, World news
Reporting on automated poverty: how tech is punishing the poor
Guardian US reporters reflect on our recent series examining the shadowy emergence of the ‘digital welfare sta…