New Delhi, 20 August 2011: A number of articles in the international media over recent days have reported on an investigation by Brazil’s Ministry of Labour into the Spanish retail fashion chain Zara after a contractor in São Paulo was found to be using employees in sweatshop conditions to make garments […]
End the persecution of students and teachers in Bahrain
15 August 2011: Global March has been concerned by information received in recent weeks from Education International (EI) and the Global Campaign for Education (GCE) over the on-going persecution and imprisonment of teachers and students for expressing their opinion in Bahrain. EI, together with Amnesty International, has called on its member […]
Persecution of civil society and education campaigners in Malawi
16 August 2011: Global March is concerned following a report from the Global Campaign for Education (GCE) over challenges facing civil society organisations in Malawi. It would appear that members of the education coalition CSCQBE (the Civil Society Coalition for Quality Basic Education) are now facing prolonged and unprecedented discrimination […]
Concern over child labour in agriculture in USA
5 August 2011: Human Rights Watch (HRW), a member of the US Child Labor Coalition (part of the Global March network), has written to US Secretary of Labor Ms Hilda Solis regarding new 2010 data on child labour enforcement in agriculture in the USA. The new data shows that despite an overall increase […]
Concern over child labour in agriculture in USA
5 August 2011: Human Rights Watch (HRW), a member of the US Child Labor Coalition (part of the Global March network), has written to US Secretary of Labor Ms Hilda Solis regarding new 2010 data on child labour enforcement in agriculture in the USA. The new data shows that despite an overall increase […]
Global March joins UN Global Compact
New Delhi, 12 August 2011: Global March is pleased to announce that it has joined the register of participants of the United Nations Global Compact. The UN Global Compact is the world’s largest voluntary corporate citizenship initiative. Participants join because they share the conviction that business practices rooted in universal […]
Global March joins UN Global Compact
New Delhi, 12 August 2011: Global March is pleased to announce that it has joined the register of participants of the United Nations Global Compact. The UN Global Compact is the world’s largest voluntary corporate citizenship initiative. Participants join because they share the conviction that business practices rooted in universal […]
Niños y niñas comunicadores: agentes de cambio
Reunión de Red ANDI AL en Costa Rica La Red Andi es una agencia de movilización y capacitación de periodistas para la promoción de Derechos de la niñez y la adolescencia. La voz de la niñez y la adolescencia, como motor de cambio y fuentes de información. Adolescentes de […]
Niños y niñas comunicadores: agentes de cambio
Reunión de Red ANDI AL en Costa Rica La Red Andi es una agencia de movilización y capacitación de periodistas para la promoción de Derechos de la niñez y la adolescencia. La voz de la niñez y la adolescencia, como motor de cambio y fuentes de información. Adolescentes de Alajuelita y […]
New positions available in Global Campaign for Education
The Global Campaign for Education (GCE) is looking for two new staff members to be located in its secretariat in Johannesburg, South Africa: Head of Policy which is an open-ended contract and the application deadline is 5 September 2011. Click here for the detailed job advert and click here for job profile. Accountant for the […]