Tag: exploitation

Western dreams inside refrigerated containers

4th Jun 2024

Author: Duyen Truong Thi My, MA International Development Participant In 2019, thirty-nine Vietnamese people were found dead in a refrigerated container in Essex, England, shocking everyone. They were identified as migrant workers attempting to enter the UK through a route designed by transnational illegal foreign labor broker groups and trafficked criminals. No one knows exactly what … More Western dreams inside refrigerated containers

Beyond Greenwashing – Reflections on National Pride, Identity and Human Rights

14th Mar 2023

Author: Dr Eilish Dillon, MU Dept. of International Development. These days, it’s cool to be green. We can go green, vote green, green our technology, our campuses, our energy, our policies and politics, economics and food. Green is everywhere, and we might say, nowhere. A hybrid colour of blue and yellow, it is the colour most … More Beyond Greenwashing – Reflections on National Pride, Identity and Human Rights