openDemocracy is an independent international media platform covering news, ideas and culture which seeks to challenge power and encourage democratic debate.

Jonathan Reynolds told the investment bank that he looked forward to working together to “change the face of our United ...

Welcome to openDemocracy’s weekly reader comments round-up. This is usually an opportunity for us to showcase some of the ...

The bill puts us at risk of coercion by family members, and doctors wrongly predicting that we are going to die ...

Rachid (a pseudonym) is a Tunisian who worked to support stranded migrants in Tunisia for two years. He and his colleagues ...

Los gobiernos fingen que los visados estacionales son una "triple ventaja", pero su diseño pone en grave peligro a los ...

El visado británico para trabajadores temporeros sólo es válido durante seis meses. Esto significa que los trabajadores no ...

Revealed: Former government’s anti-immigration laws have had horrifying consequences for modern slavery victims ...

The US has done a number on the world and what is now playing out in Argentina is the cult of Trump. This will end tragically ...

After an anti-smuggling law was repealed, much of smuggling was decriminalised – research suggests migrants are safer ...

La mayoría de las trabajadoras sufren abusos y aislamiento en las explotaciones agrícolas españoles. Se necesitan cambios ...

Today the GCC is signing agreements with weak and impoverished countries in Africa and Asia to bring in yet more migrants.