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Care Workers in Norfolk Lead the Way in Collective Resistance
In October 2024, a PAWA member posted a desperate message in the South West group: “Where does one report if their employer abuses them?” This was a cry for help. PAWA immediately activated its organisers from the IWW, and within 48 hours, the worker was contacted by phone. It quickly became clear that this worker…
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PAWA participates in migration, work rights and collective justice workshop
Members of PAWA recently attended a one-day workshop on migration, workers’ rights, and collective justice, organised by Migrant Action in Leeds. The event explored key issues affecting migrant workers, including how visa sponsorship can perpetuate state-enabled exploitation. Fizza Quaresh from the Migrants Rights Network emphasised that the crisis faced by sponsored workers in Britain is…
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Organising for Power as Migrant Workers
If a migrant care worker is facing issues with their visa, some unions might say: ‘this isn’t an employment issue’. If the same migrant worker’s visa sponsor is treating them poorly at work, some migrants’ rights organisations might say ‘this isn’t an immigration issue’. When visas are tied to employers, how do workers organise against…
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PAWA Executive Committee Launches Activist Development Programme
The newly elected Executive Committee (EC) of the Pan-African Workers’ Association met on the 11th of August 2024 for the first time in person. The meeting was held at the iconic Pelican House, home to Kanlungan, United Voices of the World (UVW), and the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, and many other radical organisations. The EC reviewed…
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PAWA Education Series
PRACTICE WITHOUT THEORY IS BLIND: THEORY WITHOUT PRACTICE IS STERILE PAWA has been running an educational series for members. Part 1 looked at the origins of capitalism globally and in Africa and Part 2 looked at how piracy against the Spanish and the trans-atlantic slave trade contributed to the development of capital and capitalism. Download…
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