Blog Inequality Bites

Daisy is giving testimony on Wednesday 11 October, 09:30-15:30 Casablanca Time at the Peoples’ Alternative Global Tribunal on the IMF and World Bank in Marrakech, Morocco. Watch live via Facebook. As I pen this down…

Muzamil is giving testimony on Wednesday 11 October, 09:30-15:30 Casablanca Time at the Peoples’ Alternative Global Tribunal on the IMF and World Bank in Marrakech, Morocco. Watch live via Facebook. I am Muzamil Kakar, and…

Clare is giving testimony on Wednesday 11 October, 09:30-15:30 Casablanca Time at the Peoples’ Alternative Global Tribunal on the IMF and World Bank in Marrakech, Morocco. Watch live via Facebook.   Zambia’s relationship with the…

Jessica is giving testimony on Wednesday 11 October, 09:30-15:30 Casablanca Time at the Peoples’ Alternative Global Tribunal on the IMF and World Bank in Marrakech, Morocco. Watch live via Facebook. The conversation and wording of…

Mahayle is giving testimony on Wednesday 11 October, 09:30-15:30 Casablanca Time at the Peoples’ Alternative Global Tribunal on the IMF and World Bank in Marrakech, Morocco. Watch live via Facebook. As I begin…….I want to…

The education sector is mostly underfunded during the budget process making the distribution of educational resources in Zimbabwe be characterized by gross inequalities especially between rural and urban areas in Zimbabwe. In the 2023 budget,…

As calls for wealth taxes grow louder, the G20 must listen to Peoples’ Alternatives. Jenny Ricks, Global Convenor of Fight Inequality Alliance said: “The G20 is meeting at a critical time with world poverty on…

Today marks Africa Liberation Day. It has been 60 years since the Organisation of African Unity declared May 25th Africa Liberation Day with a commitment to ending colonisation. Political colonisation may have ended, but a…

In the last 4 weeks we officially began the journey to “Remake Our Broken Economies” through building Peoples’ Alternatives. This movement has seen over 200 organisations in 28 countries already join the call which is…

Economic summits in Washington, DC rarely provoke much interest on the streets of Khartoum or Karachi. The Spring Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank, held in the United States capital during April 10-16,…

The New Independent Militant Workers Union (NIMWU) in South Africa, an affiliate of the Fighting Inequality Alliance South Africa, is pledging our support and solidarity to the movements locally and internationally against the World Economic…

Rising inequality has been an inescapable phenomenon of global economic development over the past 200 years. Per the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, growing inequality affects 70% of the global population and threatens “long-term social…

This is how one of the doors of a classroom at Chindenga High School in mining host Mutoko District in Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe looks like. The door is balanced by a stone due to…

This week, Zimbabweans were forced again to grapple with sad news of industrial action by medical practitioners in the public health sector. The news comes at a time when memories of a story carried in…

In a statement yesterday, FIA Zimbabwe urged the government to concentrate on ending socio-economic inequalities saying: “Is Davos a priority with all the economic woes citizens are facing at home?” FIA Zimbabwe national co-ordinator Angellah…

According to The Herald, Zimbabwe has once again been invited to participate at the annual World Economic Forum (WEF), hosted in Davos, Switzerland from 22-26 May 2022 under the theme ‘Working together, Restoring Trust.’ Whilst…

22nd April 2022 The last two IPCC reports showed just how urgent the climate crisis is, as emissions keep rising and the impacts are immense. Not just in the future, but already today, and they…

 The aim is to inspire more people to join the fight against inequality. Here are some of the realities our members faced and some are currently facing in the pandemic.   My Pandemic Reality -…

Despite numerous promises made by the African National Congress-led government to create jobs and grow the economy, it is increasingly becoming evident that the South African government does not care about the poor. The current…

The gap between the richest 1% and the poorest of the world has grown significantly. We have also seen our right to life being determined by our bank balance. In effect, Covid-19 has shone a…