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Vince Farrugia, kingmaker who ran small business lobby, dies aged 77 Small business leader who ran for Europe on PN ticket, dies aged 77 26 February 2021, 10:38am by James Debono The former director-general of the Chamber for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Vince Farrugia, has died aged 77. He was a long-time director of the GRTU.  Businessman Mario Debono, who heads the Chamber’s pharmaceutical sector, paid tribute to Farrugia – a former candidate for MEP who ran on the PN ticket in 2009 –  who he described as a “giant”.  “Words cannot describe the stature of this man a...

Transcript: In conversation with Linton Kwesi Johnson Paul Gilroy: Hello, I'm Paul Gilroy, Director of the Sarah Parker Remond Centre at University College London. I'm joined today by Linton Kwesi Johnson, poet and activist; somebody whose voice has been absolutely fundamental to presenting and to interpreting the consciousness of Black people in this country for many, many decades now. In the vernacular philosophical language of the 20th century Black freedom movement, to which Linton’s work as a poet has made such notable contribution. The idea of truth gets linked to the pursuit of right...

Molson Coors has locked out employees at its Toronto brewery, after the union rejected what the company called its “best and final offer.”

Unite union row over £98m hotel project General Secretary has defended Unite's handling of the new conference centre Updated Len McCluskey leader of Unite the Union. (Image: Adam Gerrard / Daily Mirror) Get the inside track on the political scene with Liam Thorp's weekly email, The Merseyside ReportInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about ...

28 January, 2021A number of IndustriALL affiliates in Zambia and Zimbabwe are implementing recommendations from gender audits that took place in November and December 2020. The gender audits are a response to reports of increased violence against women during the Covid-19 lockdowns in most countries in Sub Saharan Africa. The gender audits stressed that although the unions are complying with labour laws on gender more needs to be done to protect the rights of women workers. ILO Convention 190 provides an opportunity to address gender-based violence and harassment in the world of work. It is a...