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A living wage for mothers and other carers

Petition to ALL governments A living wage for mothers and other carers Caring for others is the foundation of every society, yet this work, done mostly by women, is devalued and underfunded. We demand that: 1. Every worker be paid a living wage, including mothers and other carers. 2. National and international budgets redirect financial support …

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She is not a criminal. Tell Ireland to change its abortion law

She’s pregnant. Doctors say the foetus won’t survive. But Irish law says she has to carry the pregnancy to term. She was raped. Now she’s pregnant. And each day that the pregnancy continues reminds her of the horror she went through. Still, Irish law says she has to carry on. She needs an abortion, but …

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Who is benefitting from the crime of trafficking? Stop Hypocrisy. Time to act now!

Statement of EWL and partners for the 5th meeting of the EU Civil Society Platform on Trafficking in Human Beings (21-22 May 2015, Brussels) [Brussels, 21 May 2015] As the 5th meeting of the EU Civil Society Platform on Trafficking in Human Beings is about to start, our organisations call on the EU member states …

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It isn’t justice for Purvi Patel to serve 20 years in prison for an abortion

please sign the petition here Abortion is illegal in the United States. So is having a stillbirth – not officially, perhaps, but thanks to a case in Indiana, we’re halfway there. On Monday, Purvi Patel, a 33 year old woman who says that she had a miscarriage, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for …

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