Ukraine Shows Why the G20 Anti-Corruption Agenda Is More Important than Ever

WASHINGTON DC, Mar 25 (IPS) – The world has quickly transitioned from a global health crisis to a geopolitical one, as the war in Ukraine rages into its second month. But the Russian invasion of Ukraine is just the latest in a long list of challenges that at their heart are either caused by or exacerbated by corruption.

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India’s Gig Workers: Overworked and Underpaid

NEW DELHI, Mar 24 (IPS) – According to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), the unemployment rate in urban India stood at 9.4 percent between January and March 2021, with an even higher proportion of youth unemployment (22.9 percent). In the same time period, more than 11 percent of the urban workforce reported working for less than 36 hours in a typical week.

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Desalination Plants, a Solution and an Environmental Challenge for Chile

LOS VILOS, Chile, Mar 24 (IPS) – The Pacific Ocean could quench the thirst caused by 10 years of drought in Chile, but the operation of desalination plants of various sizes has a long way to go to become sustainable and to serve society as a whole rather than just corporations.

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