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...economic desperation that can make them more susceptible to accepting exploitative work conditions or falling victim to traffickers who promise better opportunities. In some regions, weak law enforcement and corruption can exacerbate the risks of exploitation and modern slavery, as authorities may be complicit or ineffective in protecting vulnerable populations. The...

...economic reasoning has been used to justify the trust in private sector and that services offered by them are ‘efficient’ and ‘dynamic’. However, it rather difficult to trace any substantive literature or research that can confidently demonstrate that privatization gives better value for money (or superior services for less-costs) and there is nothing to reassure...

...economics at play. Food safety and food hygiene regulation and enforcement is undertaken by Local Environmental Health Officers (Food). Between 2003/04 and 2014/15: food hygiene inspections fell by 15% food standards inspections fell by 35% food prosecutions fell by 35% Occupational health and safety regulation and enforcement is divided between a national regulator –...

...economic and military life support it’s had from Russia, Iran and Hezbollah. It is now entirely dependent on them. And that’s for rule over just a part of Syria. The opposition, though very dependent on Turkish protection, holds much of the north-west, and it also – for now – controls territory in the south along the Jordanian border. Kurdish groups have taken...