World Bank: New poverty measures

Poverety reduction is slowing …

Further strengthening how we measure global poverty

Structural Pillars of Financial Imperialism

Colonial histories of plunder and appropriation have under-developed the Global South, and ongoing imperialism in the global financial architecture has ensured that this under-development remains.

Structural Pillars of Financial Imperialism – A Publication by Regions Refocus.pdf – Google Drive

Rebuild the Global Economic System

Global leaders will soon gather in Sevilla, Spain, for a historic UN Financing for Development Conference — which will set the agenda for how the global economic system will serve development in the coming years. This is the first ever to take place on European soil and the stakes could not be higher.

Now is the time to rebuild the global economic system – Eurodad

Social Security for All

FOUR ARGUMENTS FOR UNIVERSAL SOCIAL PROTECTION FLOORS TO ACHIEVE THE RIGHT TO SOCIAL SECURITY FOR ALL

TOWARDS THE RIGHT TO SOCIAL SECURITY FOR ALL – www.socialprotectionfloorscoalition.org

Are you rich?

The net worth it takes to be considered rich.

Are You Rich? The Net Worth It Takes to Be Considered Wealthy in 2025 – New Trader U

On social security and climate change

On June 5th, Development Pathways helped organise a British Expertise International webinar on the ‘Intersection of Climate Change and Social Security’.

Webinar: Intersection of Climate Change and Social Security – Development Pathways

Rights for all Platform Workers!

Millions of people worldwide now depend on digital platforms for their income. From food delivery couriers to ride hailing drivers and data enrichment workers, technological innovation has opened new opportunities for workers and consumers. However, it has also created a system where workers are often denied their basic rights and protections.

Time to deliver rights for ALL platform workers – International Trade Union Confederation

More criticism on the WB’s Social Protection Report

This blog argues that the World
Bank’s promotion of social registries also contradicts the organisation’s own research, this time into
the COVID-19 pandemic.

2025-0603-blog-WorldBank-State-of-Social-Protection-Report-2025-Part2-mg.pdf

A new word for ‘inequality’?

America’s richest earn in hours what ordinary workers earn over lifetimes. As Donald Trump’s tax bill seeks to make the plunder of the filthy rich permanent, “inequality” no longer feels like a strong enough word for what we’re facing.

Maybe We Need a New Word for “Inequality”

Workers’ Rights Collapse across the World

Workers’ rights are in free fall across every continent, according to the 2025 ITUC Global Rights Index, with Europe and the Americas recording their worst scores since the Index began in 2014. Just seven countries now have the top rating of 1 for their respect for workers’ rights, compared with 39 rated 5.

Workers’ rights collapse across the world: ITUC Global Rights Index 2025 – International Trade Union Confederation

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