Hanging by a thread: Bangladesh’s garment workers
In March, Aafiyah was told the garment factory where she worked would be closing. And like many other garment workers, she was left destitute in the slums of Dhaka. Bangladesh’s garment industry emplo...
7 Mai 202027min
The Response: Coronavirus - Lockdown tales from Brazil, Germany and Australia
Listeners from Brazil, Germany, Rwanda, Australia and Norway report on their experiences of lockdown, from reaction to Jair Bolsanaro's coronavirus policies to the partial easing of lockdown in German...
5 Mai 202027min
Coronavirus Global Conversations: Remembering medics who have died from Covid-19
We hear about Sophie Fagan, a nurse in London for over 50 years; Dr. J Ronald Verrier, a critical care surgeon in New York; and Vicenzo Leone, a beloved GP in Northern Italy. Their relatives talk abou...
3 Mai 202027min
Spain’s care home nightmare
Why did so many people die in just one elderly care home in Madrid? After Covid-19 smashed its way across the globe, Spain - one of the worst-hit nations of Europe - is beginning to take stock of the ...
30 Apr 202027min
Universal Basic Income: Alaska style
There is growing interest in the idea of giving every member of society a Basic Income, as a way of tackling extreme poverty and the loss of jobs caused by automation. Pilot projects have been seen ac...
29 Apr 202037min
Who cares
Well over 400,000 elderly and disabled people in Britain rely on home care, and many of the care workers are from other parts of the world: Africa, the Middle East, South Asia and Eastern Europe. Some...
28 Apr 202027min
Coronavirus Global Conversations - Care home workers and Covid-19 vaccine volunteers
People from all over the world discuss our shared experience of the epidemic; from nurses in intensive care and vaccine researchers, to pregnant women and couples getting married in a lockdown. With h...
26 Apr 202027min
Don't log off - part four
Alan Dein talks to people around the world about the challenges of family life in lockdown. He connects with Margaret in Uganda who has adopted many children orphaned by HIV. And he reaches out to Ale...
25 Apr 202027min
