Isles of the Left

Asylum Seekers: Burden, Cheap Labour or … Human Beings?

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The asylum applicants are met with two contradictory demands: to be traumatised and persecuted enough to be recognised as refugees, and to be physically and emotionally fit in order to contribute to the host country’s economy.

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Writing in Click Economy

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Precarious, unpaid or underpaid writing is similar to what unpaid internships—initially developed to help young people learn job skills—have become in many industries. It seems to be the only stepping stone into an employment security, if it ever comes.

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Can Economic Growth Ever Be Green? Suggestions for a Post-Growth Malta

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The stakes are too high to simply carry on with the ‘growth at all costs’ mantra. It is time to implement alternatives. Let us see what post-growth could look like.

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A Culture of Concealment and Non-Declaration: is the Car Park Attendant an Anomaly?

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The parkers are our modern working class entrepreneurs. The parkers, like the developers, landlords and ministers understand the market too well. The parkers managed to carve out their own jobs just at the right time in a neo-patronage system. [Read more…] about A Culture of Concealment and Non-Declaration: is the Car Park Attendant an Anomaly?