Elizabeth Frantz

Deputy Director @OpenSociety. Labor rights & policy. Economies that work for people and planet. PhD @LSE Opinions mine.

[ILAWnetwork @ILAW_Network]

In advance of May Day, the UN, ACHPR and the IACHR call on the respect for the fundamental labour rights of the over 2 billion workers in the informal economy worldwide!

[Elizabeth Frantz @frantz_tweets]

Amazon workers in the UK are one step closer to being Europe’s first recognized union at the retail giant. https://t.co/GnmYsNEOAc

Big win by @GMB_union & Coventry @uniglobalunion #Amazon #UnionStrong #WorkersRights

[International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) @ITFglobalunion]

Following years of campaigning by @TWUAus, the Australian Senate has today passed world-leading legislation that enforces minimum standards for gig economy and road transport workers. 👏🏽

A win for transport and gig economy workers worldwide. Read more: https://t.co/hZhjoAMU0S

[James Farrar @jamesfarrar]

Solidarity to London black cab drivers throttled by rentier app @FreeNow_UK who yesterday hiked commissions to a staggering 18%. This means longer hours on the road & subminimum wage. Black cab drivers now facing the same hardship as Uber drivers c 2015.
https://t.co/NsvxkEKKCM

[Trust, Accountability & Inclusion Collaborative @TAICollab]

🚨 Exciting findings from TAI's latest report by TAI on Corporate Capture! 🌐✨ Dive into the key takeaways in this thread and check out the full report for more details.
🔗 https://t.co/e1XbxI740U
👇

[The American Prospect @TheProspect]

Those who believed inflation would be transitory were proven right, and those who demanded the sacrifice of mass unemployment proven wrong.
https://t.co/cC8TKH8T2X

[Elizabeth Frantz @frantz_tweets]

Excellent explainer on the links between inflation, excess corporate profits & market concentration. In certain sectors, profits were up by 30% between pre and post pandemic. Here's why we need revamped competition policy along w excess profits taxes. 👇

[Carsten Jung @carsjung]

NEW: There is a lot of confusion in the debate around profits and inflation. On the one hand, senior officials at the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank stated that "profits have recently been a key contributor to total domestic inflation". (1/8)

[Elizabeth Frantz @frantz_tweets]

✨New funding alert!

Today we @ForgeFunders with @FundacionAVINA proudly launch the first multi-donor fund to support worker-led organizations in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Help us spread the word! #Labor #JustTransition

👉https://t.co/D4GJWbzGM6

[Rebecca Riddell @Rebecca_Riddell]

WOW! Defying 125 countries pushing for better global #tax rules, 200+ civil society groups globally, and experts like @Jayati1609 & @JosephEStiglitz, the #US @USUN just voted NO to the Africa Group's resolution on a #UNTaxConvention.

[Elizabeth Frantz @frantz_tweets]

So much of the formal economy depends on the invisible, unrecognized, and often unpaid care work by women and girls. Here's an exciting new call for proposals from @SAGEFundrights & @FordFoundation advancing work on the care economy and care systems. https://t.co/0NfWfl1THC

[Roosevelt Institute @rooseveltinst]

"Amid growing threats to our climate, economy, and democracy, one thing has become increasingly clear: those who care about confronting these challenges need to get smarter about strategy."

A must-read for all progressive policy advocates:
https://t.co/dQc9b4NEi2

[Isabella M Weber @IsabellaMWeber]

My dream macro panel just happened last night! Diverse backgrounds & perspectives + a serious discussion about inflation, profits & market power. Thanks to @IPPR, @Cmmonwealth & @OpenSociety, @SoumayaKeynes, @carysroberts @MichMeagher & Jan Eeckhout!

[Elizabeth Frantz @frantz_tweets]

Energised by a brilliant workshop on #greedflation + the links between market power, profit and inflation with @IPPR & @Cmmonwealth. It will happen again, warns @IsabellaMWeber. Important topic for everyone who cares about inequality, democracy and progress on climate goals.

[Isabella M Weber @IsabellaMWeber]

INFLATION, PROFITS + POWER

Looking forward to this taking-stock panel on inflation with a terrific lineup:
Jan Eeckhout
Michelle Meagher
@SoumayaKeynes

In person @ IET London, Savoy Palace, 5 PM hosted by @IPPR & @Cmmonwealth

Get your free ticket👇🏽

https://t.co/aKgqJbuEwO

[Isabella M Weber @IsabellaMWeber]

INFLATION, PROFITS + POWER

Looking forward to this taking-stock panel on inflation with a terrific lineup:
Jan Eeckhout
Michelle Meagher
@SoumayaKeynes

In person @ IET London, Savoy Palace, 5 PM hosted by @IPPR & @Cmmonwealth

Get your free ticket👇🏽

https://t.co/aKgqJbuEwO

[Asia Floor Wage Alliance @asia_floorwage]

📌Update 13/11
Unrest in Bangladesh deepens as suppliers close 150 factories indefinitely. "Instead of giving fair dues to us, they are trying to suppress the labour movement using police force, assaults, and shootings," Labor leader Iqbal Hossain said.
https://t.co/TazwzkW38J

[UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion]

📢Great news for garment and textile worker safety as global brands agree to a new International Accord with UNI and @IndustriALL_GU lasting 6 years and allowing for expansion beyond 🇧🇩Bangladesh and 🇵🇰Pakistan ✊

🔗https://t.co/usMa96ea5Y

[Zoe Gardner @ZoeJardiniere]

Another poll showing a majority have positive attitudes towards migration.

Braverman’s views on migrants are stuck in the 50s.

Incredible really, despite constant demonisation in press & from politicians & commentators, people remain fundamentally decent https://t.co/WvTTX6FgFB

[Monica Marks @MonicaLMarks]

“Hamas Is Not ISIS. Here’s Why That Matters”

For ⁦@TIME⁩, I explained why the “Hamas=ISIS” conflation is dangerous for the security of both Israelis & Palestinians.

Thanks to ⁦@gershonbaskin⁩ & ⁦@azelin⁩, who are quoted in the piece. https://t.co/Gwmajn8jnc

[Chatham House MENA @CH_MENAP]

In overlooking the continued suffering of Palestinians, media narratives focused on regional stability, integration & normalisation expanded a blind spot that helped to cover up the roots of this conflict, write @HayderSH, @el_khawaga & @renadmansour.

https://t.co/MhiJru9jjw

[Thea Riofrancos @triofrancos]

The @FT editorial board denounces the collective punishment of Gaza and calls for a ceasefire.

The world’s premier capitalist newspaper is now to the left of US Congress, the Biden White House, and most of the American commentariat.