England's privatised water firms paid £57bn in dividends since 1991
Critics say utilities borrowing to pay shareholders instead of improving infrastructure
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View all >Labour, activists caution against privatisation of water sector
Organised labour and rights activists have urged the Lagos State government, other states of the federation and the Federal Government to provide safe, clean and affordable drinking water to Nigerians through the public sector.
Source: The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Lagos water campaign achievements
The several achievements recorded by Lagos water campaign, spearheaded by the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA-FoEN) have been spotlighted in the 2019 edition of the Atlas of Utopias launched online Thursday, in Amsterdam. The cases show how public solutions based on principles of cooperation and solidarity rather than competition and private profit have been more successful in meeting people’s basic needs – and perhaps just as importantly in creating a spirit of confidence and empowerment that strengthen communities for many other challenges.
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View all >Spotlight on Sustainable Development 2018
"The world is off-track in terms of achieving sustainable development and fundamental policy changes are necessary to unleash the transformative potential of the SDGs.” This is the main message of the Spotlight Report 2018, the most comprehensive independent assessment of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. The report was launched on 9 July, the opening day of the High Level Political Forum at the United Nations in New York by a global coalition of civil society organizations and trade unions.
Water Renationalisation in Cameroon 2018
This briefing was commissioned by Public Services International (PSI) to provide an overview of the re-nationalisation of water supply in Cameroon, which comes into force in May 2018. The briefing covers the following issues. • The history of water privatisation in Cameroon • Workers’ response to privatisation • Public and private performance in terms of expanding access to drinking water • The process of renationalisation • Large privatised construction projects
Declaración de rechazo al injusto reclamo de la empresa multinacional Suez contra el Estado y el pueblo de Chile
Las organizaciones firmantes rechazan el injusto reclamo de la empresa multinacional Suez contra el Estado de Chile en respuesta a la decisión tomada por el gobierno en agosto de 2019 de abrir un proceso de suspensión de caducidad para finalizar el contrato de concesión de su subsidiaria, la ESSAL debido al desastre sanitario causado por esta empresa en la ciudad de Osorno en julio de 2019, cuando debido a las condiciones precarizadas de operación de sus sistemas y de trabajo de su personal se produjo un derrame de petróleo en la planta de agua potable de Caipulli, que contaminó al río Rahue y provocó un inmediato corte del suministro que afectó a casi 150 mil personas, la mayor parte de la población.
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World Water Day: Group protests against proposed PPP by state govt
Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth led protest actions on some major streets in continued campaigns to kick against plans by the Lagos State Government to privatize its water.
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Webinar: “30 años de privatizaciones en Chile"
Las oficinas regional interamericana y del Cono Sur de la Internacional de Servicios Públicos (ISP) realizaron el martes 23 de junio, en el marco del Día Mundial de los Servicios Públicos de Calidad, el webinar “30 años de privatizaciones en Chile: el laboratorio neoliberal de América Latina y su impacto sobre los servicios públicos en tiempos de COVID". En esta ocasión, se lanzó el estudio “30 años de neoliberalismo en Chile: la privatización de los servicios públicos”, realizado por la ISP en alianza con la Fundación NodoXXI. La publicación releva cómo la pandemia ha dejado al descubierto el error de años de privatizaciones, desmantelamiento y desfinanciación de los servicios públicos en uno de los países donde el neoliberalismo más ha avanzado en la región, y donde ha posibilitado la subordinación de la vida social a las exigencias del mercado.
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Isolation without Violence
How do you accompany a woman in a situation of gender violence in isolation? AySA and SGBATOS have implemented a policy of inclusion/gender, equal opportunities and treatment and violence in the workplace.
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View all >Atlas of Utopias 2019
The Atlas of Utopias is a global gallery of inspiring community-led transformation in water, energy, food systems and housing, featuring 33 stories from 24 countries.
