PSI as a voice of workers in the Peoples Vaccine Alliance, and its allies call on governments across the world to endorse the call for the waiver of Covid-19 trade-related intellectual property rights in the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

Moderna Inc. announced its Covid-19 vaccine barely a week after Pfizer and BioNTech’s announcement. In a manner reminiscent of the Cold War rivalry, Russia also announced its Sputnik V vaccine on the same day. These are welcome developments which provide a light in the tunnel of the pandemic, but everybody across the world must have access to the Covid-19 vaccines.

Pfizer and BioNTech announced the success of their vaccine candidate against Covid-19 in a first interim analysis from their phase 3 study in the second week of November. PSI calls for the waiver of intellectual property rights as put forward to the WTO by the governments of South Africa and India.

Ahead of the webinar on privatisation and public services, present and former UN Special Rapporteurs publish an op-ed in The Guardian saying that "global markets have failed to provide people with basic needs like housing and water'

PSI has produced a new paper on the fundamental role strong public and housing services have in halting global pandemics and protecting public health. These services must be fully reclaimed and restored as a critical part of the toolkit governments at all levels have to secure social security and public health for all.

More than 500 organisations and academics from 87 countries, including PSI, have issued a statement today calling on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to stop promoting austerity and instead support policies that advance gender justice, reduce inequality, and put people and planet first.

PSI teams up with The Intercept, The Leap and progressive allies to present "A Message from the Future II: The Years of Repair" - a new video which presents a vision of the future we must fight for together.

Cómo la estructura tributaria de la América Latina privilegia a los más ricos y a las grandes empresas, lo que hace que la clase trabajadora pague más impuestos que el 1% más rico de la población, es el tema del artículo “El otro virus: el fraude fiscal - A fortalecer la protección social en América Latina”, el cuarto y último de la serie de artículos de la Internacional de Servicios Públicos (ISP) en asociación con la Fundación Friedrich Ebert (FES).

In the face of what appears to be a relentless spread of the Covid-19 pandemic across India, PSI health sector affiliates advocated with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) for improved protection of health workers’ rights.

In an open letter, the Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) calls on the Presidency’s intervention in the devastating plights of frontline health workers. PSI affiliate explains how the COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating effects on nurses in South Africa.

Un webinar realizado el 10 de septiembre presentó los resultados de un estudio sobre las condiciones laborales en tiempos de pandemia. La conclusión es que se hace imperioso establecer medidas que aborden la crisis de los cuidados que la crisis sanitaria agudiza y que afecta principalmente a las trabajadoras mujeres.

A falta de equipamentos de proteção individual (EPIs) e de treinamento e o sofrimento psíquico na linha de frente de combate à pandemia de Covid-19 foram os principais pontos indicados por trabalhadoras e trabalhadores de serviços essenciais na pesquisa "Trabalhadoras e Trabalhadores Protegidos Salvam Vidas”, realizada pela Internacional de Serviços Públicos (ISP) e cujos resultados foram divulgados em seminário nesta terça-feira, 25 de agosto.