And now? The images incoming from Afghanistan are dramatic: masses of people flocking to the airport trying to escape. The fear is great. Women are among the first objectives of the dramatic talibans’ extremist regime: they have already been removed from their workplaces, some schools and universities have been closed to them and in some…
Category: Blogs
Nicolas, Stage Manager for Film Shootings in Paris
The following article is an excerpt from our latest printed Ecosprinter titled Reclaim Your Rights! – The Social Issue. We decided to bring you the articles from this edition in a digital form as well. by Alexia Delfosse Nicolas is a stage manager for film shootings in Paris. He works for the cinema and television…
Abdou, gardener in France and Spain
[Spanish version below] During my bus trip from Madrid to Toulouse, I met Abdou*. He comes from Senegal, and has already been working for more than fifteen years in Europe. He has done a bit of everything. He studied in Paris, picked grapes in Marseille, sold fake brand items on the streets throughout Spain, and…
Fran Molina, guitarist in Spain
This story was translated from Spanish (original text below). ‘This interview won’t be of use for you. It is not about work. They say, when you find a job you like, it stops being work and that is how it turned out for me. Until twenty years ago I worked in IT, but I left…
Emma, English Teacher in Spain
Teaching English as a foreign language is an attractive prospect for many young English native speakers. It can be a rewarding career, or fulfilling gap year. However, the work circumstances are often far from ideal. We spoke to Emma, an English teacher from the U.S. and two of her former colleagues, to find out more…
Leonie, Tupperware consultant in The Netherlands
This story was translated from Dutch (original text below). ‘My job at Tupperware started as a joke. I was unemployed for a while and had just hosted a Tupperware party. My friend joked that I would be a good salesperson. First, I did not feel anything for it. I remembered such parties first and foremost…
Maria, unpaid intern at the Council of Europe
As young people enter the world of work, it is common to take on internships to gain valuable experience. But with such a precarious job market, companies have replaced entry-level jobs with internships, which are often unpaid. We spoke to Maria*, who was an unpaid intern at the Council of Europe, the international human rights…
Wilbert Van de Kamp, Entrepreneur in the Netherlands
Wilbert van de Kamp, Entrepreneur in The Netherlands The story was translated from Dutch (original text below). ‘We are a generation that creates its own jobs, instead of stepping into existing ones’, Wilbert told me some time ago. Now, he had turned this into reality. He works as a freelancer for a broad spectrum of…
Amelie, PhD student in the UK
Amelie is a British PhD student in Neuroscience. We asked her to provide some insight into the life of a PhD student, the difficulties she has faced, and how the lines between student and work blur when you are a PhD student. This asks: should PhD students be entitled to the same rights as an…