As I sit here drinking my rooibos tea my eyes stray to the objects that are around me; my phone, my laptop, my notebook, a banana skin and my mug. As I look at them I begin to wonder what it all cost. Therefore I asked some questions that sprang to mind in considering the human cost of my …
Reporter- Hello and welcome to Radio Olinda 1, reporting live from Brazil. Several police reports and the general public have accused cattle farm owners in the region of exploitation of their workers and mistreating them. This morning we have a cattle farm owner who is on the phone anonymously …
Who shipped the notebook? A report from Inspector Burrells of the International Transport Worker’s Federation in relation to the ship Cavalier Express, docking at Liverpool 03/04/2019. Reason for inspection- I had heard reports from other ships docking nearby that the ship, Cavalier Express, …
All I saw was the beautiful smoothness of the leather,
I didn’t see the pain and suffering behind it,
All I felt was the softness of the pages,
I didn’t feel the agony of watching your friend die,
All I imagined was how it would go with my bag,
I didn’t imagine the people that …
Chainsaws humming like bees, Sawdust and splinters blistering our palms, I wonder if they will pay me today. Heat closing around us, Sweat blinding our eyes, When did I last have some water? Cries and warnings echoing in the forest, Trees falling like tired bodies onto a bed, One tree fell on …