Members of Gulabi Gang dressed in their distinctive pink saris. Photo credit: G. M. B. Akash / Panos

We believe a better world is possible

War on Want works in the UK and with partners around the world to fight poverty and defend human rights, as part of the movement for global justice.

Poverty is political

Next storefront London. Credit: Pete Lynes

Why union-busting must go out of fashion at Next

Garment workers at a Next-owned factory in Sri Lanka have formed a trade union. Next has not accepted the union and won't engage in negotiations.

Next storefront London. Credit: Pete Lynes

Next UK reports huge profits yet denies Sri Lankan garment workers their ‘bonus’

‘Bonus’ pays for basic necessities garment workers cannot afford with their poverty wages

Protest against military coup, 9 Feb 2021, Hpa-An, Kayin State, Myanmar. Photo: Ninjastrikers

Myanmar coup: Brands must respect the workers’ strike

War on Want and 16 other organisations stand in solidarity with the workers in Myanmar

A food bank in Palmer's Green, North London. Credit: Mazur/cbcew.org.uk.

UK food poverty: The right to food is a human right

Imogen Richmond-Bishop from Sustain discusses the fight for the right to food in the UK

McDonald's workers strike outside a London store. Photo: TUC/Jess Hurd

Seventy years fighting against global poverty

Labour Research magazine covers our 70th anniversary

Heart unions.

Ten reasons why unions are important

It was the trade unions that won us the five-day week!

Sixteen-year-old Ahed Tamimi arrives for a hearing at Ofer military court. Photo: Photo: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP

No civilian should be subject to military courts

Email your MP to demand an end to Israel’s unjust system of military courts

Next storefront London. Credit: Pete Lynes

Tell Next to respect garment workers’ rights

Workers at a Next factory in Sri Lanka have unionised! But Next refuses to recognise the union.

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