Holly Young
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‘Like a giant sewage plant’: how Germany’s ‘pig belt’ got too big
It’s going to take a long time to repair the damage of an oversized pig industry and its waste, say officials in the northwest state of Lower Saxony → Read More
‘We have to fight for these conditions’: why Danish meat plant workers are Europe’s best paid
Denmark has secured decent pay and conditions within the sector. Will other EU countries finally follow suit? → Read More
Low pay, long hours, broken dreams: working at Europe’s biggest meat exporter
Temporary staff at meat plants in the Netherlands share none of the success of the booming industry as agencies withhold pay and threaten eviction → Read More
The invisible migrant workers propping up Ireland’s €4bn meat industry
There has been a chronic mistreatment of workers in the country’s meat industry, according to unions → Read More
Revealed: exploitation of meat plant workers rife across UK and Europe
Thousands of outsourced workers on inferior pay and conditions to fulfil demand for cheap meat, Guardian investigation shows → Read More
‘The whole system is rotten’: life inside Europe’s meat industry
Unions are calling for a Europe-wide ban on the use of subcontracted workers, kept on lower pay and conditions → Read More
'I feel worthless': workers tell of gruelling life in Dutch meat plants
The Netherlands is a food powerhouse but its dark underbelly has been exposed by Covid-19, say unions → Read More
Campaigners welcome 'historic' EU inquiry into live animal transport
Report will look at suspected lack of welfare regulation enforcement, as growth in exports sees livestock journeys increase → Read More
‘Exploitative conditions’: Germany to reform meat industry after spate of Covid-19 cases
Ban on use of subcontractors and fines of €30,000 for slaughterhouses breaching new labour regulations a ‘historic moment’, say campaigners → Read More
Slaughter on site and no supermarkets: how Germany's mobile butcher is keeping meat local
With ever larger meat plants in the spotlight over coronavirus clusters, one butcher has profited by going in the opposite direction → Read More
'These cities value freedom and democracy’: the Syrian families searching Europe for justice
In a red London bus covered with images of ‘disappeared’ and detained Syrians, Families for Freedom has reached Berlin – a city whose traumatic past has parallels with Syria’s present → Read More
Could Berlin's Tegel airport be reborn as a nightclub?
Tegel airport is being eyed up as a new venue – but plans are meeting with ambivalence as clubbers see their subculture becoming more mainstream → Read More
'Public transport is cool': new Adidas trainers double as Berlin transit passes
Hundreds queued for today’s release – and with the €180 shoes doubling as €700+ transport tickets, it wasn’t just the usual sneakerheads → Read More
Hardening European policies keep refugee children apart from their families
Refugee families often send their eldest children on ahead to Europe, but reunification is getting harder → Read More
Hardening European policies keep refugee children apart from their families
Refugee families often send their eldest children on ahead to Europe, but reunification is getting harder → Read More
The future delivery of emergency aid
The World Humanitarian Summit, held in Istanbul in May, was an opportunity to tackle the challenges facing the international community – but does its Grand Bargain deliver? → Read More
Disability in conflict zones: 'I told my wife to take the children and run'
Being caught in a humanitarian crisis with a disability can lead to abandonment and neglect. How can we make humanitarian response more inclusive? → Read More
Fallujah siege: 'Families are surviving on dried dates and river water'
After two years of occupation by armed military groups, Iraqi forces have launched a major push to retake the city of Fallujah. Becky Bakr Abdulla from the Norwegian Refugee Council tells of the families caught up in the conflict → Read More
Live Q&A: What impact will the Istanbul summit have on humanitarian response?
Join an expert panel on Thursday 19 May, 1-3pm to discuss the opportunities for change at the upcoming World Humanitarian Summit → Read More
Israel: 'Some NGOs are seen as the enemy from the inside'
With a transparency bill proposed in the Knesset that some argue targets human rights organisations, NGOs speak out about challenges to their work → Read More