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Roger Tugas

Roger Tugas

Data and transparency journalist at Nació Digital.

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There’s no longer an excuse with data

We can no longer look the other way and pretend that they are not with us. We have no more excuses. Data floods us and we have to decide if we want to swim or drown in it.

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The Covid-19 pandemic exposed wage and severance theft in the garment industry, leaving thousands of workers unpaid. Major brands, including Adidas, refuse to take responsibility, despite owing millions. A coalition of labor rights groups proposes a Severance Guarantee Fund to protect workers. Without urgent action, future crises will leave workers just as vulnerable.

Every 12 minutes, a girl dies as a direct result of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). That’s 5 girls in an hour, 120 girls a day, 44,320 girls every year. These are not just numbers—they represent real lives, dreams and futures lost to a practice without a medical purpose.

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