With the tragic deaths of 27 people as they attempted to cross the channel to the UK, and the volatile situation at the Belarusian-Polish border, where refugees have been attacked by tear gas and water cannons, voice.wales explores recent events, and the hostile environment responsible for them.
Image: Irish Naval…
Criticism against rules penalising workers and banning outdoor protest could mark a turning point in the pandemic.
Image: A protest in Cardiff earlier this year that could be deemed illegal under new Covid measures brought in by Welsh Government. By Tom Davies.
Mark Drakeford, the First Minister of Wales,…
For over six weeks I worked as an Amazon courier and saw the exploitative conditions up close. This is what I learnt.
Image: Mark Redfern working as an Amazon delivery driver. By Tom Davies
Like so many people forced to sell their labour to survive, I was skint.
There’s…
Bus drivers in south Wales have been on strike for four weeks against low pay and cuts to basic terms and conditions, in one of the most significant industrial disputes in recent years. Their strike comes as the COP26 climate summit of global leaders in Glasgow fails to address the…
With the reopening of shops, hospitality services and businesses following several coronavirus lockdowns, and in the run up to christmas, there seems to be a widespread notion that jobs are rife. We spoke to young people and their families in Butetown, Cardiff, and Pill, Newport, to get a sense of…
Bus drivers in south Wales have been on strike for four weeks against low pay and cuts to basic terms and conditions, in one of the most significant industrial disputes in recent years. Their strike comes as the COP26 climate summit of global leaders in Glasgow fails to address the…
With the reopening of shops, hospitality services and businesses following several coronavirus lockdowns, and in the run up to christmas, there seems to be a widespread notion that jobs are rife. F Clark and SC Cook spoke to young people and their families in Butetown, Cardiff, and Pill, Newport, to…
• A voice.wales reporter went undercover as an Amazon courier for six weeks to work for the world's richest man around south Wales, Bristol, and Swindon. • We reveal the ridiculous van rental fees, overbearing employee surveillance, and grotesque evidence of the dire working conditions within the warehouse itself. •…
• A voice.wales reporter went undercover as an Amazon courier for six weeks to work for the world's richest man around south Wales, Bristol, and Swindon. • We reveal the ridiculous van rental fees, overbearing employee surveillance, and grotesque evidence of the dire working conditions within the warehouse itself. •…
• Last month the Guardian published an exposé revealing that cops tried to recruit a young Black Lives Matter protester from Swansea to inform on her friends. • Now voice.wales are publishing the secret tapes that detail how the South Wales Police covert informant department tried to snare an activist.…