PPI at the International Labor Organization Conference
PPI´s main delegate in at the UN Office of Geneva, Carlos Polo, attended the 113th International Labour Organization Conference. The event took place in June 2-13, 2025. The ILO predates the UN, and it has a very important place in history. It was founded when World War One came to a close with the Treaty of Versailles. It became the first specialized agency of the United Nations in 1946 with a specialization in social justice. This year´s conference focused on biological hazards in the workplace, but a wide range of employment issues were discussed.
The ILO is an organization that PPI would like to be involved with more to help strive for digital freedom in the workplace. Many freelance workers and small businesses have contacted us about problems they have with antiquated copyright legislations and big corporations that tie up workers with legal malaise that prohibits them from ever gaining an advantage. Engaging with the ILO helps us advance international policies. By neglecting the rights of workers, big corporations stifle innovation and keeps small players from ever gaining a foothold in making their own technological advancements.
We share some photos of Carlos from the event. Pirate Parties International will continue to join these events and update our community about our activities at the UN. We also currently have represenatives at the World Summit on Information Society, WSIS +20. We will be updating soon with pictures from that event as well.
If you or any other Pirates you know would like to participate in ILO or other UN events, please let us know by filling out the volunteer form: lime.ppi.rocks/index.php?r=sur…
If you would like to help PPI continue to send representatives to these meetings, please consider making a small donation to our organization or becoming a member. If you would like to be involved personally in the movement, by writing about these issues or attending events, please let us know.
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Millions of China's gig workers are having to endure record heat waves without legally mandated "heat wave allowances", cooling breaks, or adequate insurance (Karoline Kan/Bloomberg)
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Millions of China's gig workers are having to endure record heat waves without legally mandated “heat wave allowances”, cooling breaks, or adequate insurance
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“Throwing caution to the wind, Jackson wrote, the majority clears the way for ‘the immediate and potentially devastating aggrandizement of one branch (the Executive) at the expense of another (Congress), and once again leaves the People paying the price for its reckless emergency-docket determinations.’”
#Politics #USPolitics #USConstitutionalOrder #SCOTUSIsCompromised #TrumpIsANationalDisgrace #FederalWorkforceCuts #FederalProgramsAtRisk #FederalProgramsMatter
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KBJ Rips “Senseless” Supreme Court Decision on Trump’s Mass Firings
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson called out her colleagues for greenlighting Trump’s “legally dubious” layoffs in the federal government.The New Republic
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A recent thread here, about the epic blog posts by @tchambers, got me to wondering;
Is anyone hosting spaces for fediverse UX collaboration? I'm looking for friendly, in-depth, *constructive* discussions. Chat rooms are OK, but forums are better.
Spaces I already know about;
Matrix: #fediverse-devs-ux:matrix.org
Forum: discuss.coding.social/
Curious to know if there are others.
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Discuss Social Coding
Build better together and create solutions that people loveDiscuss Social Coding
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A quotation from John Maynard Keynes
[Capitalism is] the astonishing belief that the nastiest motives of the nastiest men somehow or other work for the best results in the best of all possible worlds.
John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) English economist
(Attributed)
Vague sourcing, extensive notes: wist.info/keynes-john-maynard/…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #keynes #avarice #benefits #capitalism #commongood #commonwealth #endsandmeans #evil #greed #idealism #meme #motivation #nastiness #optimum #results #selfinterest #wealth #wickedness
(Attributed) - Keynes, John Maynard | WIST Quotations
[Capitalism is] the astonishing belief that the nastiest motives of the nastiest men somehow or other work for the best results in the best of all possible worlds.WIST Quotations
Blackout elettrici, indennizzi automatici in bolletta: quando (e quali) ci spettano
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Blackout elettrici, indennizzi automatici in bolletta: quando (e quali) ci spettano
Arera ha stabilito regole precise in materia, alle quali gli operatori del settore sono tenuti ad attenersiFederico Formica (la Repubblica)
Gli editori indipendenti denunciano l’IA di Google alla Ue: "Grave furto di articoli, fermateli"
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Gli editori indipendenti denunciano l’IA di Google alla Ue: "Grave furto di articoli, fermateli"
La coalizione Independent Publishers Alliance porta il colosso all'Antitrust Ue per via dell’IA integrata nel motore di ricerca. Ultimo episodio di una battagl…Alessandro Longo (la Repubblica)
Looks like a woman bent slightly at the waist. She's facing either 10:00 or 8:00. Her arms are up helping balance a large parcel on her head.
Alternately, her hands are up, and she's screaming "Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah", because that's what I frequently think of doing :^D
Das Bild zeigt eine kleine, isolierte Insel in der Mitte eines tiefblauen Meeres. Die Insel ist von steinigen Felsen umgeben, die in verschiedenen Brauntönen und mit rauen, unregelmäßigen Formen zu erkennen sind. Auf der Insel wachsen mehrere Palmen und andere tropische Pflanzen, die grüne Blätter und dichte Blätter aufweisen. Die Vegetation ist dicht und verstreut, wobei einige Bäume höher und schlanker sind als andere. Das Wasser um die Insel herum ist ruhig und glatt, mit leichten Wellen, die an den Felsen vorbeiziehen. Der Himmel ist klar und ohne Wolken, was auf einen sonnigen Tag hinweist. Die Insel ist relativ klein und scheint unberührt und unzugänglich zu sein, was sie zu einem idyllischen und ruhigen Ort macht.
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artist: Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894
source: National Portrait Gallery
notes: Situated west of the U.S. Naval Observatory, Beecher Street NW is likely […]
#Art #Design #Museum #Gallery #MastodonArt #MastoArt #Culture #Random
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Trump blasts MAGA focus on Jeffrey Epstein after memo causes uproar
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Trump blasts MAGA focus on Jeffrey Epstein after memo causes uproar
US president dismisses lingering questions about accused sex trafficker after law enforcement review dismays supporters.John Power (Al Jazeera)
We've found the best Prime Day Garmin deals so you don’t have to
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We've found the best Prime Day Garmin deals so you don’t have to
Looking for a discounted Garmin watch? We've rounded up the top Garmin deals to shop in the Amazon Prime Day sale this July.Ali Ball (Runner's World)
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*[Deportation thug] raids leave crops unharvested at California farms: "We need the labor."* Beyond the obvious irony of this, I note that the wrecker hates California and seems to look for any way to cause harm there. This may part of the purpose of the raids, rather than collateral damage.
Ice raids leave crops unharvested at California farms: ‘We need the labor’
Trump’s immigration crackdown has made many immigrant farm workers scared to go to workGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
Tukan（トゥカン）は、デンマーク出身のプロデューサー、Lars Frederiksen（ラース・フレデリクセン）とSøren Weile（ソーレン・ヴァイレ）からなるトランスプロジェクト。Zekt、ATNなどの別名義でも活動。
Under Trump, the CIA is still covering up its Russiagate fraud
A new CIA review faults top Obama intelligence officials for "procedural anomalies", while ignoring the core deceit in their allegations of "Russian interference."Aaron Maté (Aaron Mate)
Condannato per stalking, pedinava e minacciava la ex moglie. Un anno di reclusione
Nei guai un uomo di 42 anni che perseguitava l’ex coniuge di 32. Per lui era scattata anche la misura del braccialetto elettronico
California Lawmaker Pushes to Require AI Companies to Release Safety Policies
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Mentre nelle sue sale è ancora in corso l’insolito dialogo tra Alphonse Mucha e Giovanni Boldini, Palazzo dei Diamanti annuncia la grande mostra del prossimo autunno. Dal prossimo 11 ottobre all’8 febbraio 2026 lo spazio espositivo nel cuore di Ferrara accoglierà uno dei più amati pittori del Novecento nel progetto Chagall, testimone del suo tempo. In arrivo 200 opere tra dipinti, disegni e incisioni, da ammirare in un percorso a cura di Paul Schneiter e Francesca Villanti. Due sale immersive pensate per rendere l’allestimento ancora più coinvolgente e spettacolare affiancheranno i capolavori originali.
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A Ferrara l’autunno ha i colori di Chagall - Ferrara - Arte.it
Mentre nelle sue sale è ancora in corso l’insolito dialogo tra Alphonse Mucha e Giovanni Boldini, Palazzo dei Diamanti annuncia la grande mostra del prossimo autunno. Dal prossimo 11 ottobre all’8 febbraio ...www.arte.it
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Australian Over-50s Village Operator’s Stock Drops on Fee Ruling
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How talent-strapped CISOs can tap former federal government cyber pros
With ongoing job cuts and resignations within the federal government, CISOs of smaller governments and private sector companies can bolster their cyber talent.Carrie Pallardy (CSO Online)
Si terranno mercoledì 9 luglio alle 16,30, nella chiesa parrocchiale di Gorfigliano, i funerali della 72enne morta tragicamente in seguito ad una lite familiare. Del figlio, il 45enne Marco Pedri, non si hanno ancora tracce. Pedri era stato protagonista di una violenta lite familiare con la sorella. La madre aveva tentato di frapporsi tra i due ma noitv.it/2025/07/alla-chiesa-d…
Zu verschenken #ReUse #Sewing #Nähen #ZuSchadeFürDenSchrott
Nur Abholung in #Berlin Nähe #Bundesplatz.
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Die Maschine war bei der letzten Benutzung i.O., Foto 2.
Bedienungsanleitung als PDF vorhanden und Kleinteile wie Nähfüße usw.
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「Light A Rainbow」は、ドイツのトランス/ハードトランスレーベルDrizzlyから2000年にリリースされ、当時のクラブヒットとなりクラブやパーティーで頻繁にプレイされた。
In 2019 Seth Meyers joked about Trump wanting a moat with alligators & snakes around his border wall.
As a joke, DefenseOne did a cost estimate.
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The sum total of Trump’s Snake & Alligator Border Guard comes in at a "roughly $2.5 billion in set-up costs, plus annual operating costs of $1.8 billion."
Totally doable with the new $45 billion #ICE budget for detention facilities.
The annual #AlligatorAlcatraz operating cost of $450 million a year.
The Snake-And-Alligator Border Moat: A Budget Analysis
We ran the numbers. It’s doable.Peter W. Singer (Defense One)
#climate #ClimateCollapse #environment
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12. Juli „Rave the Planet“: Dr. Motte fehlt noch Geld
Unter dem Motto „Our Future is Now“ wird auf der Straße des 17. Juni für Frieden, Vielfalt und den Schutz der Technokultur getanzt.
Die Parade zieht vom Großen Stern bis zum Brandenburger Tor – mit 35 Wagen, 56 Rednern und 290 Künstlern. Erwartet werden rund 300.000 Teilnehmer.
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12. Juli „Rave the Planet“: Dr. Motte fehlt noch Geld
Wenn diesen Samstag der Bass durch den Tiergarten roll, ist klar: Rave the Planet ist zurück!Jule Ahrendt (B.Z. – Die Stimme Berlins)
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in reply to Strypey • • •Of course there's SocialHub, but I asked there a while back about getting a dedicated category for UX;
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A New Community Group for the Development of A Humane Social Media Ecosystem
SocialHubSean Tilley
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> Most of my UX work is at a hobbyist level, but I love exploring designs, and think this is one of the critical areas
This is me too, although I'm starting to think imposter syndrome is making me ignore my decades of experience in various aspects of UX stuff. I probably could go pro on this, and given your extensive background going right back to Diaspora (and probably before), you certainly could.
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