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Daiva Repečkaitė

About Daiva Repečkaitė

a freelance journalist who published in Deutsche Welle, Politico Europe, the Guardian, Spiegel Online, among others. Her journalism focuses on work, sustainability and migration.
Website: www.daivarepeckaite.com/en/. Twitter: @daiva_hadiva.

COVID-19 and Solidarity: a Wish List of Government Measures in the Time of Crisis

March 18, 2020 · Daiva Repečkaitė ·

Crisis must not be an excuse for discrimination and injustice. On the contrary, solidarity is our weapon during these difficult times.

Tagged With: COVID-19, democracy, social justice, solidarity

‘Militant Feminist’: the Straw Woman, or Battles with a Feminist You Never Met

March 5, 2020 · Daiva Repečkaitė ·

Feminism needs ambition to achieve change, but for the sake of appearing ‘nice’ and non-threatening, activists have to dedicate much effort and emotional labour to soothing their critics’ fears. 

Tagged With: feminism, gender equality, International Women's Day

Malta’s Poverty Wages: Legal to Pay, Illegal to Support a Family

January 4, 2020 · Daiva Repečkaitė ·

If Maltese institutions claim that anything below the average wage is a poverty wage, isn’t it time for other authorities to take action? If below-average wages effectively discriminate against those with dependent family members, why is it legal for employers to pay such wages?

Tagged With: freedom of movement, migration, worker's rights

Asylum Seekers: Burden, Cheap Labour or … Human Beings?

January 19, 2019 · Daiva Repečkaitė ·

The asylum applicants are met with two contradictory demands: to be traumatised and persecuted enough to be recognised as refugees, and to be physically and emotionally fit in order to contribute to the host country’s economy.

Tagged With: employment, exploitation, Labour, migrants, migration, refugees

‘Deserving’ vs ‘Undeserving’: Refugees vs Economic Migrants

January 15, 2019 · Daiva Repečkaitė ·

Suffering seems to be an obligatory justification to enter Europe. In a fairer and more balanced system, economic migrants would have not had to take a perilous journey just to find work. But if trauma is the expectation, they get traumatised, too.

Tagged With: human rights, migration, poverty, social justice

Writing in Click Economy

November 1, 2018 · Daiva Repečkaitė ·

Precarious, unpaid or underpaid writing is similar to what unpaid internships—initially developed to help young people learn job skills—have become in many industries. It seems to be the only stepping stone into an employment security, if it ever comes.

Tagged With: employment, journalism, worker's rights

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