A Basic Income is a periodic cash payment unconditionally delivered to all on an individual basis, without means-test or work requirement.
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BIEN Congresses
The next annual BIEN Congress will occur in Wrocław, Poland on 15-17th July 2027 https://biencongress2027.org/
The theme will be Basic Income and the Spirit of Solidarity: Pathways to Justice and Equality. Call for papers will be up soon.
The last annual BIEN Congress occurred August 19th-22th at the Toronto Metropolitan University.
See pictures from the 24th BIEN CONGRESS in Maricá & Niterói here.
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Korea: Sea Cucumber Fisheries as Shared Property of Islanders – “rediscovering rural basic income experiments”
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‘Expedition Basic Income’ launches grassroots campaign for large UBI experiment in Germany
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Korea’s youth dividend sparking discussion of basic income before Presidential election
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World Bank recommends GMI to reduce the poverty rate in Russia
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Korea publishes more research results on the Gyeonggi Youth Basic Income
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National Assembly in France decides to explore ‘Socle Citoyen’
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