Rashmi Sacher

UN raises awareness about worsening plight of domestic workers amid coronavirus

Domestic workers have been hit the hardest amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Even before the global outbreak of coronavirus, these…

July 23, 2020

UN agencies call for Pacific states to cater to migrant workers’ basic needs

The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) urged the Pacific States to cater to…

July 21, 2020

Saudi Arabia introduces new penalties to protect labor rights

Saudi Arabia introduced new penalties against the private companies in case of labor rights violations. The royal decree was enforced…

July 14, 2020

Burkina Faso contests HRW allegations of mass killing

On Friday Burkina Faso government contested the Human Rights Watch report, which accused the state authorities of conducting mass execution…

July 11, 2020

Why nations should think twice before allowing their citizens to work in Qatar

Qatar, which has more than 2 million migrant workers, is heavily dependent on work force migrated from other nations as…

July 8, 2020

Pandemic exposed Poland’s dependency on Ukrainian Migrant Labour

As the coronavirus hit Poland, the government imposed strict lockdown in mid-March to curtail the spread and made arrangements for…

July 1, 2020

EU has another go at resolving Greece-Turkey migration crisis

On Wednesday, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis held talks with the Vice President of the European Commission Josep Borrell at…

June 26, 2020

Egypt repatriates migrants assaulted in Libya

Egypt repatriated 23 of its citizens from Libya, where they worked as migrant labour. Egypt’s official news agency reported that…

June 20, 2020

Italy continues criminalising NGOs rescuing migrants

In its blatant violation of human rights, Italy continues to criminalise the organisations working towards helping and rescuing migrants. Over…

June 9, 2020

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