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Health NZ Seeks ERA Help as Senior Doctors’ Strike Disrupts Care

Health NZ Seeks ERA Help as Senior Doctors’ Strike Disrupts Care

Health New Zealand requested immediate intervention at the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) after senior doctors conducted their 24-hour work stoppage on May 1. Health New Zealand sought ERA intervention to break the ongoing eight-month impasse

Connecticut Joins Lawsuit to Save AmeriCorps Jobs Amid Huge Cuts

Connecticut Joins Lawsuit to Save AmeriCorps Jobs Amid Huge Cuts

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong has joined a group of state attorneys general in a lawsuit to stop massive job cuts at AmeriCorps, a federal program that helps communities through volunteer service. AmeriCorps is facing

Hong Kong Director Faces HK$90,000 Fine for Employment Violations

Hong Kong Director Faces HK$90,000 Fine for Employment Violations

The director of Hong Kong-based The Boring Engineering Limited received a HK$90,000 fine from the Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts because both he and the firm violated many rules in the Employment Ordinance. According to court

Malaysia Faces AI Job Transformation: 600,000 Positions at Risk

Malaysia Faces AI Job Transformation: 600,000 Positions at Risk

Artificial intelligence poses a crucial economic decision point for Malaysia because the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) predicts that 600,000 positions will disappear during the next three to five years. The most vulnerable positions for

Malaysia’s Human Rights Record Under Fire in New Amnesty Report

Malaysia’s Human Rights Record Under Fire in New Amnesty Report

The annual reports of Amnesty University have been regarded as credible for decades for presenting the information precisely and profound research. Their recent 2024 report about the issues over the human rights in Malaysia has

Migrant Workers in Cyprus Face Risk of Abuse, Says Report

Migrant Workers in Cyprus Face Risk of Abuse, Says Report

Migrants working in Cyprus are facing low wages and poor working conditions. A European human rights group said on Monday that migrant workers should get the same rights as Cypriot and EU workers. Many migrants

Oman Air Cuts Workforce by 25% in Strategic Overhaul

Oman Air Cuts Workforce by 25% in Strategic Overhaul

Oman air has reduced its workforce substantially to direct its operations toward operational efficiency and long-term financial stability. Under the leadership of Eng. Saeed bin Hamoud Al Maawali the Minister for Transport Communications and Information

International Workers’ Memorial Day 2025: Protection of Workers’ Rights in the Age of AI and Digitalization

International Workers’ Memorial Day 2025: Protection of Workers’ Rights in the Age of AI and Digitalization

The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) is using the International Workers' Memorial Day this April 28 as an opportunity to call for urgent attention to the threats to workers' rights and safety posed by digitalization

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Order on Federal Worker Unions

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Order on Federal Worker Unions

A March executive order issued by the Trump administration faced temporary legal blockage which protected the collective bargaining capabilities of hundreds of thousands of federal workers. Senior U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman made his ruling

Unilever Layoffs Hit 6,000 as Restructure and Ice Cream Spin-Off Advance

Unilever Layoffs Hit 6,000 as Restructure and Ice Cream Spin-Off Advance

Unilever has given the thumbs up to the layoffs of 6,000 jobs around the world as part of its restructuring agenda. With an overall aim to streamline Unilever for greater efficiency and the cutting out