Labour rights

Russia Triples Work Permits for Indian and Bangladeshi Citizens to Fill War-Time Labour Shortages

Russia has significantly increased the issuance of work permits to citizens from India and Bangladesh in 2025, driven by acute…

January 24, 2026

Companies Move Toward Structured Multi-Location Work to Combat “Quiet Cracking”

A silent crisis is emerging in modern offices, defined by experts as Quiet Cracking. This is in contrast to quiet…

January 24, 2026

UK Zero-Hours Contracts Ban Explained: Key Employment Law Changes and Worker Impact

The UK zero-hours contracts are a significant change in the employment law, which is expected to increase the employment security…

January 23, 2026

Why Labour Markets Need Policy: Key Lessons for Employment and Decent Work

The need to have policy in labour markets is a question that is becoming increasingly urgent as economies contend with…

January 23, 2026

Davos 2026: Union Leaders Walk Out of ‘Future of Work’ Panel, Citing Exclusion of Gig Worker Voices

Tensions reached a boiling point at Davos 2026 today as prominent labor representatives staged a dramatic exit from the highly…

January 22, 2026

India Bank Strike Confirmed: Services Set to Halt for 4 Consecutive Days Starting Jan 24 Over ‘5-Day Week’ Standoff

A nationwide India Bank Strike Confirmed for January 27, 2026, is set to paralyze banking operations across the country. The…

January 22, 2026

India’s “Emigration Check Required” (ECR) System: Protection or Barrier to Global Mobility in 2026?

The Indian migration system is in 2026 at a cross road between the archaic control and the necessity. The Emigration…

January 22, 2026

“Fistful of Soil”: Workers from Across India Gather in Delhi to Protest New Rural Job Law

Thousands of rural workers have converged in New Delhi today, each carrying a "Fistful of Soil" from their worksites to…

January 22, 2026

Gig Workers to Get Social Security? New Labour Codes Promise Benefits but Unions Remain Wary

India’s employment landscape is undergoing a seismic shift with the implementation of the New Labour Codes, specifically the Code on…

January 22, 2026

“The 32-Hour Week”: Spain Releases Final Pilot Results Showing 15% Productivity Boost

Spain has formally ended his two-year long national experiment on shorter working hours, which has provided the world labor market…

January 21, 2026

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