Labour rights

What COVID-19 frontline workers want us to knowWhat COVID-19 frontline workers want us to know

What COVID-19 frontline workers want us to know

Amnesty International published today a new report on the conditions experienced by doctors and health workers during the coronavirus pandemic.…

December 7, 2020
Google has violated US labor laws in attempt to strangle workers organizing: US labor regulatorGoogle has violated US labor laws in attempt to strangle workers organizing: US labor regulator

Google has violated US labor laws in attempt to strangle workers organizing: US labor regulator

US labor regulator, The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), has filed a complaint on Wednesday against Alphabet Inc’s Google of…

December 6, 2020
As farmers protest in India surges, it’s becoming a bigger challenge for the Modi GovernmentAs farmers protest in India surges, it’s becoming a bigger challenge for the Modi Government

As farmers protest in India surges, it’s becoming a bigger challenge for the Modi Government

The new farm bills have left farmers in India under a huge dilemma. Farmers particularly in Haryana and Punjab are…

December 4, 2020
Big firms including Coca Cola and Nike lobby against the Xinjiang forced labor bill in US CongressBig firms including Coca Cola and Nike lobby against the Xinjiang forced labor bill in US Congress

Big firms including Coca Cola and Nike lobby against the Xinjiang forced labor bill in US Congress

Major companies including Nike and Coca Cola are lobbying Congress against the forced labour bill that will ban import of…

December 2, 2020
Black Friday, Amnesty International urges Amazon to respect workers’ rightsBlack Friday, Amnesty International urges Amazon to respect workers’ rights

Black Friday, Amnesty International urges Amazon to respect workers’ rights

The Amazon company should not risk the well-being and security of its workers to meet Black Friday shopping sales, Amnesty…

November 30, 2020
Workers’ rights, a worldwide overviewWorkers’ rights, a worldwide overview

Workers’ rights, a worldwide overview

Since 1919, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has formed a system of international labor standards. These are legal tools drawn…

November 28, 2020
Qatar: Companies fail to pay “hundreds of millions of dollars” in salaries to migrant workersQatar: Companies fail to pay “hundreds of millions of dollars” in salaries to migrant workers

Qatar: Companies fail to pay “hundreds of millions of dollars” in salaries to migrant workers

According to a new research conducted by the human rights group Equidem, many of Qatari companies failed to pay salaries…

November 28, 2020
Somalia: Months after health care workers’ executions by armed men, Government investigations still pendingSomalia: Months after health care workers’ executions by armed men, Government investigations still pending

Somalia: Months after health care workers’ executions by armed men, Government investigations still pending

Somalia Army Men: It been six months since seven health workers and a pharmacist was abducted by Somalia army men,…

November 27, 2020
As China whitewashes its forced labour records, US adopts a new hard-line approach towards itAs China whitewashes its forced labour records, US adopts a new hard-line approach towards it

As China whitewashes its forced labour records, US adopts a new hard-line approach towards it

Recent investigations carried out by various private audit companies, human rights groups and investigative agencies exposed how China has been…

November 25, 2020
Qatar Continues To Flaunt Human Rights Of Migrant WorkersQatar Continues To Flaunt Human Rights Of Migrant Workers

Qatar Continues To Flaunt Human Rights Of Migrant Workers

Atrocities against migrant workers remains the worst in Qatar as fresh news has come in that an Indian worker was…

November 21, 2020