Labour rights

Colorado Democrats push forward farm workers bill advocating minimum wage and basic rights

On Wednesday, three of Colorado’s Democratic lawmakers tabled the farm workers’ bill, arguing introduction of minimum wages and overtime rights…

March 18, 2021

Saudi Arabia abolishes kafala system, introduces e-portal for migrants for easy job change

On Sunday, Saudi Arabia took a progressive step towards the country’s foreign workers as it formally abolished the exploitative kafala…

March 15, 2021

US House passes Protecting the Right to Organize Act to boost labor rights

The US president Joe Biden and his team have been successful in supporting the construction unions, the teachers unions, retailer…

March 13, 2021

Firms in Japan to review businesses using forced labor of China’s Xinjiang

 12 Japanese companies have announced that they would be reassessing their businesses that is using forced labor from China’s Xinjiang…

March 9, 2021

Thailand beats its labor crunch by employing inmates nearing end of their sentences

Thailand devised a plan to solve the issue of labour crunch and cascading count of inmates in its prisons. Bangkok’s…

March 7, 2021

US Amazon workers vote in for a historic landmark

US tech giant Amazon workers at its BHM1 facility in Bessemer, Alabama are participating in a landmark vote that would…

March 1, 2021

Workers’ rights eroding amid rise in online work: ILO report

ILO has urged for international dialogue to boost workers rights amid a shift towards a digital economy The global COVID-19…

February 25, 2021

Study finds online work has threatened workers rights by five times

According to International Labor Organization, the past decade has seen a soaring of digital platforms offering a multitude of opportunities…

February 24, 2021

Why Dr. Iweala As WTO Head Is Good News

As Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala becomes the first African woman to hold a top position in the World Trade Organisation, she…

February 22, 2021

British court rules in favor of Uber drivers calling them for ‘employee benefits’

Uber has suffered a major blow as United Kingdom’s Supreme Court made a ruling on Friday in favor of drivers…

February 20, 2021

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