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Mariupol Residents Are Being Taken To Russia For Forced Labour: Reports

Mariupol Residents Are Being Taken To Russia For Forced Labour: Reports

Russia - The Mariupol City Council and one Ukrainian lawmaker have issued a statement claiming that Mariupol’s residents are being taken for forced labour in remote parts of Russia amid the war. Mariupol is a

Proposed bill triggers protests by Zimbabwe health workers, threaten mass resignation

Proposed bill triggers protests by Zimbabwe health workers, threaten mass resignation

Zimbabwe - Government has proposed Health Services Amendment Bill that has been outright rejected by the country’s health practitioners. The health workers said that the proposed bill seeks to punish the health workers for using

The Ukrainian government dismantles labour rights amid the war

The Ukrainian government dismantles labour rights amid the war

Ukraine - has proposed a new law to deregulate labour rights amid the war. The new law has been approved by parliament. However, it is yet to be signed into law by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

US: Labor dept stresses for rights of working minors as summer season nears

US: Labor dept stresses for rights of working minors as summer season nears

United States - With summer stepping in, many students in the United States are looking for temporary or as many say seasonal jobs to make some earnings to contribute to their family finances. In the

South Africa: Textile workers’ union protests against new labor law

South Africa: Textile workers’ union protests against new labor law

South Africa - On Wednesday, the members of Cosatu-affiliated Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers’ Union (Sactwu) assembled in Cape Town, raising their voice against the proposed labor law amendments. These amendments were recently tabled

Starbucks has taken illegal route in fight against Union, Labor board

Starbucks has taken illegal route in fight against Union, Labor board

United States - For the first time since the difference between Starbucks and Union groups started becoming noticeable, the labor board stressed that the former took an illegal route to win over the union groups

Jammu And Kashmir Daily Wagers Stage Protest, Demand Regularization Of Jobs

Jammu And Kashmir Daily Wagers Stage Protest, Demand Regularization Of Jobs

India - Protesters took to the streets of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. Hundreds of Jammu and Kashmir daily wagers under the banner of Public Health Engineering (PHE) Employees United Front protested, demanding regularization and

Turkey’s health workers strike for 2 days over against government’s health policies

Turkey’s health workers strike for 2 days over against government’s health policies

Turkey - The health workers in Turkey’s Antalya went on a two day strike on March 14 and 15. The health workers gathered at the entrance of Atatürk State Hospital in Antalya, protesting against the

Barak Valley In Assam To Protect Interest Of Tea Plantation Workers Before Greenfield Airport Construction

Barak Valley In Assam To Protect Interest Of Tea Plantation Workers Before Greenfield Airport Construction

India - The jobs of tea garden workers are at risk in an Assam green valley that runs the risk of being transformed into a greenfield airport. A proposed greenfield airport is to be erected

Labor trafficking emerges as a concern after bistro owner accepts the act in the US

Labor trafficking emerges as a concern after bistro owner accepts the act in the US

Thailand - is among the Asian nations which are criticized for its labor rights practices and hence it has since then become a challenge for the government to execute proceedings as per their will due