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Pakistani domestic workers bear brunt of extreme abuse – story of oppressed labor rights

Pakistani domestic workers bear brunt of extreme abuse – story of oppressed labor rights

Domestic workers in Pakistan’s Lahore are accustomed to extreme abuse, physical and verbal, at the hands of their employers on meagre issues like spilling milk. Samina Farooq asks, “Bibis [female employers] beat us for dropping

Amnesty unfolds labor rights exploitation cases from Dinagat mines in Philippines

Amnesty unfolds labor rights exploitation cases from Dinagat mines in Philippines

Most of the countries in Asia have serious cases of labor rights violation. From China to Taiwan and Thailand, many countries have breached the rights and protections granted to the laborers. Philippines is the new

State official will have to decide between employers’ businesses and labourers benefits

State official will have to decide between employers’ businesses and labourers benefits

Even with the purest intentions, not everything is possible overnight. The new policies that are aligned to be implemented under the governor Kathy Hochul might be designed to protect the laborers' rights, but it may

Rise in Covid cases in Korea

Rise in Covid cases in Korea

There is a sudden spike in Covid-19 cases at South Korea, especially among migrant workers. Thousands of these workers are reported to be living and working in highly vulnerable conditions where they are hugely exposed

Trump’s trade deal might have worked wonders for labor rights in Mexico

Trump’s trade deal might have worked wonders for labor rights in Mexico

Donald Trump may no longer be at the White House but the former president has accidently done all the good he was capable of doing for the labourers in Mexico. Mexico was not always the

Does the vegetable market in the US practice labor abuse?

Does the vegetable market in the US practice labor abuse?

The United States is known to set an example on a global level but turns out, it is also not free of certain manual abuses that the rest of the world is witnessing. A recent

Government of India amends four Parliament passed labor codes, to be implemented starting October 1

Government of India amends four Parliament passed labor codes, to be implemented starting October 1

 Government of India led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has brought in some changes in four labor codes that have been passed by the Parliament. These laws will be implemented across India from October 1.

Labor Abuse: How one exploitation is leading to another in Amazon forests?

Labor Abuse: How one exploitation is leading to another in Amazon forests?

One exploitation leads to another and this very fact is as straight as a line but in the case of Amazon forest, it has become difficult to identify, which is worse. Brazil is suffering at

Federal judge rules California’s Gig Worker Law as constitutional

Federal judge rules California’s Gig Worker Law as constitutional

A voter approved referendum has been in California has been ruled controversial by a federal judge on Friday. The legislation known as Proposition 22 is heavily supported by Lyft, Uber and many other app based

Incoming of Delta variant cases could mean possibilities of jobless aid, US official

Incoming of Delta variant cases could mean possibilities of jobless aid, US official

Despite the ongoing vaccination drive in place, the countries cannot dismiss the concerns of Coronavirus and the threat of the Delta variant is still looming around. The labor chief of the United States has looked