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US workers are urging unions to become more popular

US workers are urging unions to become more popular

United States - Workers in the United States are more forceful toward their bosses than the country has seen in decades, driven to the brink by the epidemic and sparked by the anti-police violence riots

US in futile attempt to break China’s relationship with its ‘forced labour’ law

US in futile attempt to break China’s relationship with its ‘forced labour’ law

United States - The US started enforcing the 'Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act' (UFLPA) on Tuesday to stop imports from China's Xinjiang region due to 'forced labour' concerns. The Chinese government denounced this as an

Thousands of people gather in Tbilisi to demonstrate Georgia’s commitment to EU membership

Thousands of people gather in Tbilisi to demonstrate Georgia’s commitment to EU membership

Europe - The March for Europe protest, organized by the country's largest pro-democracy groups, drew demonstrators flying Georgian, Ukrainian, and EU flags outside the parliament building. As the EU song, Ode to Joy, played, several

The Uyghurs: Complicity and entanglement of Europe with China

The Uyghurs: Complicity and entanglement of Europe with China

China - Through the war in Ukraine, the European Union has already learned some bitter lessons that should now be applied to the greater systemic challenge on the axis of authoritarian expansionism — China. Economic

US Labor Department Fines Farm Contractor For Siphoning Overtime Money  

US Labor Department Fines Farm Contractor For Siphoning Overtime Money  

United States - The US department of Labor has fined an Othello based labor contractor for having denied overtime pay to its employees who worked to clean up the Gorge Amphitheatre, according to confirmed reports.

Rough roads: Filipino truck drivers exploited in Europe

Rough roads: Filipino truck drivers exploited in Europe

Philippines - Randy recalls being paralyzed by terror. "That could have been me," he couldn't get out of his head. One of his co-workers was involved in a car accident while travelling through Belgium's snowy

Creative Ways To Retain And Reward Precious Workforce  

Creative Ways To Retain And Reward Precious Workforce  

Feeling valued at work has become even more important today that it was ever in the past. As the pandemic has brought about a new method to work, the hybrid models are also coming with

CTUL Stands For Fair Working Conditions For Construction Workers In Minneapolis

CTUL Stands For Fair Working Conditions For Construction Workers In Minneapolis

United States - Worker abuse seems to be rampant in Minneapolis. Labour is coming cheap as they are not being paid their worth, especially in the construction industry.  Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en la Lucha

Volkswagen requests extra time for human rights investigation in Brazil

Volkswagen requests extra time for human rights investigation in Brazil

Brazil - According to minutes of an administrative hearing on the probe reviewed by Reuters on Wednesday, Volkswagen requested extra time to investigate claims claiming human rights breaches amounting to "modern slavery" on a farm

US shoe company Skechers obliged to prove ‘no forced labor’ ahead of US discriminative act on Xinjiang

US shoe company Skechers obliged to prove ‘no forced labor’ ahead of US discriminative act on Xinjiang

Skechers commissioned an independent inquiry by a third party to appeal to US customs, which found no evidence to substantiate so-called forced labour charges. The "Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act," signed by US President Joe