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Australia’s Chinatown protests against employee assault amid wage theft highlight labor exploitation

Australia’s Chinatown protests against employee assault amid wage theft highlight labor exploitation

Local Chinatown in Australia’s southern city Adelaide is witnessing protests since Saturday which were triggered by the violent assault of a Chinese female worker who was claiming her wages in Fun Tea, a Chinatown business

Rihanna Beauty Brand Under Scanner For Illegal Mica Mining

Rihanna Beauty Brand Under Scanner For Illegal Mica Mining

Focus on the famous singer Rihaana has brought her personnel beauty brand Fenty under the scanner, for making use of child labour.  Apparently, the mica sourced from Jharkhand are using children for extraction. Rihaana has

Hundreds rallied in dissent against Amazon’s plans to build a warehouse in France

Hundreds rallied in dissent against Amazon’s plans to build a warehouse in France

On Saturday, hundreds of people rallied against Amazon's expansion. Few anti-capitalist and environmental groups called for a protest where the e-commerce giant has plans to make a massive warehouse. The demonstrators highlighted that many people

Canada calls on firms to prevent a business from forced labor

Canada calls on firms to prevent a business from forced labor

Canadian govt has called on its companies to stop business activities engaged in forced labor The Canadian government has warned its companies involved in businesses in China's Xinjiang region to not engage in forced labour

“We are not keen on watering down worker’s rights”, says UK Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng

“We are not keen on watering down worker’s rights”, says UK Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng

As per the Guardian report, in a meeting with ITV's Peston, the business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng stated that the review is going to occur within the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). "I

Google parent co. Alphabet’s workers from 10 nations form a global union

Google parent co. Alphabet’s workers from 10 nations form a global union

Google parent company, Alphabet’s workers across 10 nations have assembled together to form a global alliance. The alliance, known as ‘Alpha Global’ has 13 unions representing workers in Alphabet company across nations including U.S., UK,

Textile Workers Up In Arms Against Prolonged Labour Rights Violation and Exploitation In Pakistan

Textile Workers Up In Arms Against Prolonged Labour Rights Violation and Exploitation In Pakistan

Textile and garments factory workers are up in arms against the unfair working conditions and payment schedules in Sindh of Pakistan. They recently took to the streets to protest against the ill-treatment, much like the

American Solar Companies Might Shy Away from Xinjiang Over Forced Labour Issues

American Solar Companies Might Shy Away from Xinjiang Over Forced Labour Issues

The American solar companies might have blood on their hands as they show their dependency on Uighur Muslim workforce that is subjugated and violated in the Xinjiang region of China. The region is the lifeblood

Gas workers protests are causing service disruptions in the UK

Gas workers protests are causing service disruptions in the UK

Gas workers in the United Kingdom stopped working after talks with bosses over restructuring plans broke down. Thousands of engineers and call center employees have begun five days of strike over so-called fire and rehire

Pakistan Media Professionals Demand Fair Pay And Respect For Worker Rights

Pakistan Media Professionals Demand Fair Pay And Respect For Worker Rights

Violence against media is not new. But it is now taking the proportions of gross violation of human rights. There is an anti workers alliance at play in Pakistan that is threatening the rights of