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12-Year-Old Boy Forced Into Child Labour By A Couple; The Man Booked For Sodomy

12-Year-Old Boy Forced Into Child Labour By A Couple; The Man Booked For Sodomy

India - A couple has been booked for allegedly forcing a 12-year-old boy into child labour in Jaipur. The woman forced the boy to work all day. The woman’s husband is also charged with sodomising

Disney employees condemn Florida bill, they stress on companies lack of support

Disney employees condemn Florida bill, they stress on companies lack of support

United States - ‘Don't say gay’ law which has recently been passed in Florida has been dealt with a lot of criticism. In line with the same motions, Disney employees took an off on Tuesday

Labor Party Demands Contracts Suspended For DP World Over Arbitrary Workers Sacked  

Labor Party Demands Contracts Suspended For DP World Over Arbitrary Workers Sacked  

United Kingdom - The British Labour Party has already gone through an emergency voting session with the government forcing them to outlaw the tradition of ‘fire and rehire staff’ in the wake of almost 800

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