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Greenpeace applauds President’s initiatives to address forced labor

Greenpeace applauds President’s initiatives to address forced labor

United States - A National Security Memorandum on Combating Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing and Related Labor Abuses was released by President Biden. In order to address the interconnected problems of IUU fishing, forced

Assault on democratic rights and the imperialist war

Assault on democratic rights and the imperialist war

Two sides of the same process are the expansion of the US-NATO war against Russia and the tremendous assault on democratic rights, symbolized by the US Supreme Court ruling that outlawed the right to an

Full-Time Employees vs. Gig Workers: Europe’s Balancing Act

Full-Time Employees vs. Gig Workers: Europe’s Balancing Act

Europe - The European Commission suggested late last year to establish clear criteria regarding the employment status of gig workers, outlining when they should be full-timers and under what circumstances they should be considered independent.

How Amazon imported working conditions from America into Europe

How Amazon imported working conditions from America into Europe

Europe - On May 14, 2013, there was the first full-day strike at an Amazon warehouse. In total, 700 employees demonstrated in front of three locations in Germany, the company's major international market. They wanted

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