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Many US companies including Apple choose business over Uyghur force labor Prevention bill

Many US companies including Apple choose business over Uyghur force labor Prevention bill

Recent human rights reports highlighted the instances of Chinese government using forced Uighur labor in its manufacturing and supply chain units. This formed the basis for US Congress’s new bill - the Uyghur Forced Labor

Doha must not drop the ball on workers’ rights, Amnesty warns

Doha must not drop the ball on workers’ rights, Amnesty warns

Hundreds of migrant workers employed in the construction of a stadium for the World Cup strived for up to seven months without pay. Numerous domestic workers continue to work around 16 hours a day, with

Garment workers are regularly exploited at factories in South India, BBC reports

Garment workers are regularly exploited at factories in South India, BBC reports

Workers in garment factories supplying goods for big brands including Marks and Spencer, Tesco, Ralph Lauren, and Sainsbury's have stood up against the more obscure side of the flickering fashion industry, guaranteeing "slave-type working conditions"

Japan’s aid agency to support foreign workers

Japan’s aid agency to support foreign workers

On Monday, the Japan International Cooperation Agency announced the establishment of an institution to provide better support for migrant workers in the Asian country as part of its goal of fixing the social issues they

Police force against protesting farmers in Lahore condemned

Police force against protesting farmers in Lahore condemned

Civil society activists and trade unions have expressed solidarity with protesting peasants in Punjab, while condemning the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf-led Punjab government for using force against members and supporters of Pakistan Kisan Ittehad (PKI). Pakistan Institute

60% child labor in Gujarat’s sugarcane fields unpaid: Report

60% child labor in Gujarat’s sugarcane fields unpaid: Report

Thousands of people migrate to Southern Gujarat to work in the sugarcane fields in the region. Many of them are children of migrant sugarcane harvesters. According to a recent report by Netherlands-based child rights organisation,

Even with the Domestic Workers Law in place, Qatar neglects the cruelty towards workers

Even with the Domestic Workers Law in place, Qatar neglects the cruelty towards workers

Not long ago Amnesty international released a report stating the abusive pattern of treatment done on migrant workers and labours in Qatar. It said that the migrant workers from the gulf state are subjected to

Indonesian President signs controversial jobs bill: Report

Indonesian President signs controversial jobs bill: Report

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has signed the new controversial omnibus law, as per a CNN Indonesia report. The 1,187-page latest version of the Bill was uploaded by the Indonesian government on the official website of

Zimbabwe red flagged by US and UK over labour rights violations, threatened of further sanctions

Zimbabwe red flagged by US and UK over labour rights violations, threatened of further sanctions

Zimbabwe has been criticized by United States of America over its recent incidents of worker rights’ crackdown and long going right abuses with tightened freedoms and ban on associations. Acting in an attempt to curb

Kuwait new law to trim foreign workers

Kuwait new law to trim foreign workers

A new law to drastically reduce the number of foreign workers within a year: this is what the Kuwait parliament unanimously decided yesterday, Bloomberg reported. That of foreigners is a central issue in the small