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Workers’ rights, a worldwide overview

Workers’ rights, a worldwide overview

Since 1919, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has formed a system of international labor standards. These are legal tools drawn up by the ILO’s constituents (governments, employers, and workers), setting out basic principles and rights

Qatar: Companies fail to pay “hundreds of millions of dollars” in salaries to migrant workers

Qatar: Companies fail to pay “hundreds of millions of dollars” in salaries to migrant workers

According to a new research conducted by the human rights group Equidem, many of Qatari companies failed to pay salaries to its workers since the coronavirus outbreak, summing the total outstanding amount close to “hundreds

Somalia: Months after health care workers’ executions by armed men, Government investigations still pending

Somalia: Months after health care workers’ executions by armed men, Government investigations still pending

Somalia Army Men: It been six months since seven health workers and a pharmacist was abducted by Somalia army men, who were later found dead with bullet shots on their bodies. What’s shocking was not

As China whitewashes its forced labour records, US adopts a new hard-line approach towards it

As China whitewashes its forced labour records, US adopts a new hard-line approach towards it

Recent investigations carried out by various private audit companies, human rights groups and investigative agencies exposed how China has been whitewashing the forced labour of Uyghurs in Xinjiang region. Chinese Communist Party controls every bit

Qatar Continues To Flaunt Human Rights Of Migrant Workers

Qatar Continues To Flaunt Human Rights Of Migrant Workers

Atrocities against migrant workers remains the worst in Qatar as fresh news has come in that an Indian worker was shot in the face when he asked for leave from his Qatari employer. While Saudi

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