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Why Labour Rights Campaigners Are Targeting Global Supply Chains

Why Labour Rights Campaigners Are Targeting Global Supply Chains

Labour rights groups used to focus on one factory at a time. Now they go where the leverage is: the global supply chain that links a worker’s payslip to a brand’s reputation, a retailer’s shelves,

What’s Behind The Surge In Foreign Worker Rights Breaches In Fiji Today?

What’s Behind The Surge In Foreign Worker Rights Breaches In Fiji Today?

In Fiji right now, the “surge” looks like a visibility spike: tighter scrutiny, more inspections, and more workers speaking up. FijiVillage reported that around 20 of the 740 businesses employing foreign workers have been linked

What Delhi’s Draft Rules For New Labour Codes Mean For Workers

What Delhi’s Draft Rules For New Labour Codes Mean For Workers

Delhi’s draft rules for the new labour codes are the “operating manual” layer: who must register, what employers must document, and what workers can ask for without negotiation. They’re also arriving as the Centre has

Why Australia’s Workplace Relations Dept Is Replacing Short-Term Staff

Why Australia’s Workplace Relations Dept Is Replacing Short-Term Staff

The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) is moving to replace a group of short-term contract contact-centre workers with third-party labour-hire staff, and the timing is not random. The core trigger is the “fixed-term

e-Shram Portal Expansion: How 2026 Budget Plans to Map 90% of India’s Informal Migrant Workforce

e-Shram Portal Expansion: How 2026 Budget Plans to Map 90% of India’s Informal Migrant Workforce

The Union Budget 2026 has unveiled an ambitious roadmap for the e-Shram Portal Expansion, targeting the registration of 90% of India’s informal migrant workforce. Having upwards of 31 crore employees already on the books, the

India’s Economic Survey 2026 Outlines New “Travel Allowance” and Ration Portability for Inter-State Migrants

India’s Economic Survey 2026 Outlines New “Travel Allowance” and Ration Portability for Inter-State Migrants

The India’s Economic Survey 2026, tabled in Parliament today, marks a historic shift in labor welfare by addressing the structural vulnerabilities of the nation's 300 million internal workers. The survey acknowledges that mobility is one

“Agentic AI” Expected to Displace Jobs in 2026, forcing Shift from Augmentation to Reskilling

“Agentic AI” Expected to Displace Jobs in 2026, forcing Shift from Augmentation to Reskilling

At the beginning of 2026, a turning point is critical in the labor market. While previous years focused on "augmentation"—where tools simply helped humans work faster—the rise of Agentic AI is fundamentally altering the employment

Unions Reject New Draft Rules for Four Labour Codes, Citing “Anti-Worker” Overtime Provisions

Unions Reject New Draft Rules for Four Labour Codes, Citing “Anti-Worker” Overtime Provisions

The major trade associations have consolidated their objection towards the new industrial laws of the government maintaining that the law rewrite is greatly biased against the workers to the benefit of the employers. The major

“Polyworking” Becomes Mainstream in 2026 as Employees Juggle Multiple Roles for Financial Security

“Polyworking” Becomes Mainstream in 2026 as Employees Juggle Multiple Roles for Financial Security

This single-employer career path of old is officially yielding to the age of Polyworking in the year 2026. No longer just a side hustle or temporary stopgap, this shift sees nearly half of the global

Ministry of Human Resources Mandates 60% “Saudization” Target for Marketing and Sales Jobs

Ministry of Human Resources Mandates 60% “Saudization” Target for Marketing and Sales Jobs

The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD) has officially issued a directive to raise the Saudization target to 60% for marketing and sales jobs across the Kingdom. This is a strategic move effective