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US States Urge SEC to Probe Shein’s Forced Labor Compliance

US States Urge SEC to Probe Shein’s Forced Labor Compliance

Republican attorneys general from 16 different states in the United States have banded together to call on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to investigate the fast-fashion retailer Shein's supply chain. Shein was founded in

Libya refugee crisis: Women dead at migration detention center

Libya refugee crisis: Women dead at migration detention center

A video of a room inside the Abu Salim detention center in Tripoli, the capital and largest city of Libya, has gone viral on social media. A woman can be seen lying dead on the

Stranded migrants in a Spanish patrol boat returns to Senegal

Stranded migrants in a Spanish patrol boat returns to Senegal

A group of 168 migrants are set to return to Senegal after being stranded for more than four days in a Spanish patrol boat off the coast of Mauritania. The migrants were rescued on the

Exploring the six most common lies told by job hopefuls

Exploring the six most common lies told by job hopefuls

Recruiters have long been asking themselves the million-dollar question: Do job seekers lie to get themselves noticed or grab their dream role? A number of candidates do lie on their resumes, it's a no-brainer! At

Unifor Union Members Vote in Favor of Strike Mandates Against Detroit Three Automakers

Unifor Union Members Vote in Favor of Strike Mandates Against Detroit Three Automakers

Ford Motor Company, General Motors Company, and Stellantis are the Detroit Three automakers, according to the announcement by the Canadian union Unifor. The ruling gives the union's bargaining committees the power to launch job actions

Could potential strikes at Chevron affect global LNG prices?

Could potential strikes at Chevron affect global LNG prices?

Supplies from Chevron's LNG facilities in Australia are set for potential disruption as the last batch of its workers voted on Monday to allow their unions to take strike action if necessary. The dispute comes

Blow to women’s rights: Taliban ban women from visiting park

Blow to women’s rights: Taliban ban women from visiting park

In another regressive move, the Taliban authorities have banned women from visiting the Band-e-Amir National Park, located in the Bamiyan province in Afghanistan. The decision was issued by Afghanistan's acting minister of virtue and vice,

Migrant Worker Sues Bosses In Singapore And Wins

Migrant Worker Sues Bosses In Singapore And Wins

In a rare move, a migrant worker named Ramalingam Murugan from India, sued his employers in Singapore for negligence after he fell from an overcrowded lorry, seeking $73,500 in damages. Ramalingam Murugan, 37, had fractured

Saudi Aramco is Threatening Human Rights: UN Experts

Saudi Aramco is Threatening Human Rights: UN Experts

Saudi Aramco’s oil production is fueling climate change-related negative impacts on human rights, says a group of UN experts. They raised concerns in a letter to the Saudi state energy giant. According to the experts,

Workers in US Exposed to Extreme Heat, Risking Lives

Workers in US Exposed to Extreme Heat, Risking Lives

Hot summers and intensifying heat waves in the US are endangering the lives of millions of workers, whether inside warehouses and kitchens, or outside in the blazing sun. Many of these workers are migrants in