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Private seniors’ home in Quebec under investigation for alleged abuse of migrant workers

Private seniors’ home in Quebec under investigation for alleged abuse of migrant workers

Canada - Quebec's immigration and labour minister, Jean Boulet, has sent workplace health and safety investigators to investigate the matter of migrant workers' abuse in Lévis, Quebec. The workplace health and safety board (CSST) will

Why ‘Outsourcing’ Is Important For Women In Leadership Roles

Why ‘Outsourcing’ Is Important For Women In Leadership Roles

United States - A controversial statement made by the ex-CEO of Xerox cannot be said to be so wrong, after all. Speaking at a recent evening dinner of the Fortune Most Powerful Women in New

Baloch Human Rights Group Alarmed Over Enforced Disappearances In Balochistan; Group Staged Protest Against Pakistan

Baloch Human Rights Group Alarmed Over Enforced Disappearances In Balochistan; Group Staged Protest Against Pakistan

Pakistan - The Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) protested at Broken Chair in Geneva, Switzerland, against Pakistan over enforced disappearances in Balochistan and the rest of the country. Nearly 20 people participated in the demonstration.

Calls for investigation into Ecuador police abuse during peaceful protests on Women’s Day

Calls for investigation into Ecuador police abuse during peaceful protests on Women’s Day

Ecuador - The global watchdog Human Rights Watch has said that Ecuadorian police had responded in a rather violent manner with excessive force to break up the peaceful protests on March 8, International Women’s Day.

Starbucks has taken illegal route in fight against Union, Labor board

Starbucks has taken illegal route in fight against Union, Labor board

United States - For the first time since the difference between Starbucks and Union groups started becoming noticeable, the labor board stressed that the former took an illegal route to win over the union groups

The UK employees want greater work-life balance

The UK employees want greater work-life balance

United Kingdom - Work-life balance is now the biggest priority for the United Kingdom (UK) employees. Two-thirds of UK employees (66 per cent) feel that work-life balance is important when applying for a job, according

Unfair Trial Sees More Political Prisoners In Cambodia  

Unfair Trial Sees More Political Prisoners In Cambodia  

Cambodia - A Cambodian court has now convicted some 19 politicians from the Opposition party along with activists that had instrumental in an unfair trial that was focused on defaming the PM Hun Sen and

Malaysia: Simpang Pulai tile factory workers found to be living in unsafe conditions

Malaysia: Simpang Pulai tile factory workers found to be living in unsafe conditions

Malaysia - Majority of the migrant workers working for a tile factory in Kampung Kepayang, Simpang Pulai have been found living in stressful, gravely unsafe conditions. More than 20 workers work at the factory at

Jammu And Kashmir Daily Wagers Stage Protest, Demand Regularization Of Jobs

Jammu And Kashmir Daily Wagers Stage Protest, Demand Regularization Of Jobs

India - Protesters took to the streets of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. Hundreds of Jammu and Kashmir daily wagers under the banner of Public Health Engineering (PHE) Employees United Front protested, demanding regularization and

Russia no more a watchdog of human rights at the Council of Europe

Russia no more a watchdog of human rights at the Council of Europe

Russia - On Tuesday, Russia announced its decision of quitting the Council of Europe as a human rights watchdog in the region. This after neighbors and other European nations have been objecting to Moscow's move